9 coal miners injured, 4 feared trapped in Odisha mine mishap
5 years, 5 months ago

9 coal miners injured, 4 feared trapped in Odisha mine mishap

India TV News  

Nine coal miners were injured and four feared trapped after a dump slide at an opencast mine in Talcher coalfields, an official said on Wednesday. The coal miners were working at the mine of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd when the accident happened around 11.30pm on Tuesday, trapping the 13 workers, he said. Fellow miners and rescue teams pulled out nine workers from the mine and shifted them to the company's hospital in Talcher, he said. Meanwhile, locals said the accident happened due to a landslide after a controlled blast at the mine WATCH VIDEO |

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Pakistan rescuers recover bodies of 11 workers who died in mine collapse
2 days, 15 hours ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers have recovered the bodies …

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations enter day 7
3 days, 19 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 …

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue ops on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra
Top News
6 days, 18 hours ago

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue ops on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said. The search operations resumed early in the morning after the dewatering exercise all night and the Remotely Operated Vehicle has gone inside the flooded shaft, a senior …

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra
1 week ago

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra

New Indian Express  

UMRANGSO: Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said. The search operations resumed early in the morning after the dewatering exercise all night and the Remotely Operated Vehicle has gone inside the flooded shaft, a …

Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine
1 week ago

Indian army divers retrieve the body of one of at least 9 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — 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, about 125 miles south of the state …

Body recovered from ‘flooded’ coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao, 8 others still trapped
Top News
1 week ago

Body recovered from ‘flooded’ coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao, 8 others still trapped

Live Mint  

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. The labourers were on Monday trapped inside the coal mine situated in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site. Divers entered the flooded pit in a …

Assam coal mine accident: Body of one trapped miner recovered, eight still trapped
1 week, 1 day ago

Assam coal mine accident: Body of one trapped miner recovered, eight still trapped

India TV News  

Assam coal mine accident: The body of one of the nine miners trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam was recovered by a diving team of the Indian Army on Wednesday on the third day of the rescue operations, officials said. The joint rescue operation led by the Indian Army, Assam Rifles, National Disaster Response Force, …

Three miners die inside flooded Assam coal mine, Naval divers called to recue workers trapped in mine
1 week, 1 day ago

Three miners die inside flooded Assam coal mine, Naval divers called to recue workers trapped in mine

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday called a team of Naval divers to rescue at least nine mine workers trapped in the flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Informing that three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine, the authorities said, “The mine got flooded yesterday — the source was internal. They probably hit some water …

At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
1 week, 1 day ago

At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The workers are “feared trapped 300 feet below the ground after water gushed in from a nearby unused mine. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on …

Army engaged in rescuing workers trapped in Assam coal mine
1 week, 1 day ago

Army engaged in rescuing workers trapped in Assam coal mine

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Army personnel have been engaged to rescue the nine labourers trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district, officials said on Tuesday. NDRF and SDRF personnel are also at the site to rescue the miners trapped inside the coal mine. Since Monday, nine labourers have been trapped inside the mine at the Assam Coal Quarry, situated in …

Assam coal mine rescue operation LIVE updates: Three feared dead; Army, Navy deep divers deployed to rescue trapped miners
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Assam coal mine rescue operation LIVE updates: Three feared dead; Army, Navy deep divers deployed to rescue trapped miners

The Hindu  

At least half a dozen labourers are feared trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Rescue operations were launched immediately with teams consisting of local authorities, emergency responders and mining experts working to locate and free the trapped workers, the officials said. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said navy deep divers have been requisitioned to assist …

Assam mine: One body recovered from flooded Indian mine as rescuers search for trapped men
1 week, 2 days ago

Assam mine: One body recovered from flooded Indian mine as rescuers search for trapped men

CNN  

Guwahati, India - The body of a miner was recovered from a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India’s northeastern state of Assam on Wednesday, two days into the search for nine men trapped below ground. The mine, which is 300 feet deep and has multiple underground tunnels, is thought to have flooded on Monday morning after miners …

Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India’s Assam
Top News
1 week, 2 days 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 …

Assam coal mine tragedy: Three bodies found, navy deep divers flying from Visakhapatnam
1 week, 2 days ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: Three bodies found, navy deep divers flying from Visakhapatnam

