Indian search and rescue teams had recovered four bodies from a flooded coal mine by Saturday evening, days after gushing waters inundated the facility.

Several miners are feared trapped inside a coal mine in a remote area in the north-east Indian state of Assam and the state has requested the army's assistance in rescue operations, authorities said on Monday.

Rescue operations are underway at the coal mining site, where HPS Kandari, Commandant of the 1st Battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), said that two pumps are being used to drain water from the site. He confirmed that the process will continue overnight, allowing a manual search to begin once the water is removed.

Around 15 labourers are feared trapped after water flooded a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district. The incident happened around 7 am at Assam Coal

Rescue operations, assisted by agencies including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), along with army and navy personnel, have been bolstered with the use of drones to map the affected area.

This is the second body rescued by teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army and Assam Rifles. The deceased miner, whose body was recovered at 7:36 AM has been identified as Lt. Lijen Magar, (27) a resident of Kalamati village in the district.

A joint operation has been launched by specialised teams from the Army, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to rescue the workers.

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Rescue operations at the Dima Hasao coal mine are in full swing with NDRF using pumps to remove water. A body was recovered by divers despite murky, acidic conditions. Specialised support is crucial due to hazardous underground conditions and mining equipment hindering progress.

At least nine miners have been trapped inside a flooded coal mine in northeastern India's Assam state. Rescue efforts are underway with one body being recovered.

A 12-member special rescue team of Coal India reaches the site of the coal mine of 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district to help in the search and rescue operations to locate and rescue 8 other workers who are trapped in the inundated rat-hole mine.

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