Explosion at a mine in Turkey

An explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey has killed at least 200 people. According to various sources, hundreds of miners are still underground, rescuers are still searching. According to Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz, 787 people were in the mine at the time of the explosion. And he called a short circuit a possible cause of the explosion. The country's authorities have already announced that the incident is one of the worst in Turkish history.

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1. People gather immediately after an explosion at a mine near the city of Soma in Manisa province, about 250 km south of Istanbul, on May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

2. An injured miner is escorted out after an explosion at a mine near the city of Soma in Manisa province, about 250 km south of Istanbul, on the evening of May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

3. Rescuers work at the site of an explosion at a mine near the city of Soma in the province of Manisa, about 250 km south of Istanbul, on the evening of May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

4. A surviving miner next to his father at a mine near the city of Soma in the province of Manisa, about 250 km south of Istanbul, on the evening of May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

5. A man kisses his son at a mine near the town of Soma in Manisa province, about 250 km south of Istanbul, on the evening of May 13, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

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10. People comfort relatives of miners as rescue work continues on May 14, 2014. (Photo: Emin Menguarslan / Getty Images)

11. Rescuers work at the site of an explosion at a mine near the city of Soma in the province of Manisa, May 14, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

12. A rescued injured miner is led to an ambulance on the evening of May 13, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

13. Rescuers lead injured miners out of a collapsed mine on the evening of May 13, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

Families of miners wait for news as rescuers search for survivors at the mine on May 13, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

15. Relatives and friends gather outside a hospital after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, western Turkey, May 13, 2014. (Photo: AP)