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Eight miners feared dead [1]

SHILLONG: About eight miners are feared killed after being trapped inside a coal mine at Rangsawe, South Garo Hills on Friday last.

The coal mine reportedly caved in when miners were at work. Rescue operations were on to rescue the miners. Unscientific mining might have caused the incident, police said on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2009
Shillong Times (Shillong) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Mining Accident [4], Meghalaya [5], South Garo Hills [6]
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