At least nine workers trapped in a mine after landslide in Turkey

at least nine people left Stuck in a gold mine this Tuesday In Turkey’s Erzincan province, there is also a threat of possible ecological disaster after a landslide release of toxins According to the Turkish press, towards the Euphrates River.

The Minister of Interior, Ali Yerlikaya, has confirmed that the Presidency of Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) has raised a total of 400 rescue workers for search efforts Of miners. For his part, the governor of Erzincan, Hamza Aydogdu, stressed that “the important thing now is to quickly reach the trapped civilians and get them out safely,” according to the Anatolia News Agency.

landslide occurred in an open mine Near the Bagistas Reservoir, about 90 kilometers from the city of Erzincan in eastern Turkey. “Miners are buried there”The governor confirmed to the ‘NTV’ channel, without specifying how many people were there, while the mayor of Erzincan, Bekir Aksun, said that “at least nine workers” were trapped.

The above shows a video broadcast by the network large mass of land falling from a hill And then it moves rapidly through a narrow valley in a liquid state.

The company that manages the mine anagoldAccording to news portal Hurriyet Daily News, it indicated in a statement that it is working to minimize the impact of this “traumatic” incident. Furthermore, he specified that the landslide occurred in a location where gold-bearing minerals are deposited in the open air and subjected to cyanide baths to separate the gold from the stone.

The company, which is 80% owned by the multinational SSR Mining, assures that it is making every possible effort for a quick rescue intervention, without specifying the possible number of victims or environmental consequences. The mine has been operating since 2010 and according to SSR Mining has reserves of 3.2 million ounces of gold.

Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunç has announced this Inauguration of judicial inquiry, The Erzincan mine, which employs more than 600 people, already suffered a cyanide leak in 2022, after which its activities were briefly halted.