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  Water recedes in flooded Meghalaya mine, CM says time running out to rescue trapped miners

  India | December 21, 2018 17:50 IST

  The water level in a flooded mine in Meghalaya receded a few inches on Friday, holding out a sliver of hope for the survival of the more than dozen men who have been trapped inside the illegal coal pit since December 13 without any food and water, police said.

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  China Mine Blast Rescuers Try To Reach 11 Trapped

  World | October 17, 2010 13:59 IST

  Yuzhou(China):  Dozens of anxious relatives and friends of 11 miners trapped underground by an explosion in central China gathered outside the site Sunday while rescuers said they were fighting tons of coal dust to try