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In northeast India, children are lured into coal mining

Los Angeles Times | August 21, 2011 | 4:09 pm Energy Asia Europe Coal

By Mark Magnier Los Angeles Times SentinelSource.com | 0 comments LADRYMBAI, India — The young miners descend on rickety ladders made of branches into the makeshift coal mines dotting Jaintia Hills in northeast India, scrambling sideways into “rat