New Indian Express  

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Navy deep divers had been requisitioned to assist in the rescue operation. “The water level inside the mine has risen to nearly 100 feet, according to the assessment by the stationed team. The divers are flying in from Visakhapatnam and are expected to arrive soon,” he posted on X. Guwahati-based defence spokesperson Lt Col …

Several workers feared trapped in Assam coal mine after water seeps in: Police
1 week, 2 days ago

Several workers feared trapped in Assam coal mine after water seeps in: Police

Hindustan Times  

An unspecified number of workers are feared trapped inside a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since Monday morning after underground water seeped into the mine, said officials. According to officials, several workers went inside the coal mine operated by the mines and minerals department of the state government at a place called Tin Kilo in Umrangshoo region of …

Assam: Several labourers feared trapped after water enters coal mine, rescue operations on
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Assam: Several labourers feared trapped after water enters coal mine, rescue operations on

India TV News  

Several workers were feared trapped inside a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Monday, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site, officials said. The State Disaster Response Force and the National Disaster Response Force are also on their way to the incident site to aid in the efforts," the CM said. Dima Hasao Superintendent of Police …

Rajasthan: 15 Hindustan Copper Ltd officials trapped in mines; 3 rescued after 12 hrs
8 months ago

Rajasthan: 15 Hindustan Copper Ltd officials trapped in mines; 3 rescued after 12 hrs

Hindustan Times  

A team of 15 officials of the Hindustan Copper Limited got trapped in Kolihan mine of Rajasthan’s Neem Ka Thana district when a lift collapsed on Tuesday night. The remaining 12 have been identified as Upendra Pandey, Banendu Bhandari, Niranjan Sahoo, GD Gupta, Ramesh Narayan Singh, Vinod Singh Shekhawat, AK Baira, Arnav Bhabdari, Yashraj Meena, Vikas Pareek, Karan Gehlot, and …

Rajasthan: 14 workers of Hindustan Copper Limited trapped in Kolihan mine after lift collapses
8 months ago

Rajasthan: 14 workers of Hindustan Copper Limited trapped in Kolihan mine after lift collapses

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen officials and members of a vigilance team of PSU Hindustan Copper Limited were trapped in a Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Neem Ka Thana district when a vertical lift collapsed on Tuesday. Rescue operations underway to rescue trapped HCL workers Praveen Nayak, superintendent of police of Neem ka Thana district, told news agency PTI that a rescue team reached the …

Mine engineer detained after search for 13 trapped miners called off
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mine engineer detained after search for 13 trapped miners called off

Hindustan Times  

The chief engineer of a mine in Russia's Far East has been detained on suspicion of violating safety regulations, investigators said Monday, after an accident two weeks ago left 13 workers presumed dead. HT Image A landslide on 18 March at the Pioneer gold mine in Russia's Amur region near the Chinese border pinned the miners more than 120 metres …

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 …

Up to 11 Mexican Miners Trapped in Coal Mine After Collapse, Families Distraught
2 years, 5 months ago

Up to 11 Mexican Miners Trapped in Coal Mine After Collapse, Families Distraught

News 18  

Mexican authorities were working on Wednesday to rescue a group of miners trapped in a coal mine in the state of Coahuila after it collapsed, Coahuila State Secretary Fernando Donato de Las Fuentes said in an interview on national television. The coal mine started operations in January and has not received any complaints, the Labor Ministry said in a statement. …

No Sign of Trapped Miners Even After 10 Days, Meghalaya CM Says Rescue Ops Still On
3 years, 7 months ago

No Sign of Trapped Miners Even After 10 Days, Meghalaya CM Says Rescue Ops Still On

News 18  

The rescue operations at Krem Ule in East Jaintia Hills district’s Umpleng suffered a setback following the rise in water level, said Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday, adding that the rescue efforts are still on to save the five miners trapped deep inside an illegal coal mine. Stating that the authorities concerned are trying their best to …

At least five workers from Assam feared trapped in coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, FIR registered
3 years, 7 months ago

At least five workers from Assam feared trapped in coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, FIR registered

India Today  

At least five workers from Assam are suspected to be trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district after it collapsed due to a “sudden explosion of dynamite". Earlier on Monday, Meghalaya Police said that information has received from SP Silchar that six persons from Assam are trapped in a coal mine in EJ Hills. One of …

Trapped for 30 hrs, special divers could be only hope for 2 Jharkhand miners
4 years, 1 month ago

