Nine miners have been trapped since January 6 after an illegal rat-hole mining site was inundated by underground water.

Body of one of the nine workers trapped inside a coal mine in the Dima Hasao district of Assam was recovered by army divers on Wednesday. It was the third day of the rescue operations, officials said.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state has requested assistance from the Army to strengthen the ongoing rescue efforts.

Several labourers are feared trapped inside a coal mine in the Umrangso area of Assam's Dima Hasao district on Monday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Mayank Kumar Jha, speaking to news agency ANI , stated that the exact number of those involved remains uncertain.

According to employees of the quarry, approximately 15 workers were inside the mine at the time of the incident, though authorities have not yet confirmed the exact number of those trapped. Eyewitnesses and initial assessments indicate that the flood of water was unexpected,

At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state and authorities have summoned the army to help in the rescue operation

Indian army divers retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Wednesday. The miners became trapped on Monday when water gushed in from a nearby unused mine in the Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district,

Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's northeastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, and the men were part of a total of nine still trapped as rescue teams worked to reach them.