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"One More Breath": Dying Miner's Final Goodbye To Wife In 1902 Goes Viral
- Saturday August 17, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anushka De
A farewell letter written by a miner trapped in one of the worst mining disasters in US history in 1902 went viral on the internet recently. The letter is signed by a man named Jacob Vowell, who wrote his final words to his wife, Ellen.
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Russia Mine Tragedy Deaths Jump Past 50, Include 6 Rescuers: Report
- Friday November 26, 2021
- World News | Reuters
A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia's worst mining disasters since Soviet times.
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Death Toll From Russia's Mining Disaster Climbs To 36 As Missing Presumed Dead
- Sunday February 28, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The death toll in Russia's worst mining disaster in recent history climbed to 36 on Sunday as officials said 26 missing workers could not have survived and another six, most of them rescuers, had been killed in a new explosion.
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Dozens Go on Trial Over Turkey's Worst Mining Disaster
- Monday April 13, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Dozens of suspects go on trial today over modern Turkey's worst mining disaster that left 301 miners dead in the western town of Soma and tarnished the image of the government under Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkish Miners Down Tools over Disaster, Eight Suspects Held
- Tuesday May 20, 2014
- World News | Reuters
The main labour union in a Turkish town hit by the nation's worst mining disaster called on thousands of workers to down tools on Tuesday at mines run by the same operator until the sites have been properly inspected.
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Turkish Miner Who Survived Says Company to Blame
- Saturday May 17, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.
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Turkish Mine Rescue Winds up as Death Toll Rises to 301
- Saturday May 17, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Rescue workers began winding up their operations on Saturday after finding the bodies of two more miners, believed to be the last remaining in the mine, bringing the death toll in Turkey's worst industrial disaster to 301, the energy minister said.
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Fire in Turkish Mine Delays Rescue Work, Death Toll Rises to 299
- Saturday May 17, 2014
- World News | Reuters
A fire broke out on Saturday in part of a mine where nearly 300 miners were killed in Turkey's worst ever industrial disaster, hindering efforts to find up to three remaining workers believed to be still underground, the country's energy minister said.
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Strike Call in Turkey as Mine Blast Toll Rises to 282
- Thursday May 15, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Turkey's biggest union geared for a massive strike on Thursday amid mounting anger over the country's worst mining accident, as the toll from the disaster rose to 282, with scores still trapped underground.
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Furious Protesters Heckle Turkish PM After at Least 274 Die in Mine Disaster
- Thursday May 15, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Furious Turks heckled Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and jostled his entourage on Wednesday as protests erupted in several cities over a coal mine disaster in which at least 274 people died, making it the worst industrial accident in the nation's history.
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Six of History's Worst Mine Disasters as Turkey Rescue Efforts Race Against Time
- Thursday May 15, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time.
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Turkey Mine Blast Kills Over 200, Hundreds More Trapped
- Wednesday May 14, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
More than 200 people have been killed and hopes are fading for hundreds more still trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, one of the worst industrial disasters ever to hit the country.
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"One More Breath": Dying Miner's Final Goodbye To Wife In 1902 Goes Viral
- Saturday August 17, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anushka De
A farewell letter written by a miner trapped in one of the worst mining disasters in US history in 1902 went viral on the internet recently. The letter is signed by a man named Jacob Vowell, who wrote his final words to his wife, Ellen.
- www.ndtv.com
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Russia Mine Tragedy Deaths Jump Past 50, Include 6 Rescuers: Report
- Friday November 26, 2021
- World News | Reuters
A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia's worst mining disasters since Soviet times.
- www.ndtv.com
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Death Toll From Russia's Mining Disaster Climbs To 36 As Missing Presumed Dead
- Sunday February 28, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The death toll in Russia's worst mining disaster in recent history climbed to 36 on Sunday as officials said 26 missing workers could not have survived and another six, most of them rescuers, had been killed in a new explosion.
- www.ndtv.com
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Dozens Go on Trial Over Turkey's Worst Mining Disaster
- Monday April 13, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Dozens of suspects go on trial today over modern Turkey's worst mining disaster that left 301 miners dead in the western town of Soma and tarnished the image of the government under Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turkish Miners Down Tools over Disaster, Eight Suspects Held
- Tuesday May 20, 2014
- World News | Reuters
The main labour union in a Turkish town hit by the nation's worst mining disaster called on thousands of workers to down tools on Tuesday at mines run by the same operator until the sites have been properly inspected.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turkish Miner Who Survived Says Company to Blame
- Saturday May 17, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turkish Mine Rescue Winds up as Death Toll Rises to 301
- Saturday May 17, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Rescue workers began winding up their operations on Saturday after finding the bodies of two more miners, believed to be the last remaining in the mine, bringing the death toll in Turkey's worst industrial disaster to 301, the energy minister said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Fire in Turkish Mine Delays Rescue Work, Death Toll Rises to 299
- Saturday May 17, 2014
- World News | Reuters
A fire broke out on Saturday in part of a mine where nearly 300 miners were killed in Turkey's worst ever industrial disaster, hindering efforts to find up to three remaining workers believed to be still underground, the country's energy minister said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Strike Call in Turkey as Mine Blast Toll Rises to 282
- Thursday May 15, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Turkey's biggest union geared for a massive strike on Thursday amid mounting anger over the country's worst mining accident, as the toll from the disaster rose to 282, with scores still trapped underground.
- www.ndtv.com
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Furious Protesters Heckle Turkish PM After at Least 274 Die in Mine Disaster
- Thursday May 15, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Furious Turks heckled Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and jostled his entourage on Wednesday as protests erupted in several cities over a coal mine disaster in which at least 274 people died, making it the worst industrial accident in the nation's history.
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Six of History's Worst Mine Disasters as Turkey Rescue Efforts Race Against Time
- Thursday May 15, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time.
- www.ndtv.com
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Turkey Mine Blast Kills Over 200, Hundreds More Trapped
- Wednesday May 14, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
More than 200 people have been killed and hopes are fading for hundreds more still trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, one of the worst industrial disasters ever to hit the country.
- www.ndtv.com