GUWAHATI: About a dozen Indian miners they had been trapped Monday (January 6) in A coal my within the northeastern state of Assam after water flooded the properly, police stated.
“The coal mile is in a really distant location,” stated native police superintendent Mayank Jha, confirming the mine flooded and that the boys had been trapped in Umrangshu, Dima Hasao area.
Locals stated at the very least 27 employees had entered the mine on Monday morning, lots of whom managed to flee as gushing waters submerged the mine workings.
State officers referred to as for assist from authorities rescue groups and the military.
“Painful information from Umrangshu, the place employees are trapped in a coal mine,” Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated in a press release, including that the precise variety of miners was not confirmed.
“Pray to God for everybody’s security,” he added.
