Drilling to Rescue 40 Men Trapped in Indian Tunnel Halted After Snag

SILKYARA, India—Rescuers trying to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas since last weekend suspended work temporarily on Friday due to a snag with their drilling machine, authorities said. The men have been stuck in the hillside tunnel in Uttarakhand state since Sunday morning after it caved in. They have light, receive oxygen, food, water, and medicines via a pipe, and talk by walkie-talkie. Though officials say they are fine, families are waiting anxiously, some camped outside. Efforts to reach them were slowed by falling debris during drilling and a new machine flown from New Delhi began work on Thursday with the intention of creating space to push through pipes for the men to crawl to safety....