Friends and relatives of dead miners pray at a cemetery on Saturday, May 17. The search for victims of this week's coal mine fire in Soma is now over, with a final death toll of 301, Turkish government officials said Saturday.
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Friends and relatives of dead miners pray at a cemetery on Saturday, May 17. The search for victims of this week's coal mine fire in Soma is now over, with a final death toll of 301, Turkish government officials said Saturday.
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Mourners reach out to touch the coffin of a miner recovered from the Soma mine on May 17.
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Mourners reach out to touch the coffin of a miner recovered from the Soma mine on May 17.
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A relative offers her prayers next to the grave of a loved one in Soma on Friday, May 16.
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A relative offers her prayers next to the grave of a loved one in Soma on Friday, May 16.
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Family members mourn at the grave of a victim on May 16.
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Family members mourn at the grave of a victim on May 16.
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A woman attends the burial of victims in Soma on Thursday, May 15.
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A woman attends the burial of victims in Soma on Thursday, May 15.
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A woman waits on the ground at the disaster scene Wednesday, May 14.
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A woman waits on the ground at the disaster scene Wednesday, May 14.
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A man weeps over the body of a miner being pulled from the mine in Soma on May 14.
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A man weeps over the body of a miner being pulled from the mine in Soma on May 14.
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People gather near rows of open graves for victims in Soma on May 14.
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People gather near rows of open graves for victims in Soma on May 14.
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A rescue worker prepares stretchers for the search for miners on May 14.
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A rescue worker prepares stretchers for the search for miners on May 14.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, surrounded by security, visits the coal mine on May 14. Hundreds have taken to the streets of Istanbul and Ankara since the disaster in protest of the government and poor safety regulations. Unions have called for strikes across the country on May 15.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, surrounded by security, visits the coal mine on May 14. Hundreds have taken to the streets of Istanbul and Ankara since the disaster in protest of the government and poor safety regulations. Unions have called for strikes across the country on May 15.
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The crowd reacts as rescue workers carry the body of a miner in Soma on May 14.
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The crowd reacts as rescue workers carry the body of a miner in Soma on May 14.
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Miners and relatives wait for news outside the mine on May 14.
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Miners and relatives wait for news outside the mine on May 14.
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A family member cries as rescue workers carry a survivor from the mine on May 14.
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A family member cries as rescue workers carry a survivor from the mine on May 14.
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Miners rest after hours of working with the rescue operation on May 14.
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Miners rest after hours of working with the rescue operation on May 14.
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A miner covers his face after being affected by toxic gas during rescue operations on May 14.
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A miner covers his face after being affected by toxic gas during rescue operations on May 14.
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Rescue workers carry a miner to an ambulance on May 14.
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Rescue workers carry a miner to an ambulance on May 14.
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Rescue workers carry a survivor from the mine on May 14.
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Rescue workers carry a survivor from the mine on May 14.
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People await news about relatives in front of a Soma hospital on May 14.
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People await news about relatives in front of a Soma hospital on May 14.
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Rescue workers continue their efforts on May 14.
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Rescue workers continue their efforts on May 14.
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Miners wait outside the mine in the early hours of May 14.
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Miners wait outside the mine in the early hours of May 14.
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Rescuers help carry away a miner on May 14.
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Rescuers help carry away a miner on May 14.
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Relatives try to get information outside a Soma hospital on Tuesday, May 13.
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Relatives try to get information outside a Soma hospital on Tuesday, May 13.
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An injured miner gets pulled from the mine on May 13.
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An injured miner gets pulled from the mine on May 13.
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Rescue workers and relatives gather at the mine on May 13.
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Rescue workers and relatives gather at the mine on May 13.
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An injured miner is carried out by rescue workers. The mine shaft is about two-thirds of a mile -- or 1 kilometer -- underground, a disaster agency said.
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An injured miner is carried out by rescue workers. The mine shaft is about two-thirds of a mile -- or 1 kilometer -- underground, a disaster agency said.
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Miners stand by after the explosion. About 100 rescuers, dozens of ambulances and helicopters were dispatched to the scene.
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Miners stand by after the explosion. About 100 rescuers, dozens of ambulances and helicopters were dispatched to the scene.
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Miners and relatives wait outside the mine on May 13. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said officials turned an exit pipe "into a clean air pipe," so "there is fresh air being given in places where there is no fire."
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Miners and relatives wait outside the mine on May 13. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said officials turned an exit pipe "into a clean air pipe," so "there is fresh air being given in places where there is no fire."
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Turkish women await news of their relatives who are trapped underground.
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Turkish women await news of their relatives who are trapped underground.
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Rescue operations continue at the site of the accident on May 13.
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Rescue operations continue at the site of the accident on May 13.
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A massive crowd watches as rescuers work into the night.
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A massive crowd watches as rescuers work into the night.
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