Toll in Pakistan coal mine collapse rises to 11
3 days, 8 hours ago

Toll in Pakistan coal mine collapse rises to 11

The Hindu  

The death toll in a coal mine collapse due to a methane gas accumulation and explosion has left 11 workers dead after rescuers recovered seven more dead bodies, an official said. Twelve workers were trapped when the coal mine collapsed in the Sanjdi area, about 40 kilometres from Quetta in the Balochistan province, on Wednesday evening. Coal mine collapses and death of workers happens frequently in the coal-rich western Balochistan known for hazardous working conditions and poor safety standards. In May 2018, 23 people were killed and 11 wounded after two neighbouring coal mines collapsed in Sanjdi while 43 workers also died in 2011 when gas explosions triggered a collapse in another Balochistan colliery.

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Pakistan rescuers recover bodies of 11 workers who died in mine collapse
2 days, 6 hours ago

Pakistan rescuers recover bodies of 11 workers who died in mine collapse

The Independent  

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Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations enter day 7
3 days, 10 hours ago

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations enter day 7

Deccan Chronicle  

The joint search and rescue operations are underway at the rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao to locate 5 other trapped workers.The rescue teams of the Indian army, Indian Navy, NDRF and other agencies have retrieved four bodies from the flooded rat-hole mine. The rescue operations are still underway, with five miners still missing.A …

Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine
5 days, 7 hours ago

Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine

The Independent  

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Gas explosion in coal mine in Pakistan leaves 12 miners trapped
5 days, 11 hours ago

Gas explosion in coal mine in Pakistan leaves 12 miners trapped

The Hindu  

At least 12 miners were trapped in Pakistan on Thursday after an explosion caused a coal mine collapse in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Chief Mines Officer Abdul Ghani Baloch said that a gas explosion caused a coal mine in the Sanjdi area to collapse from the inside, the Dawn newspaper reported. “If prevailing mining procedures were violated, legal action …

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam

Al Jazeera  

Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine. Three miners are feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, with rescue efforts ongoing to save nine others. Rescue teams have spotted three bodies but have not been able to recover them yet, the local authorities in Assam’s …

Afghanistan: 22 miners rescued from collapsed coal mine
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Afghanistan: 22 miners rescued from collapsed coal mine

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers on Sunday freed 22 miners who had been trapped for hours in a collapsed coal mine in northern Afghanistan, a provincial official said, with no serious injuries reported. Representative image: 22 miners were freed from a coal mine in Afghanistan after being trapped for hours All the miners who were trapped when the mine in Dara-i Sof Payin district …

Authorities say 22 rescued from Afghanistan mine collapse
1 month ago

Authorities say 22 rescued from Afghanistan mine collapse

Al Jazeera  

No casualties reported after hours-long rescue in Samangan province in northern Afghanistan. The mine in the Dara-i Sof Payin district of Samangan province in northern Afghanistan had collapsed late on Saturday. At least 10 miners died in February 2022 after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan. And a year earlier, at least …

Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan
3 months ago

Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan

The Independent  

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Birbhum coal mine blast: Six killed in accidental blast in West Bengal
3 months, 1 week ago

Birbhum coal mine blast: Six killed in accidental blast in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Six persons were killed and three others sustained injuries in an accidental blast at a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The explosion occurred when explosives kept in a truck went off at Gangaramchak and Gangaramchak-Bhadulia coal mine in Khoyrasole block under Lokpur police station of Birbhum district. The coal mine has been allotted to West Bengal …

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum
3 months, 1 week ago

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum

Hindustan Times  

At least seven persons were killed and three were injured in an explosion in a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday morning, police said. The relatives of victims mourn after a blast occurred at a coal mine at Bhadulia in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The blast took place when explosives, kept in a truck, went …

Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran believes all remaining workers have died in coal mine explosion, raising death toll to 49

The Independent  

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Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing

The Independent  

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Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran coal mine blast caused by methane leak kills 51 and injures 20

The Independent  

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Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran methane leak causes coal mine explosion, killing at least 30

