At least nine miners trapped in India coal mine

Rescue workers stand around a coal mine where at least nine workers are trapped in the Dimapur Hasao district in the north-eastern state of Assam, India. Picture: Indian Army/AP

At least nine workers are trapped inside a coal mine in India’s north-eastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation.

The miners were trapped on Monday morning in the Umrangso area in Dimapur Hasao district, some 125 miles south of the state capital, Guwahati.