13 Feared Dead In Flooded "Rat Hole" Mine In Meghalaya | Read

At least 13 miners are feared dead after they got trapped by flooding in an illegal "rat hole" coal mine in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya. Sylvester Nongtngr, Superintendent of Police of East Jaintia Hills district told NDTV that the coal mine was located close to Lytein river and it was being operated illegally. "The mine filled with water from inside while they were digging it and it collapsed," the police officer said. "We are doing our best to reach out to them. Our information is 13 people were inside at the time of flooding," Lethindra Sangma, a police official was quoted later by news agency AFP.