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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine
Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.
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5 Still Trapped In Meghalaya Mine As Rise In Water Level Hits Rescue Work
The water level inside a coal mine where five miners remain trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen by about 1 metre from the previously recorded depth due to heavy rainfall, impacting rescue efforts, an official said Friday.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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Rescue Ops Underway To Find Migrant Workers Trapped In Illegal Meghalaya Mine
Rescue operations were underway on Tuesday to trace at least five migrant workers from Assam and Tripura who were trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district, officials said.
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6 Migrant Workers Dead After Falling Into Pit In Meghalaya Forest
Six migrant workers from Assam died after they fell into a 150-feet pit in a forest in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, the same district where 15 men disappeared inside an illegal rat-hole mine after it collapsed in December 2018.
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9 Trapped Meghalaya Miners' Families Agree To Stop Ongoing Search Ops
Families of nine of the 16 miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December, have given consent to the district adminitration to stop the ongoing search operations which entered its 130th day on Sunday, officials said.
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Navy Finds Fourth Decomposed Body In Meghalaya Mine
A fourth heavily decomposed body of a miner who died after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was detected by the Navy today. Fifteen miners disappeared in the mine on December 13 last year after water from a nearby river flooded the mine.
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Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped
Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...
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Not Abandoning Operation To Rescue Meghalaya Miners: Centre To Top Court
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is not abandoning the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped for more than a month inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine filled with water in a remote part of Meghalaya.
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Live Updates: Navy Divers Find A Body As Search Ops Continue For 15 Trapped Miners
Meghalaya Mine Live Updates: More than a month after 15 miners were trapped in an illegal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia hills, Navy divers have detected the body of one person. The body was detected at a depth of nearly 210 feet inside the "rat-hole" mine.
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In Search For 15 Trapped Meghalaya Miners, Navy Divers Spot Body, Skeletons
Navy divers have detected the body of one person more than a month after operations to search and rescue 15 miners trapped in a deep coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Underwater Robotics Team From Chennai Joins Meghalaya Mine Rescue Ops
A team sent by a Chennai-based company that specialises in submersible robotic inspections joined the operation to rescue the 15 miners trapped for a month now, inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Meghalaya Citizenship Bill Protesters Attack Odisha Mine Rescuers' Bus
A bus carrying a team of rescuers from Odisha, headed to aid the operations to trace 15 miners trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya, was attacked in East Jaintia Hills district allegedly by people protesting against the citizenship bill, police said on Friday.
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"Carry On, Miracles Happen": Top Court On Rescue Ops In Meghalaya Mine
As rescue workers have failed to find even a single of the over 15 miners trapped in Meghalaya's rat-hole mine since December 13, the Supreme Court said the hunt must continue as "miracles do happen".
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine
Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.
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5 Still Trapped In Meghalaya Mine As Rise In Water Level Hits Rescue Work
The water level inside a coal mine where five miners remain trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen by about 1 metre from the previously recorded depth due to heavy rainfall, impacting rescue efforts, an official said Friday.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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Rescue Ops Underway To Find Migrant Workers Trapped In Illegal Meghalaya Mine
Rescue operations were underway on Tuesday to trace at least five migrant workers from Assam and Tripura who were trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district, officials said.
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6 Migrant Workers Dead After Falling Into Pit In Meghalaya Forest
Six migrant workers from Assam died after they fell into a 150-feet pit in a forest in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, the same district where 15 men disappeared inside an illegal rat-hole mine after it collapsed in December 2018.
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9 Trapped Meghalaya Miners' Families Agree To Stop Ongoing Search Ops
Families of nine of the 16 miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December, have given consent to the district adminitration to stop the ongoing search operations which entered its 130th day on Sunday, officials said.
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Navy Finds Fourth Decomposed Body In Meghalaya Mine
A fourth heavily decomposed body of a miner who died after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was detected by the Navy today. Fifteen miners disappeared in the mine on December 13 last year after water from a nearby river flooded the mine.
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Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped
Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...
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Not Abandoning Operation To Rescue Meghalaya Miners: Centre To Top Court
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is not abandoning the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped for more than a month inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine filled with water in a remote part of Meghalaya.
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Live Updates: Navy Divers Find A Body As Search Ops Continue For 15 Trapped Miners
Meghalaya Mine Live Updates: More than a month after 15 miners were trapped in an illegal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia hills, Navy divers have detected the body of one person. The body was detected at a depth of nearly 210 feet inside the "rat-hole" mine.
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In Search For 15 Trapped Meghalaya Miners, Navy Divers Spot Body, Skeletons
Navy divers have detected the body of one person more than a month after operations to search and rescue 15 miners trapped in a deep coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Underwater Robotics Team From Chennai Joins Meghalaya Mine Rescue Ops
A team sent by a Chennai-based company that specialises in submersible robotic inspections joined the operation to rescue the 15 miners trapped for a month now, inside a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.
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Meghalaya Citizenship Bill Protesters Attack Odisha Mine Rescuers' Bus
A bus carrying a team of rescuers from Odisha, headed to aid the operations to trace 15 miners trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya, was attacked in East Jaintia Hills district allegedly by people protesting against the citizenship bill, police said on Friday.
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"Carry On, Miracles Happen": Top Court On Rescue Ops In Meghalaya Mine
As rescue workers have failed to find even a single of the over 15 miners trapped in Meghalaya's rat-hole mine since December 13, the Supreme Court said the hunt must continue as "miracles do happen".
