The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday started removing water at the Dima Hasao coal mine to rescue 8 people who have been trapped since Monday. Rescue operations are underway at the coal mining site,

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.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that a person has been arrested after nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, which "appears to be illegal". He also said a case was registered in connection with the incident that occurred on Monday in Umrangso area.

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.

Rescue teams were working on Tuesday (January 7) to reach nine men trapped in a flooded coal mine in the remote district of Dima Hasao in Assam, India. Authorities said at least three miners were feared dead.

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