One worker dies in mine landslide in Central Anatolia

One worker dies in mine landslide in Central Anatolia

KARAMAN – Doğan News Agency
One worker dies in mine landslide in Central Anatolia

Mustafa Yirik, 41, died in the hospital after he was removed from the mine in the cEntral Anatolian district of Karaman. AA Photo

One miner has died in a landslide that took place at a Central Anatolian mine in the city of Karaman early June 18.

Mustafa Yirik, 41, died in the hospital after he was removed from the mine that is operated by a private firm in the Güneyyurt neighborhood of the Ermenek district.

The landslide took place in the mine at around 2 a.m. on June 18. An investigation into the incident has been opened over the incident.