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Meghalaya Coal Mine Blast: At Least 18 Dead, Several Feared Trapped In Illegal Rat-Hole Mine

Meghalaya Coal Mine Blast: At least 18 people were killed in an explosion at an illegally operating rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. Rescue operations by the NDRF, SDRF, and special teams are underway, but officials remain uncertain ...

about how many more workers may be trapped inside. The incident has once again highlighted the deadly persistence of banned rat-hole mining in the region.

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