Rescuers Dig to Reach 40 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Road Tunnel in North India

Rescuers inside a collapsed road tunnel where more than 30 workers were trapped by a landslide in northern in Uttarakhand state, India, on Nov. 12, 2023. (Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) via AP)

LUCKNOW, India—Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India.

All of the construction workers are safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they have been supplied with oxygen and water. He said the rescuers had established contact with the trapped individuals.