Trapped for 30 hrs, special divers could be only hope for 2 Jharkhand miners

Hindustan Times  

A team of professional divers from Odisha’s Cuttack was pressed in to rescue two miners trapped in a flooded underground coal mine for the last 30 hours in Jharkhand’s Mugma colliery area of Eastern Coalfield Limited on Wednesday morning. A team of special divers from Odisha initiated operation to rescue two persons trapped in flooded coal mine for the last …

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

Rescuers struggle to reach 3 trapped inside illegal coal mine in Bengal’s Kulti
5 years, 3 months ago

Rescuers struggle to reach 3 trapped inside illegal coal mine in Bengal’s Kulti

Hindustan Times  

Rescuers were on Monday trying to reach the three men trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Kulti area of West Bengal’s West Burdwan district since Sunday afternoon, officials said. Three men trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Kulti area of West Bengal. “We heard that four persons went down the mine at Aknabagan area, and one of them …

Four killed following mudslides at illegal coal mine in Nagaland
5 years, 10 months ago

Four killed following mudslides at illegal coal mine in Nagaland

India TV News  

Four miners were killed following mudslides at an illegal coal mine at Yonglok village in Longleng district of Nagaland, police said Monday. They reportedly got stuck inside the open-cast mine on the Assam-Nagaland border following mudslides, police said. The mine was recently shut down following a state government order banning illegal coal mining and a provisional ban on licensed mining …

Jharkhand: One dead as roof of coal mine collapses during illegal mining in Dhanbad
5 years, 11 months ago

Jharkhand: One dead as roof of coal mine collapses during illegal mining in Dhanbad

India TV News  

One person was killed after the roof of a mine collapsed during illegal mining in Dhanbad, officials said on Thursday, adding the incident was reported at Kapasara open cast mines of Mugma area of the Eastern Coalfield Limited. According to Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner A Dodde and ECL Mugma area General Manager Sadanand Suman, the incident occurred on Wednesday. The SDM …

Operations for rescue of 12 trapped miners in Meghalaya not abandoned, Centre tells SC
5 years, 11 months ago

Operations for rescue of 12 trapped miners in Meghalaya not abandoned, Centre tells SC

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has not abandoned the operations for the rescue of 12 miners trapped in an illegal coal mine flooded with water in Meghalaya saying that it was still hoping for a "miracle" to happen. "We have not abandoned the rescue operation", Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench of Justice AK …

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 …

Meghalaya mine tragedy: Multi-agency rescue efforts resume to track trapped miners after divers fail to reach bottom of pit
6 years ago

Meghalaya mine tragedy: Multi-agency rescue efforts resume to track trapped miners after divers fail to reach bottom of pit

Firstpost  

Navy divers on Monday successfully entered the inundated rat hole coal mine at East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, where 15 miners have been trapped since 13 December. A 20-member team of the Odisha Fire Services is also assisting the local authorities and NDRF in the rescue operations… They are carrying all equipment and pumps with them to take out the …

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 …

Odisha fire services team leaves for Meghalaya to help rescue miners trapped in rat-hole coal mine for 15 days
6 years ago

Odisha fire services team leaves for Meghalaya to help rescue miners trapped in rat-hole coal mine for 15 days

Firstpost  

The miners are trapped in a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in the Ksan area of Lumthari village in Meghalaya since 13 December Bhubaneswar: A team of the Odisha Fire Services on Friday left for Meghalaya to assist in the search and rescue of the 15 labourers trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in the northeastern state, officials said. Director …

Rescuers from pvt firm reach Meghalaya mine site; IAF, Coal India teams to reach today
6 years ago

Rescuers from pvt firm reach Meghalaya mine site; IAF, Coal India teams to reach today

India TV News  

Two teams of a private pump manufacturing company, which has volunteered to provide equipment to drain out water from the rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya where 15 diggers have been trapped for nearly a fortnight, arrived at the site on Thursday. Rescuers from the Indian Air Force and Coal India are expected to reach the mine in East Jaintia Hills …

Miners walk free after being trapped in lift underground for nine hours
6 years, 4 months ago

Miners walk free after being trapped in lift underground for nine hours

ABC  

Two miners trapped in an underground coalmine in the NSW Southern Highlands late into the night have been rescued after a crane lowered emergency services personnel into the mine's entrance. The pair became trapped in a lift at the Tahmoor mine near Picton about 3pm on Wednesday. A spokesman for mining company owner SIMEC Mining said the lift carrying the …

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