Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, December 23, 2018. Picture taken December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Relatives of at least 15 Indian miners trapped in a "rat-hole" mine for 18 days said on Monday they have given up hope that any of them would be found alive, even as rescue operations were stepped up.
"We want his body back so that we can give him a decent burial," said the uncle of 26-year old Omar Ali, who is among those trapped in the mine.
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