{O/C} The coal mine explosion in northern Turkey came to a tearful end last night when funerals were held for the victims.
While the death toll has climbed to 41, the country's President has vowed to rectify his country's notorious mine disasters.
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Flag-draped coffins were spotted at funerals in Turkey today to mourn the massive loss of at least 41 lives.
Grief-stricken relatives wailed and sobbed upon witnessing the caskets.
Among the dead miners is 28-year-old Aziz Kose, who got to pamper his newborn baby just days before the tragedy in the Black Sea town of Amasra.
Most miners hailed from working-class families who had to make ends meet.
The coal mine blast erupted on Friday night when some 110 miners were inside and had miners off of work scrambling to the scene to pitch in with rescue efforts.
In the aftermath, eleven miners were wounded and hospitalised, with five in serious condition.
Another 58 either rushed out of the mine on their own or were plucked from the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise's mine unscathed.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the site on Saturday.
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He vowed to get to the bottom of the explosion and to hold the culprits accountable.
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While promising to weed out deficiencies and unnecessary risks in his country's mines, the President also said he believed in "fate."
Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said rescue efforts had been completed, but cited a blaze that raged in the vicinity of the trapped miners before the explosion wrecked.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the explosion was likely caused by flammable gases found in coal mines.
Turkish police are also taking legal action against 12 people who allegedly shared provocative content online about the explosion to fester animosity.
World leaders were swift to console a terrorised nation.
Greece's prime minister offered rescue assistance despite souring relations between the two neighbours.
Turkey's worst mine disaster happened in 2014 when 301 miners were killed after a fire coursed through a coal mine in the western town of Soma.
In spite of more inspections following the Soma tragedy, miners' safety is still often ignored for profit.
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