Search on to trace 5 labourers trapped in Assam mine-OxBig News Network

The rescue operation continued on Sunday in Assam’s Umrangso, where at least five labourers are suspected to have died after getting trapped in a coal mine. The specialised task force has been continuing the search operation in the mine to locate and retrieve the bodies.

A senior official said: “As de-watering of the coal mine is being done by the task force, the Navy divers are continuing their search for the trapped labourers.”

On Saturday, the bodies of three deceased labourers were recovered from the coal mine.

Earlier, another body of a labourer was recovered. One of the three labourers whose bodies were recovered from the mine on Saturday was identified as 27-year-old Ligen Magar, a resident of Dima Hasao district.

Magar’s body was found floating on accumulated water in the mine after the Navy divers went to bring out the worker, an official said.

The remaining two bodies were identified as 57-year-old Khusi Mohan Rai, a resident of Magargaon in Kokrajhar district of Assam, and 37-year-old Sarat Goyary, a resident of Thailapara, Batashipur in Sonitpur district of Assam.

At least nine labourers have been identified who were trapped in the coal mine in Umrango locality of Dima Hasao district a week ago.

The state administration and police launched an operation to rescue the trapped labourers in the mine.