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Five miners were killed and two others were injured after a collapse at a mining operation in Soma, a district of Manisa province in western Türkiye, according to local authorities.
The collapse took place at the Imbat mining operation, prompting search-and-rescue teams to move in and work through the night to reach workers trapped underground.
Authorities said all miners caught beneath the collapse had been reached by the end of the operation.
The bodies of Halit Ersay and Kerim Oren were recovered during the rescue effort, while teams later reached Ramazan Ince, Isa Olcay and Omer Karakaya. All five miners were confirmed dead.
Two other workers were injured in the accident.
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The Manisa Governor's Office said the search-and-rescue operation had been completed after teams reached the remaining miners trapped underground.
In its statement, the governor's office offered condolences to the families and colleagues of the miners who lost their lives.
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