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The Soma Mining Disaster: A Tragedy Foretold

Posted Friday, 23 May 2014 by Pinar Tank

As the rescue operation into t came to end on Saturday, 17 May, the number of dead was confirmed at 301 (of 787) with scores still unaccounted for. 糖心网页版 researcher Pinar Tank has published a post the .

Miners in Soma, waiting for news from the mines. Photo: Wikipedia.

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