President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he was cancelling a planned visit to the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir and would travel to Amasra instead to coordinate the rescue operation himself.
At least 28 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in Turkey - with dozens more still trapped inside.
Some 110 people were in the mine at the time of the eruption, which the country's energy minister said was caused by firedamp - a reference to flammable gases found at the site.
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