2 workers trapped as coal mine collapses in SE Turkey

SIRNAK, Turkey

Two workers were trapped in a coal mine in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, an official said.

The incident took place when the coal mine in Sirnak province collapsed, said the official who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Teams of the state-run Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and paramedics were dispatched to the area.

*Writing by Burak Bir