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Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine
Indian army divers have retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state.
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 summoned the army to help in the rescue operation
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 coal mine accident: How rescuers are racing against time to save miners trapped for 2 days
Indian Navy divers recovered the body of one of the nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Wednesday. They were trapped on Monday after the mine became inundated with water.
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.
Divers recover body of one of 9 trapped workers from flooded coal mine in Assam
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, the third day of the rescue operations, officials said
Rescue teams battle to save miners trapped underground as water levels rise in India
Rescue teams were today battling to save miners trapped in a flooded mine amid rising water levels in India. The workers were trapped when water flooded the illegal 300ft coal mine in the Umrangso area of northeastern Assam state on January 6.
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.
3 Days, 8 Lives At Stake: What’s Delaying The Rescue Efforts At Assam Coal Mine
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, the third day of the rescue operations. Notably, all three arms ...
‘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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Assam Coal Mine Tragedy: Rescue Ops Enter Day 4 as Eight Workers Remain Trapped
Additionally, four deep divers from the Navy also went inside the flooded shaft to find the trapped miners, the official said ...
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Assam mining tragedy: Oppn blames govt for ‘utter negligence’, demands judicial probe
The opposition on Thursday slammed the Assam government over the mining tragedy, saying the incident happened due to “utter negligence” of the administration and demanded a judicial probe for strict ...
Gogoi flays Assam CM’s wealth surge, calls for GST reforms
Speaking at a press conference in Jorhat, he highlighted state's poor standing in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranked ...
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 ...
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Assam Police’s online road safety drive reaches 154 mn views
Assam Police’s special digital awareness drive, ‘DJ Lockup’, targeting drunken driving, reached a staggering 154 million views, resulting in a 55 per cent drop in accidents in Guwahati compared to ...
Gauhati HC ruling on 'foreigners' puts 25,000 in Assam under deportation threat
Around 25,000 Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam may face deportation due to not registering with the Foreigners Regional ...