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16th Day of rescue operation in search for the 15 miners trapped in the rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills

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Rescue operation in search and rescue of 15 miners trapped in rat hole mine from 13th December entered 15th day .
A team of Indian navy divers has been deployed in a bid to rescue 15 workers trapped inside a flooded coal mine.
The men had entered the illegal pit, known as a "rat hole", in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya on 13 December, and were cut off when floodwater from a nearby river poured in.
It is not yet clear whether the miners are still alive.divers have recovered nothing but three helmets so far.
Due to lack of Equipments initially rescue efforts by India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were hampered, only two low-power pumps were on hand to drain the water.
The 112m (370ft)-deep coal mine where the workers are trapped is located in remote East Jaintia Hills district.
Rat-hole mining involves digging pits into the ground to create a narrow hole to find coal.

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