2018 Meghalaya mining accident
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The Meghalaya mining accident happened on 13 December 2018, when 15 miners were trapped in a mine in Ksan, in the Indian state of Meghalaya. While five miners managed to escape, rescue efforts for the remaining 10 continued till 2 March 2019.[1][2][3] The miners were trapped inside the coal mine at a depth of around 370 feet (110 meters) in Jaintia Hills district after digging with the rat-hole mining technique. The tunnel the miners were in flooded with water after they cut into an adjacent mine which was full of water from the nearby Lytein river.[4][5][6]
Date | December 13, 2018 – March 2, 2019 (2018-12-13 – 2019-03-02) |
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Location | Meghalaya, India |
Coordinates | 25.5602913°N 92.1936813°E / 25.5602913; 92.1936813 |
Outcome | 5 escaped, 2 confirmed deaths, 13 missing |
Service personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force began operations shortly after the miners were trapped. After a request for assistance from the district administration, teams from Coal India, Kirloskar Brothers, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy joined the operation to rescue the miners.