2014年CRI 土耳其煤矿爆炸已经致157死 乌克兰获欧盟13亿欧元援助（在线收听）

Turkey's mining sector has been hit by a major disaster.

157 miners have been killed and some 200-others remain trapped underground following an explosion at a coal mine late Tuesday at a mine in Western Turkey.

There were about 600-workers underground, going through a shift change, at the time of the blast.

Only 280 of them made it out, with 75 of them injured.

The fate of the roughly 200 others still trapped underground remains unclear.

Ukraine's interim government has signed off on deals with the EU for loans worth over 1.3-billion euros.

EU officials say the aid can be used to help pay gas bills Ukraine has outstanding with Russia.

The deals comes on the heels of the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk declaring independence in referendums held over the weekend.

Meantime, the Ukrainian defense ministry says 7 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a new round of fighting in Donetsk.

Plans are underway to hold a round of national talks in Ukraine later today.

However, pro-Russia supporters have refused to take part in these forthcoming discussions.