Guwahati, India, Jan 7, 2025 (AFP) - Indian divers race to reach miners inside flooded pit

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2025-01-07
Indian search teams including military divers worked Tuesday to reach several coal miners trapped underground after water flooded the shaft a day earlier, rescue officials said. Nine men are reported to be trapped in the mine, with a rescue report saying three bodies had been spotted. Locals said at least 27 workers had entered the mine on Monday morning in the Dima Hasao region of India's northeastern state of Assam, with many managing to escape......
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