At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The miners became trapped on Monday morning in the Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district,

Navy divers from Visakhapatnam were deployed to speed up rescue operations alongside a 30-member team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and an eight-member unit from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).

Rescuers try to reach nine men trapped in a flooded coal mine in India's Assam:::: Authorities say at least three miners are feared deadIn a statement the local government said three bodies have been spotted by rescue teams but have not yet been recovered.

By Tora Agarwala GUWAHATI (Reuters) -Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's northeastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, and the men were part of a total of nine still trapped as rescue teams worked to reach them.

Three workers have been confirmed dead in the Assam coal mine disaster, while rescue operations continue to free the others trapped, with teams from the Army, NDRF, SDRF, and Navy divers actively involved.

Nine laborers are trapped in a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district. Army personnel, NDRF, and SDRF are coordinating rescue efforts. Water pumps are being used to clear flooding. The exact number of trapped miners remains unconfirmed.