--- description: 205 dead and hundreds trapped in Turkish mine, Magic Johnson responds to Donald Sterling, and more title: Hundreds of Turkish Miners Trapped Underground image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1cbfcf0c9686f727/69868f4ee53aba729b4d2911/490318539.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hundreds of Turkish Miners Trapped Underground by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 3:20 PM CUT  MANISA, TURKEY - MAY 14: A miner is helped by rescue workers and friends from the coal mine on May 14, 2014 in Soma, Manisa, Turkey. An explosion and fire in the coal mine killed at least 205 miners and trapped hundreds more. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said 787 workers had been in the mine when the blast occurred. Turkey has declared three days of mourning over the catastrophe. (Photo by Ozgu Ozdemir/Getty Images) MANISA, TURKEY - MAY 14: A miner is helped by rescue workers and friends from the coal mine on May 14, 2014 in Soma, Manisa, Turkey. An explosion and fire in the coal mine killed at least 205 miners and trapped hundreds more. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said 787 workers had been in the mine when the blast occurred. Turkey has declared three days of mourning over the catastrophe. (Photo by Ozgu Ozdemir/Getty Images)Ozgu Ozdemir—Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 3:20 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Wednesday, May 14: * 238 Turkish miners are dead and hundreds are still missing after an [explosion](http://time.com/98560/turkey-coal-mine-explosion/ "undefined") at a power distribution unit. * Magic Johnson [responds](http://time.com/98543/magic-johnson-donald-sterling-interview/ "undefined") to Donald Sterling’s remarks, saying Sterling is “living in the Stone Age.” * John Conyers, the second longest-serving lawmaker in Congress, doesn’t make a primary ballot after failing to collect enough signatures. * Shoppers who footed the bill for Vibram’s toe-shoes could get [up to $90 back](http://time.com/93139/snapchat-settles-with-the-ftc-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/ "undefined") after a lawsuit alleged the shoes didn’t provide health benefits as the company advertised. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/99141/turkish-mine-magic-johnson-donald-sterling-john-conyers-vibrams/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/99141/turkish-mine-magic-johnson-donald-sterling-john-conyers-vibrams/"},"headline":"Hundreds of Turkish Miners Trapped Underground","datePublished":"2014-05-14T15:20:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:49:50.032Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/99141/turkish-mine-magic-johnson-donald-sterling-john-conyers-vibrams/","keywords":["The Brief","Turkey","explosion","anderson cooper","donald sterling","magic johnson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1cbfcf0c9686f727/69868f4ee53aba729b4d2911/490318539.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1cbfcf0c9686f727/69868f4ee53aba729b4d2911/490318539.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"200 Miners Trapped Underground After Fire In Mine","caption":"200 Miners Trapped Underground After Fire In Mine","creditText":"Ozgu Ozdemir—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/99141/turkish-mine-magic-johnson-donald-sterling-john-conyers-vibrams/","name":"Hundreds of Turkish Miners Trapped Underground"}}]}] ```