Drilling Snag Delays Rescue of 41 Men in Indian Tunnel

Published on November 24, 2023

SILKYARA, India—Hopes for the imminent rescue of 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for nearly two weeks were dashed by a problem with the drilling equipment, officials said on Friday, but efforts to reach the workers should resume soon. The men, construction workers from some of India’s poorest states, have been confined in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12. Authorities have said they are safe, with access to light, oxygen, food, water, and medicines. Attempts to pull them out by drilling through the debris of rock, stones, and metal and pushing through an evacuation pipe have been slowed by snags....

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