In 1989, 65 miners were trapped 350 feet below ground in the flooded Mahabir Colliery of Raniganj. With the water rising and time running out, one man stepped forward: .
When we think of mining disasters, our minds often jump to the dramatic rescues in Chile or the tragedies in West Virginia. But tucked away in the industrial heartland of West Bengal, India, lies one of the most astonishing and successful rescue operations in mining history—the 1989 Raniganj coal mine rescue. raniganj coal mine rescue full