Shutterstock Image Mining is a dangerous job all on its own, but for these nine men things just got deadlier. Nine men are trapped in a flooded coal mine. They are hanging on for dear life as rescue teams rush to save the workers.

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.

Rescuers in India are racing against time to bring out miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in the north-eastern state of Assam. Three of the nine men inside were feared dead, Reuters reported, after the state government said rescue teams had spotted some bodies they have been unable to reach.

Three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India's north-eastern Assam state, authorities said on Tuesday, as rescue teams worked through the night to try to reach a total of nine men trapped inside.

Rescue teams were today battling to save miners trapped in a flooded mine amid rising water levels in India. The workers were trapped when water flooded the illegal 300ft coal mine in the Umrangso area of northeastern Assam state on January 6.

Workers are trapped underground in a coal mine due to unexpected flooding, with rescue operations underway. The incident took place in a coal quarry in Umrangso town, Dima Hasao district, Assam, northeastern India on January 6.