A rescue operation for 40 workers trapped under a collapsed tunnel in north India enters third day
LUCKNOW, India — Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India. Senior government official Ranjit Sinha said falling debris has been hindering the rescue operation and added they expect to free the workers by Tuesday night or Wednesday. They said he is fine and healthy.” The collapsed portion of the 4.5-kilometer tunnel is about 200 meters from the entrance, Karamveer Singh, an official with the National Disaster Response Force, said. Singh said rescuers had also established contact with the stranded workers using walkie-talkies, and in one case a written message on paper was sent through the pipeline to communicate with them.
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