India: Rescue operations underway as miners trapped in "rat-hole" mine
A mining accident in Assam, India, has left several miners trapped in a flooded illegal "rat-hole" coal mine underscoring the dangers of unregulated mining and the urgent need for stricter enforcement of laws prohibiting such mines. Read all
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A mining accident in Assam, India, has left several miners trapped in a flooded illegal "rat-hole" coal mine underscoring the dangers of unregulated mining and the urgent need for stricter enforcement of laws prohibiting such mines.