East Jaintia Hills, Feb. 6 -- The NDRF, SDRF and Search & Rescue (SRT) teams of Meghalaya Fire & Emergency Services have so far recovered 18 bodies from the coal mine where several people were trapped following an explosion at Mysyngat at Jaintia Hills district.

According to CP Mawkan, the ADC of East Jaintia Hills district, approximately 8 people sustained injuries in the incident. He further noted that the teams continue to search for remaining bodies at the site.

"We are still doing the operation, let me just give a brief update, we have recovered 18 bodies and we have shifted injured people, total of injured people is 8, and at present we are still searching for dead bodies, that are still inside the pit," Mawkan told ANI.

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