Assam, India

Three miners feared dead in India's Assam state, six others trapped
By Tora Agarwala GUWAHATI (Reuters) -Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's northeastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, and the men were part of a total of nine still trapped as rescue teams worked to reach them.
Assam Miners Trapped: 3 Bodies Recovered As Army, Navy's BIG Rescue Ops Continue | Many Feared Dead
At least 8 miners are trapped, three confirmed dead at the time of producing this bulletin, as rescue teams battle against time in Assam This is the grim reality unfolding in the state's Dima Hasao district,
Rescuers search for workers trapped in flooded coal mine in India’s Assam state
At least nine workers remained trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation.
Stubborn water level affects Assam coal mine rescue operations
The unchanged level of murky water has affected the operations to rescue at least eight miners trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since the morning of January 6.
3 feared dead after coal mine floods in India’s Assam state
Three miners are feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India ’s northeastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, as rescue teams worked through the night to try to reach the nine men trapped inside.
At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
At least nine workers are trapped inside a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state and authorities have summoned the army to help in the rescue operation.
Rescue efforts underway as three miners feared dead in Assam
Rescue teams were working on Tuesday (January 7) to reach nine men trapped in a flooded coal mine in the remote district of Dima Hasao in Assam, India. Authorities said at least three miners were feared dead.
Assam mining tragedy: Rescue ops on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra
Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officia
Body of one miner recovered in Assam coal mine rescue operation
The body of one of the nine workers trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district was recovered by army divers on Wednesday on the third day of the rescue operations, officials said.
Assam: Joint operation resumes to rescue 9 people trapped in a coal mine at 3 Kilo
Joint rescue operation of Indian Army, Assam Rifles, NDRF, SDRF teams and other agencies resumed. Indian Navy to join the operation to rescue 9 people who were trapped in a coal mine at 3 Kilo in Assam’s Umrangso area.
At least 9 miners are trapped in a coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state
At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state and authorities have ...
‘I felt a body with my right hand’: In depths of darkness, divers have little luck rescuing men trapped in Assam rat hole mine
Nine men were trapped on Monday after the mine was suddenly flooded. Since then, the rescue operation has seen a series of ...
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