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One worker was killed and another was trapped under debris after a collapse in a zinc mine today (March 26) in Yahyalı, Kayseri in central Turkey.
Rescue efforts are underway for the worker who survived the collapse, Murat Erdil, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) announced on Twitter.
"The rescue teams of the enterprise have started the rescue efforts and the Kayseri Provincial AFAD, Fire Brigade, UMKE [National Medical Rescue Team] and gendarmerie teams have been dispatched to the region. We are monitoring the developments," said the AFAD.
The deceased worker has been identified as Mustafa Kayadelen (36). (AÖ/VK)
