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9 Workers Trapped in Assam Mine
Hindustan Times Pune
|January 07, 2025
At least nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in a remote area of Dima Hasao district of Assam after the mine was reportedly flooded with underground water, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.
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Teams from the state disaster response force and the national disaster response force have been dispatched to the mine located in Tin Kilo in Umrangshoo region of the hill district; however, any rescue work is only likely to start on Tuesday morning, officials said.
"As per preliminary information, some workers are trapped inside the mine," Dima Hasao deputy commissioner Simanta Kumar Das said.
Soon after the news broke, Sarma said that the state government has requested the assistance of the Army to help in the rescue efforts.
This story is from the January 07, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
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