Five people killed during deep well construction in Meghalaya

Meghalaya: In a tragic accident, five workers were killed in an accident which occurred during a deep well construction in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district on Monday.

A special rescue team reached the scene soon after and recovered the five bodies from different levels of the under-construction 35-metere deep well. Two others have also been rescued from the site at Mihmyntdu village on the outskirts of Jowai town.

As per reports, the labourers were suspected to have fallen unconscious due to the fumes of a pump that w3as used to draw water.