Shillong: The NDRF, SDRF and Search & Rescue (SRT) teams of Meghalaya Fire & Emergency Services have so far recovered 18 bodies from the coal mine

Death toll in Meghalaya coal mine blast rises to 25 as seven more bodies are recovered during ongoing search operations.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Meghalaya Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Friday confirmed that the death toll in the East Jaintia Hills coal mine incident has risen to 19, while eight others remain injured. India News | Meghalaya Coal Mine Tragedy: Death Toll Rises to 19, Two Arrested, Says Minister Lahkmen Rymbui.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said the state government has ordered a comprehensive inquiry into the incident, which occurred at a suspected illegal coal mine in the Thangskai area of East Jaintia Hills district. Meghalaya Coal Mine Blast: Death Toll Rises to 25 in East Jaintia Hills Coal Mine Tragedy; President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi Condole Loss of Lives.