GUWAHATI, India — At least nine workers are 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.

The miners became trapped on Monday morning in the Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district, about 200 kilometres south of the state capital, Guwahati.

The workers are “feared trapped 300 feet below the ground after water gushed in from a nearby unused mine. We are mobilizing resources to rescue them,” said Kaushik Rai, a local government minister who is monitoring the rescue efforts.

Workers said over a dozen miners had been trapped inside the mine but some managed to escape as water from an unused mine began filling it.{ai:summary}<p>Nine workers are trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam, India, approximately 200 kilometers from Guwahati. Authorities have called in the army for assistance as the miners are believed to be 300 feet underground after water from an unused mine inundated their location. </p><p>Rescue operations are underway, with local officials mobilizing resources to reach the trapped individuals. #society</p>

At least nine miners trapped in coal mine in northeastern India

Loading...