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Death toll rises to 41 in Turkey coal mine explosion

Relatives of missing miners gather in front of the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. An explosion occurred Friday evening at the coal mine and rescue efforts continued. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Relatives of missing miners gather in front of the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. An explosion occurred Friday evening at the coal mine and rescue efforts continued. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Miners and relatives of missing miners gather in front of the mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Officials said a deadly explosion occurred inside a coal mine in northern Turkey Friday evening, trapping dozens of miners. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Miners rest outside the mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Officials say a deadly explosion occurred inside a coal mine in northern Turkey, trapping dozens of miners. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Relatives of missing miners react in front of the mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Officials say a deadly explosion occurred inside a coal mine in northern Turkey, trapping dozens of miners. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Miners rest outside the mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Officials say a deadly explosion occurred inside a coal mine in northern Turkey Friday evening, trapping dozens of miners. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Rescue members pass by the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. An explosion occurred Friday evening at the coal mine and rescue efforts continued. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Relatives of missing miners gather in front of the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. An explosion occurred Friday evening at the coal mine and rescue efforts continued. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Relatives of missing miners react while waiting in front of the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. An explosion occurred Friday evening at the coal mine and rescue efforts continued. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Miners and rescue members gather in front of the entrance of the mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Officials said a deadly explosion occurred inside a coal mine in northern Turkey Friday evening, trapping dozens of miners. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Miners and rescue members wait in front of the mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Officials say a deadly explosion occurred inside a coal mine in northern Turkey, trapping dozens of miners. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) A relative of a missing miner reacts while waiting in front of the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. An explosion occurred Friday evening at the coal mine and rescue efforts continued. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) A view of the entrance of the mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. An official says an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has trapped dozens of miners. At least 14 have come out alive. The cause of Friday's blast in the town of Amasra in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin was not immediately known. (IHA via AP) Miners carry the body of a victim in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. An official says an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has trapped dozens of miners. At least 14 have come out alive. The cause of Friday's blast in the town of Amasra in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin was not immediately known. (Nilay Meryem Comlek/Depo Photos via AP)