Mining Tragedy
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Meghalaya: Third body recovered from illegal coal mine
Five miners had been trapped in the mine in East Jaintia Hills district since May 30.
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Meghalaya: One body recovered from mine, four workers still trapped
The workers have been trapped in an illegal coal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district since a dynamite explosion on May 30.
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Meghalaya: Indian Navy team joins rescue efforts for five coal miners trapped since May 30
The Indian Navy will use their remotely operated vehicle on Monday to ascertain the depth of the cave.
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Meghalaya: Search for trapped miners continues, police arrest owner of coal mine
Rescue personnel were not able to make any progress on Thursday due to the water level in the main vertical shaft.
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Meghalaya: Five trapped in coal mine since May 30 after dynamite blast, say police
The police ascertained their location on Monday, attributing the delay to ‘inclement weather, poor light’ and unavailability of witness’ accounts.
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In Meghalaya, efforts to retrieve workers’ bodies from a flooded mine set to complete three months
As the tragedy caused a national furore, the Army and Navy were called in. Now, the National Disaster Response Force continues its lonely task.
Arunabh Saikia
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