Assam: Three workers trapped in flooded coal mine dead, bodies yet to be recovered
The National Disaster Response Force and deep divers from the Indian Navy are assisting the operation to rescue six other workers from the mine.
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At least three of the nine workers trapped inside a 300-foot deep coal mine located in the industrial town of Umrangso in Assam’s Dima Hasao district have died, the state government said on Tuesday.
The Directorate of Information and Public Relations in the state said their bodies were yet to be recovered. Six other workers remain trapped in the mine.
The workers reportedly got trapped on Monday due to sudden flooding that left them no time to escape. Witnesses at the site described scenes of panic as the water levels rose steadily, cutting off all escape routes.
Later in the evening, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma identified the trapped workers as Ganga Bahadur Shreth, Hussain Ali, Jakir Hussain, Sarpa Barman, Mustafa Seikh, Khusi Mohan Rai, Sanjit Sarkar, Lijan Magar and Sarat Goyary.
“The place is very remote and is accessible through a jungle,” District Commissioner Simanta K Das had said. “We received information about the mishap at 2.00 pm. Since the place is difficult to reach, we will get the actual picture after reaching the place tomorrow [Tuesday] morning.”
On Tuesday morning, 30 personnel from the National Disaster Response Force and eight from the State Disaster Response Force had reached the site, said the Directorate of Information and Public Relations.
It added that the rescue operation...
