18 dead, 8 injured in explosion at illegal India coal mine, police say

At least 18 people died on Thursday after an explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, officials said. “During the course of the rescue operation, a total of 18 dead bodies have been recovered from the site of the explosion,” local police said in a statement. Eight other people were injured, said Manish Kumar, top official in East Jaintia Hills district where the explosion happened. Rescuers were digging through the rubble at the site to find...


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