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Chilean Mine Rescue: When 33 Miners Were Buried Alive For 69 Days In Scorching Heat
5 years after the San Jose mine collapse in Chile, the world remembers the miraculous survival of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days.
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Body Of 2 More Miners Trapped In Assam Coal Mine Recovered After 44 Days
Divers fished out decomposed bodies of two more miners trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Wednesday, 44 days after they went missing in the quarry, an official said.
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Water From Underground Streams Slowing Down Assam Mine Rescue Ops
Suspected seepage of fresh water from underground streams is slowing down the dewatering process, officials said on Thursday.
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Bodies Of 3 More Workers Retrieved From Assam Mine, Ops On To Rescue 5
Nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a sudden gush of water flooded the quarry.
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"What Will Happen To Us?" Long Wait For Assam Rat Hole Miner's Wife, Baby
As rescuers race against time to save eight trapped workers from a flooded mine in Assam, a two-month-old baby waits for his father to return home safely.
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3 Days, 8 Trapped Workers, 1 Body: Here's What's Hampering Assam Mine Rescue
Several teams from various central and state organisations and all three arms of the Indian Armed Forces - the Army, Navy and Air Force - are involved in some way in the operation to rescue labourers trapped in a flooded mine in Assam.
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Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped
The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam's Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to assist the rescue operation, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.
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On Trapped Miners, Meghalaya Government To Move Top Court To Stop Rescue
Around four months after 16 people were trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said the state government will appeal to the Supreme Court to stop the operations to retrieve the bodies.
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In Meghalaya Mine Rescue Operation, Navy Finds Third Body
The Indian Navy on Sunday detected a skeleton, possibly of another missing miner, trapped deep inside the 370-feet-deep coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, officials said.
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Meghalaya Mine Rescue: No Change In Water Level After 28 Lakh Litres Pumped Out
As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya, multi-agencies personnel used high-powered pumps to drain out 28 lakh litres of water from the main shaft, where 15 miners got trapped, but navy divers have found no change in the water levels, officials said.
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Navy Vehicle To Determine Visibility Stuck At Bottom Of Meghalaya Mine
An unmanned, remote-operated vehicle (ROV) of the Navy, sent down the 370-feet-deep rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya where 15 miners are trapped since December 13, to determine visibility at the base of the shaft, reportedly got stuck Monday, officials said.
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Hopes Now Pinned On Huge Pump On Concrete Platform Near "Rat-Hole" Mine
Rescuers trying to reach a group of miners trapped in the remote and illegal "rat-hole" coal mine in Meghalaya are struggling to pump out water from the 370-foot-deep pit, further dimming their chances of survival more than three weeks into their ordeal.
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Trapped Meghalaya Miner's Father Wants To Rappel Down To look For His Son
Solibar Rahman stopped working in Meghalaya's illegal coal mines in 2012. The native of Bhangnamari village in western Assam's Chirang district is, however, confident of his skills and is now bracing for one last attempt to rappel down the 380-foot coal mine at Ksan in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district to search for his son, who had not retur...
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With No Blueprints, Meghalaya Mine Rescue Difficult: Centre To Top Court
The centre Friday told the Supreme Court that they were facing difficulties in the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13 as there was no blueprint of the 355-feet well.
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"Every Second Counts": Top Court On Rescue Of Trapped Meghalaya Miners
"Dead or alive, they should be taken out": Supreme Court says not satisfied with efforts to rescue 15 miners in Meghalaya
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Chilean Mine Rescue: When 33 Miners Were Buried Alive For 69 Days In Scorching Heat
5 years after the San Jose mine collapse in Chile, the world remembers the miraculous survival of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days.
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Body Of 2 More Miners Trapped In Assam Coal Mine Recovered After 44 Days
Divers fished out decomposed bodies of two more miners trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Wednesday, 44 days after they went missing in the quarry, an official said.
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Water From Underground Streams Slowing Down Assam Mine Rescue Ops
Suspected seepage of fresh water from underground streams is slowing down the dewatering process, officials said on Thursday.
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Bodies Of 3 More Workers Retrieved From Assam Mine, Ops On To Rescue 5
Nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a sudden gush of water flooded the quarry.
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"What Will Happen To Us?" Long Wait For Assam Rat Hole Miner's Wife, Baby
As rescuers race against time to save eight trapped workers from a flooded mine in Assam, a two-month-old baby waits for his father to return home safely.
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3 Days, 8 Trapped Workers, 1 Body: Here's What's Hampering Assam Mine Rescue
Several teams from various central and state organisations and all three arms of the Indian Armed Forces - the Army, Navy and Air Force - are involved in some way in the operation to rescue labourers trapped in a flooded mine in Assam.
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Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped
The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam's Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to assist the rescue operation, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.
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On Trapped Miners, Meghalaya Government To Move Top Court To Stop Rescue
Around four months after 16 people were trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said the state government will appeal to the Supreme Court to stop the operations to retrieve the bodies.
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In Meghalaya Mine Rescue Operation, Navy Finds Third Body
The Indian Navy on Sunday detected a skeleton, possibly of another missing miner, trapped deep inside the 370-feet-deep coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, officials said.
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Meghalaya Mine Rescue: No Change In Water Level After 28 Lakh Litres Pumped Out
As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Meghalaya, multi-agencies personnel used high-powered pumps to drain out 28 lakh litres of water from the main shaft, where 15 miners got trapped, but navy divers have found no change in the water levels, officials said.
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Navy Vehicle To Determine Visibility Stuck At Bottom Of Meghalaya Mine
An unmanned, remote-operated vehicle (ROV) of the Navy, sent down the 370-feet-deep rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya where 15 miners are trapped since December 13, to determine visibility at the base of the shaft, reportedly got stuck Monday, officials said.
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Hopes Now Pinned On Huge Pump On Concrete Platform Near "Rat-Hole" Mine
Rescuers trying to reach a group of miners trapped in the remote and illegal "rat-hole" coal mine in Meghalaya are struggling to pump out water from the 370-foot-deep pit, further dimming their chances of survival more than three weeks into their ordeal.
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Trapped Meghalaya Miner's Father Wants To Rappel Down To look For His Son
Solibar Rahman stopped working in Meghalaya's illegal coal mines in 2012. The native of Bhangnamari village in western Assam's Chirang district is, however, confident of his skills and is now bracing for one last attempt to rappel down the 380-foot coal mine at Ksan in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district to search for his son, who had not retur...
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With No Blueprints, Meghalaya Mine Rescue Difficult: Centre To Top Court
The centre Friday told the Supreme Court that they were facing difficulties in the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13 as there was no blueprint of the 355-feet well.
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"Every Second Counts": Top Court On Rescue Of Trapped Meghalaya Miners
"Dead or alive, they should be taken out": Supreme Court says not satisfied with efforts to rescue 15 miners in Meghalaya
