The Indian Navy has dispatched a highly specialized team to aid in the rescue of miners trapped in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.

According to the Ministry of Defence this special team, comprising one officer and eleven sailors, includes highly trained Clearance Divers skilled in deep-depth diving and recovery operations and is on site.

Indian Navy team equipped with deep diving gear and ROVs aiding in search and rescue operations in Assam's Umrangso.

The Indian Navy has dispatched a specialized rescue team to Umrangso, a remote industrial town in Assam's Dima Hasao district, to aid in the operation to rescue miners trapped underground.

Rescue teams were working on Tuesday (January 7) to reach nine men trapped in a flooded coal mine in the remote district of Dima Hasao in Assam, India. Authorities said at least three miners were feared dead.

In response to an urgent request for assistance, the Indian Navy has mobilized a specialised team to assist in the rescue of miners trapped in Umrangso, a remote industrial town in the Dima Hasao district of Assam.

Around 40 people entered the well-shaped mine at around 9am on Monday. The workers likely contacted a source of water which soon flooded the mine.

In response to an urgent call for assistance by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Indian Army on January 6, mobilized a specialized Relief Task Force to rescue miners trapped in Umrangso,