Nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a sudden gush of water flooded the quarry.

At least nine workers have been feared trapped since Monday due to flooding at the Assam Coal Quarry, located in the Umrangso area of the district

Water levels in the 300-feet deep flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district receded by nearly 23 feet on Friday, boosting rescue efforts to locate eight workers trapped inside, The Hindu reported.

Leader trapped in Assam's flooded coal mine arrested; dewatering of 340ft-shaft continues with ONGC and Coal India machines. Congress protests illegal coal syndicate, accusing CM Sarma's government of failure,

In Guwahati, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the mine was earlier run by the state’s mines and minerals department but was abandoned 12 years ago, calling Monday’s mining operation “illegal”.

At least 8 miners are trapped, three confirmed dead at the time of producing this bulletin, as rescue teams battle against time in Assam This is the grim reality unfolding in the state's Dima Hasao district,

Several miners are trapped inside in a coal mine at 3 Kilo, Umrangso area since January 6. Reportedly, as of now only one body has been recovered from the mine, as teams from the Army and Navy work to rescue trapped miners.

Efforts to rescue eight people from a coal mine in Assam entered the fifth day on Friday, with Coal India installing a 500 GPM (gallons per minute) pump to dewater the mine, in which the people have been trapped since January 6.