Turkey coal mine disaster: 201 dead

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Miners work to rescue their friends hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey. (AP)

Miners carry a rescued friend hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey. (AP)

Miners help a rescued friend hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma. (AP)

Medics, family members and friends wait outside a hospital hours after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed at least 17 miners and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, in Soma, in western Turkey. (AP)

Miners escort a rescued friend after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey. (AP)

The body of a miner is carried to an ambulance in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa. (REUTERS)

Relatives of miners trapped in a coal mine react as they wait in front of the site in Soma, a district in Turkey's western province of Manisa. (REUTERS)

A general view of a coal mine where miners are trapped near Soma, a district in Turkey's western province. (REUTERS)