Indian authorities have summoned the army to help rescue at least nine workers who are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in the country's northeastern Assam state.

Additionally, four deep divers from the Navy also went inside the flooded shaft to find the trapped miners, the official said.

The body of a miner was recovered from a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's northeastern state of Assam on Wednesday, two days into the search for nine men trapped below ground.

Rescue operation is carried out for workers trapped inside a coal mine, in Dima Hasao district of India's northeastern state of Assam, Jan. 7, 2025. At least nine workers were trapped after underground water gushed into the coal mine. (Str/Xinhua)

GUWAHATI, India — 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.

Workers said over a dozen miners had been trapped after water from a nearby unused mine began to pour into the mine, with some miners managing to escape.

The body of one of the nine workers trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district was recovered by army divers on Wednesday, the third day of the rescue operations, officials said