Six workers died in a mishap that took place inside an abandoned coal mine pit in East Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya when they were reportedly trying to dig a tunnel on Thursday.
Officials said six bodies were retrieved on Friday morning and five of them identified. Six hailed from neighbouring Assam.
The incident took place in Deinsala village in Rymbai area when the machine they were using to dig the tunnel collapsed and all slipped into deep water in the abandoned coal mine. They were digging the tunnel to mine coal, sources said.
The district administration officials said efforts were on to trace the owner of the pit and to understand how the mishap took place.
