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

Police officers stand guard next to a barricade past the entrance of a tunnel where 40 road workers are trapped after a portion of the tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, on Nov. 16, 2023. Shankar Prasad Nautiyal/Reuters

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.