One person died and several others were injured in a landslide in the coal mines of Jamuria in the Raniganj coal belt in West Bengal on Thursday (May 14, 2026). Locals suspect that multiple others are trapped inside the mines.
The Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)’s Kunustoria Padashiya Colliery collapsed on Thursday morning leading to the massive accident. Though the administration started rescue operations, several workers were still trapped inside the mines even in the evening.
It is reported that, during the blasting process of mining, there was “air blast” in section 27 of the Kunustoria coal mines, leading to collapse of multiple pillars at the same time. The impact led to fall of rocks and construction material, causing a landslide and leaving a worker dead.
A rescued worker said that it felt like the ground beneath their feet started shaking and all of them fell in different directions in the impact of the air blast.
“The accident occurred around 10 a.m. The injured have been admitted to the local hospital in Raniganj and other ECL hospitals,” Raghubir Prasad, a local resident of Jamuria, told The Hindu on Thursday.
