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Officials had already said their chances of survival were bleak.Read also: 13 miners trapped in Meghalaya coal pit "We are yet to recover the dead bodies from the pit," Sylvester Nongtnger, the district police chief of East Jaintia Hills told IANS. Our first step is to rescue those people trapped inside the pit. "It appeared the miners resumed mining coal three to four days ago. SHILLONG: Thirteen miners, who were trapped inside a coal pit filled with gallons of water in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district, were yet to be reached or rescued, district police chief said on Friday. "The rescue operation is still on in full swing..