SOMA, Turkey: Rescuers battled on Wednesday to reach potentially hundreds of workers trapped after an explosion at a mine in western Turkey that has killed at least 205 people in one of the country’s worst ever industrial disasters.

As Turkey declared three days of national mourning for the victims, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz warned the toll would likely rise, making it the country’s deadliest ever mining accident.

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