Under-construction tunnel collapses in India's Uttarakhand, 36 feared trapped as rescue efforts in progress
- Around 40 workers are trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand, India, after a part of the tunnel collapsed due to a landslide. Efforts are underway to rescue them safely.
- The tunnel is part of the federal government's highway project aimed at improving connectivity to popular pilgrimage spots in Uttarakhand. The collapse was caused by a nearby landslide, cutting off oxygen supply to the workers.
- Rescue operations involving the National Disaster Response Force and other teams are ongoing, with the aim of evacuating the trapped workers by Monday evening.
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Rescuers dig to reach 40 workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel in north India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied with oxygen and water. He said the rescuers had established contact with the trapped individuals. The collapse occurred Sunday in Uttarakhand, a…
Rescuers dig to reach 40 workers trapped in a tunnel in India
By Biswajeet Banerjee | Associated Press LUCKNOW, India — Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied with oxygen and water. He said the rescuers had established contact with the trapped individuals. The collap…
Indian rescuers locate 40 workers trapped inside collapsed tunnel by landslide
Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India. All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied with oxygen and water. He said the rescuers had established contact with the trapped individuals. The collapse occurred Sunday in Uttarakhand, a mountainous state dot…
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