Coalminers in treacherous ‘rat-hole’ mines work without safety equipment or rescue protocols in northeast India.
The tragic deaths of workers in a ‘rat-hole’ coalmine in Meghalaya, northeast India, has once again highlighted the precarious situation for artisanal miners.
On 13 December 2018, an estimated 15 workers died after the nearby Lytein River flooded a 110-metre deep illegal mine, blocking their exit.
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