“Indian mine flooded – several feared dead”
“at Least 13 people are feared to have died after becoming trapped when a mine flooded in the state of Meghalaya in northeast India, according to the police.”
“the Rescuers tried to pump out the water from a large ditch that flooded over on Tuesday.”
“– We do our best to reach them. What we know, we were 13 people in the midst of it when the overflow occurred, ” says polistalespersonen Lethindra Sangma.”
“An indian court banned mining coal in the area in 2014 after environmentalists accused the mining industry for extensive water pollution. Coal mining, however, has remained in illegal form then the locals at their own hand dug pits and narrow tunnels, despite the high risks it involves.”
“at Least 15 miners were killed in a similar accident in the same state in 2012.”