LA Times  

Rescue personnel and police officers gather Sunday near the site of an explosion sparked by a methane leak at a coal mine in Tabas, Iran. A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring 17 others, Iranian state media reported Sunday. The report said the deaths happened at a …

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan
7 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: 11 workers suffocated to death after coal mine filled with deadly methane gas in Balochistan

India TV News  

Karachi: At least 11 workers died on Monday from suffocation in the Sanjadi coal mine area outside Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, an official said. Abdul Ghani, the chief mines inspector in the province, confirmed that 11 workers who were in the mine suffocated to death after the mine filled up with deadly methane gas and collapsed. Last …

Pakistan: Clash between Tribes Over Coal Mine Delimitation Leaves 15 Dead
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan: Clash between Tribes Over Coal Mine Delimitation Leaves 15 Dead

News 18  

At least 15 people were killed in a bloody clash over the delimitation of a coal mine in the restive northwestern region of Pakistan on Monday, police said. The incident occurred between the Sunnykhel and Zarghun Khel tribes in the Darra Adam Khek area, around 35 km southwest of Peshawar, in Kohat district over the delimitation of the mine, they …

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued
2 years, 1 month ago

At least 10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 4 rescued

The Hindu  

At least 10 miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Friday and four others were rescued, officials said. All of the survivors experienced shortness of breath and were evacuated for further treatment,” said Octavianto, a spokesperson for the local search and rescue agency, who like many Indonesians uses only one name. In April, an …

How Pak-China’s Excesses on Human Rights Headline Balochistan Development Story
2 years, 1 month ago

How Pak-China’s Excesses on Human Rights Headline Balochistan Development Story

The Quint  

Despite the claims of both the Chinese and local Pakistani supporters and officials, of investing in health, security, and training for workers, the truth is different and, according to an article published in The Dawn, “The picture one got to see afterwards of Kanraj tehsil— the Duddar project’s location, speaks volumes about the state of affairs confronting the area." Despite …

Death Toll from Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Reaches 40, One Miner Still Missing
2 years, 3 months ago

Death Toll from Turkish Coal Mine Explosion Reaches 40, One Miner Still Missing

News 18  

The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey rose to at least 40 people Saturday, officials said. Preliminary assessments indicated that the explosion was likely caused by firedamp, which is a reference to flammable gases found in coal mines, Donmez said overnight. Separately, the Turkish police headquarters said in a statement that legal action would be taken …

At least 41 killed in Turkey coal mine explosion, officials say
2 years, 3 months ago

At least 41 killed in Turkey coal mine explosion, officials say

LA Times  

Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, right, helps a coffin covered with a Turkish flag of one of the miners killed in a coal mine explosion during his funeral in Amasra, Turkey, on Saturday. Funerals for miners killed in a coal mine explosion in northern Turkey began Saturday as officials raised the death toll to at least 41 people. Separately, Turkish …

Three stuck in coal mine dead
2 years, 10 months ago

Three stuck in coal mine dead

Deccan Chronicle  

Peddapalli: A day after the major accident at Adriyala long-wall of RG-3 of Singareni Collieries Company Limited Ramagundem, rescue teams found three bodies under the coal debris. Tragedy struck around Monday 2 pm when miners were fixing a roof bolt on the top layer at 86th level of the coal mine. A huge block of coal which is of 30 …

Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23
3 years, 3 months ago

Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — A powerful earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and dozens of mud houses in southwest Pakistan early Thursday, killing at least 23 people as the death toll continued to creep higher. The death tally was expected to rise even further as crews searched in the remote mountainous area, said Suhail Anwar Shaheen, the local deputy commissioner. …

Rain-triggered landslide hits coal mine in Pakistan; 4 killed
3 years, 5 months ago

Rain-triggered landslide hits coal mine in Pakistan; 4 killed

India TV News  

A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains at a coal mine in Southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed at least four workers. The workers were digging for coal deep inside the mine and got trapped after the landslide hit the mine located in the Shahrag area of Harnai district on Saturday. Sultan Muhammad Lala, the president of the Balochistan Coal …

