Rescuers struggled to find Turkish miners who are still missing since the explosion that caused the ceiling to collapse , killing at least 232 people .
Over 200 people are still missing , hope of finding them is getting smaller .
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Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said 787 people were in the mine when an electric short circuit caused the explosion .
Dozens of survivors of mines in Soma , 450 km from Ankara .
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the mine site after it announced three days of mourning for the deadliest mining disaster Click the Turkey .
The family gathered at the mine , waiting for news of their relatives .
The BBC's James Reynolds in Soma said they also gathered at the hospital .
Meanwhile , protesters expressed their anger to go down to the streets of Istanbul and Ankara on Wednesday, May 14.
Police fired tear gas and water cannon against 800 demonstrators as they tried to run from a university in Ankara to the energy ministry .
There are reports of clashes in Istanbul .
More than 200 workers trapped in a mine in Turkey coal mine underground in the western region of the country.
A local lawmaker said at least four miners were killed in an explosion and fire at a mine in Soma , Manisa Province .
The workers were trapped about 2km below the soil surface and 4km from the mine entrance .
And a search operation is underway penyemalatan .
When the explosion occurred , followed by fire , about 580 miners terdapati there but some managed to escape .
Click the Turkish Energy Minister , Taner Yildiz , Soma was on his way to see the direct rescue operations , as reported by the national TV station , NTV .
Yildiz warned that the death toll in mine accident - reported - media still can not be confirmed .
" Different number of casualties reported . I do not want to give numbers . We first have to reach the workers below ground , " he told reporters before heading Soma .
He added that the supply of oxygen has been pumped into the mines that are not affected by the explosion and fire .
Turkish mine safety relatively poor compared to developed countries and the worst accidents occurred in 1992 in Zonguldak , which killed 270 miners .BBC
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