Digging to Rescue 41 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel in India Is in Final Stretch

Digging to Rescue 41 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel in India Is in Final Stretch
People wait by the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed trapping 41 workers in Silkyara in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Nov. 22, 2023. AP Photo
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UTTARKASHI, India—The rescue of 41 construction workers from a collapsed highway tunnel in northern India could happen later Thursday after nearly two weeks of digging and delays.

The drilling of the final stretch resumed following a six-hour delay due to a metal object in the debris damaging the blades of the drilling machine.