Three days on, however, eight labourers are still inside the 'rat-hole' mine and the body of the ninth has been recovered. So, what's hindering the rescue effort? Here's what experts had to say ...

Even as several pumps remained pressed into action to dewater the mine, water continued to recede at a slow pace thus delaying rescue operations, they said. “Water is being continuously pumped out.

South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of ...

One dead body was recovered and eight miners continue to be trapped in the inundated coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso, in Dima Hasao. The rescue team includes highly trained Clearance Divers ...

Efforts underway to rescue the labourers trapped inside Assam's coal mine. (Image: PTI) A body has been recovered from the coal mine in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, where nine people became ...

A professional mine rescue company sent a large cage into the mine shaft near Stilfontein, about 140km (90 miles) southwest of Johannesburg, on Monday. “We can confirm to you that the machine is ...

Rescue teams from the Army, Navy, Assam Rifles, NDRF, and SDRF have been deployed to save 11 miners trapped in a flooded 'rat hole' coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district. Efforts are ongoing ...

The water level in the flooded rat-hole mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam remained unchanged, affecting the operations on Sunday to rescue the remaining five miners trapped beneath since January 6.

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police said Wednesday they have ended a rescue operation and believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies from an ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all ...

A rescue mission is underway in Assam's Dima Hasao district for workers trapped in a flooded coal mine. Naval divers have been called to aid local teams, as water levels reached 100 feet.