After 14-day search, 2 bodies found in Assam rat-hole mine

After a gruelling 14-day search operation, bodies of the remaining two illegal coal miners who were trapped inside a rat-hole mine in Patkai Hills of Tinsukia district in Assam were recovered on Saturday, reports Rajib Dutta.

The deceased were identified as John Nongrum, 39, and Phiniellin Umbah, 24, both residents of Ri Bhoi district in Meghalaya. Their bodies were retrieved from the mountain of rubble with the help of excavators by the NDRF, SDRF, and local rescue workers.



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