Nine miners are still trapped in the Iliç gold mine in Erzincan (north-east) Some would be imprisoned in a container, in a car and another in a truck, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. “Our rescue operations continue unceasingly,” he added.
Experts say the land may contain cyanide used to extract gold and poses a pollution risk for the region and the Euphrates, the great river that runs through Turkey, Syria and Iraq.