Meghalaya mine tragedy: Rescuers use hooks, ropes, crane to reach trapped miners

At least five people are trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya since Monday. Rescuers on Wednesday used ropes, crane and hooks to trace them.

With hooks, ropes, and a crane, rescuers on Wednesday tried to reach out to five miners trapped for the last three days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district. Deputy Commissioner E Kharmalki said, attempts were made to fish out the miners to safety, from the bottom of the pit, but the efforts were in vain. "As of today, our team has managed to reach the bottom of the vertical pit with hooks and ropes. The miners could have been trapped in several of the horizontal smaller holes dug to take out coal," he said.