The Indian Navy abandoned all efforts on Sunday to pull out the decomposed body of a miner that it spotted four days ago inside a coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills District, officials said.

Meghalaya mine rescue: Navy abandons efforts to pull out decomposed body of miner

There seems to be no hope at the end of the tunnel for the 15 labourers trapped in a coal mine a fortnight ago, as search operations have been suspended by the Meghalaya government for want of high-powered pumps to flush out water from the pit.

After two weeks, 15 miners still trapped in Meghalaya; search operation suspended

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Meghalaya mine rescue: Navy abandons efforts to pull out decomposed body of miner

After two weeks, 15 miners still trapped in Meghalaya; search operation suspended