China mine explosion: Death toll rises to at least 10
3 years, 11 months ago

China mine explosion: Death toll rises to at least 10

The Independent  

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Meghalaya: Six dead in illegal coal mine disaster
3 years, 11 months ago

Meghalaya: Six dead in illegal coal mine disaster

India TV News  

A mechanical structure collapsed at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, killing six miners, an official said on Friday. While the workers were digging a hole in the mine the mechanical structure got dismantled following which they fell into a pit and died," he said. At least 15 labourers had got trapped after water from Lytein …

6 miners killed at abandoned coal mine in Meghalaya after falling into 150ft deep pit
3 years, 11 months ago

6 miners killed at abandoned coal mine in Meghalaya after falling into 150ft deep pit

India Today  

At least six labourers were killed in an accident inside an abandoned coal mine in Meghalaya. One of the biggest tragedy in the state in recent times occurred on December 13, 2018 when 15 miners were trapped inside an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills. The search and rescue operation was abandoned after 60 days of searching the 15 …

11 coal miners shot dead, four others wounded by gunmen in Balochistan's Machh
4 years ago

11 coal miners shot dead, four others wounded by gunmen in Balochistan's Machh

Firstpost  

Karachi: At least 11 coal miners from Pakistan’s Shia Hazara community were killed and four others injured on Sunday by unidentified gunmen who initially kidnapped them in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, in the latest targeted attack on the minority communities in the country. According to media reports, an initial investigation has revealed that the attackers identified the miners …

22 Killed, Dozens Battling for Life as Marble Mines Collapse in Pakistan
4 years, 4 months ago

22 Killed, Dozens Battling for Life as Marble Mines Collapse in Pakistan

News 18  

At least 22 people have been killed and dozens were battling for their lives after six units of the famed marble mines in Pakistan's Ziarat Ghar mountain collapsed, causing large boulders to fall on them, according to media reports on Tuesday. The mines collapsed on Monday night, instantly killing 12 miners, the Geo News reported. Mohmand District Police Officer Mohmand …

Pakistan mine collapse kills 18 people with more than a dozen missing
4 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan mine collapse kills 18 people with more than a dozen missing

The Independent  

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Hopes fade for 3 men trapped in abandoned coal mine in Bengal as poisonous gas foils rescue bid
5 years, 2 months ago

Hopes fade for 3 men trapped in abandoned coal mine in Bengal as poisonous gas foils rescue bid

Hindustan Times  

Poisonous gas prevented rescuers from descending into an abandoned coal mine in Bengal’s Kulti area on Tuesday to extricate three persons trapped since Sunday afternoon amid fears that they could be dead, officials said. We are facing a lot of difficulties in the rescue operation but we are doing our best,” said Apurba Thakur, head of the rescue team of …

China coal mine: 21 dead after roof collapses in Lijiagou
6 years ago

China coal mine: 21 dead after roof collapses in Lijiagou

The Independent  

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Meghalaya: Two miners die as another coal mine collapses in East Jaintia Hills; fate of 15 trapped miners at Ksan village remains uncertain
6 years ago

Meghalaya: Two miners die as another coal mine collapses in East Jaintia Hills; fate of 15 trapped miners at Ksan village remains uncertain

India TV News  

As the fate of 15 miners trapped inside a flooded coal pit remained uncertain, two coal miners were killed after another coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, an official said on Sunday. The second man was identified as Monoj Basumatry.” "It is suspected that boulders hit them when they tried to extract coal," Nongtnger said, adding efforts are …

Survivor of Meghalaya mine tragedy says ‘no way trapped miners will still be alive’ even as NDRF, navy divers gear up for rescue efforts
6 years ago

Survivor of Meghalaya mine tragedy says ‘no way trapped miners will still be alive’ even as NDRF, navy divers gear up for rescue efforts

Firstpost  

As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the 13 December accident said on Saturday that there is no way the trapped miners will come out alive. Shillong: As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills …

China coal mine rescue: 18 miners remain trapped after two killed in tunnel collapse
6 years, 2 months ago

China coal mine rescue: 18 miners remain trapped after two killed in tunnel collapse

The Independent  

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