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"Devastating Landslide Strikes Turkish Gold Mine, Triggers Massive Rescue Effort"

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Source: BBC.com
"Devastating Landslide Strikes Turkish Gold Mine, Triggers Massive Rescue Effort"
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TL;DR

A massive landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey, leaving nine people missing and prompting a large-scale search and rescue operation. Eyewitness video captured the torrent of earth sweeping through the mountainous Erzincan region, with concerns about potential cyanide contamination from the mine.

Topics:worldnatural-disaster#cyanide-contamination#gold-mine#landslide#natural-disaster#search-and-rescue#turkey
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  1. Watch: CCTV captures massive landslide in Turkey  BBC.com
  2. Hundreds of rescuers deployed in search for 9 workers missing at landslide-hit Turkish gold mine  The Hill
  3. Missing Turkish miners ‘swallowed by cyanide-laced landslide’  The Guardian
  4. SSR Mining halts gold production in Turkey after landslide, shares tank  Reuters
  5. SSR Mining Shares Plunge 61% After Landslide at Turkish Mine  Yahoo Finance

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