Indian Rescuers Just Feet Away From Reaching 41 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel for Over 2 Weeks

Published on November 28, 2023

UTTARKASHI, India—Rescuers in India were on the verge Tuesday of reaching 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country’s north, after drilling their way through debris to get to them, officials said. Syed Ata Hasnain, a member of the National Disaster Management Authority overseeing rescue efforts at the accident site in Uttarakhand state, said 2 more meters (about 7 feet) remain to be dug out. Once that’s done, the trapped workers can be pulled out through a passageway made of welded pipes which rescuers pushed through dirt and rocks, he said. “Soon all the laborers brothers will be taken out,” Pushkar Singh Dhami, top official in Uttarakhand, posted on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter....

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