Official: More Than 200 Dead in Turkish Mine Explosion
30,000 — 50,000 people die annually to supply the worldwide demand for coal energy. It’s not just mine accidents, it’s also pneumoconiosis, transport accidents, and coal reactor accidents coupled with the deaths from pollution. The worldwide estimates for those range as high as 1,000,000 annually (W.H.O. 2008) with approximately 24k in the US alone. Using the 30-50 number is highly conservative.
Updated at 6:00 a.m. ET. Wednesday:
Authorities in Turkey say at least 205 workers have been killed after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in the western part of the country. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared three days of national mourning.
The sad count of fatalities continues to climb as AP reports at least 201 dead and more than 200 are still trapped underground after a fire and explosion in a coal mine south of Istanbul.
More: Official: More Than 200 Dead in Turkish Mine Explosion : The Two-Way : NPR
UPDATE: Death Toll now 232 — BBC
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