Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Erdogan postpones visit to Tirana due tragedy miners
 

TIRANA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has postponed an official visit that will evolve tomorrow in Tirana, because of a tragedy in a mine in Turkey where 17 people were killed and about 300 others were trapped underground. The tragedy happened after the explosion, which caused the fire, tonight 

The news comes via Facebook, the Prime Minister Rama, who recounts a phone conversation that he had with his Turkish counterpart. "The saddest conversation with Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey miners tragedy and sympathy for the postponement of the visit in Tirana! With heart, near the pain!" - Writes Rama. 

The tragedy of the miners in Turkey occurred in the city of Soma's and under Mayor this city, the cause of the explosion was an electrical fault. incident occurred two kilometers below the surface of the earth, blocking miners about 4 miles from the exit. 

According to first reports, about 580 workers were inside the mine at the time of the explosion, but most of them managed to escape. Rescuers arrived at the scene and started rescue excavations for underground miners.

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