Three people are believed to have died after nine men became trapped in a coal mine in India’s north-eastern Assam state. Authorities told Reuters on Tuesday, Jan. 7, that rescuers had worked throughout the night to save the miners. Per the BBC, the men became trapped when the mine they were working on became flooded with water.

Indian authorities have summoned the army to help rescue at least nine workers who are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in the country's northeastern Assam state.