Rescue Operation for 40 Workers Trapped Under Collapsed Tunnel in North India Enters 3rd Day

Rescue Operation for 40 Workers Trapped Under Collapsed Tunnel in North India Enters 3rd Day
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)
The Associated Press
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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. Officials hope to extricate them in the next 24 hours.

A 2.5-foot (0.76 meter)-wide steel pipe will be pushed through an opening of excavated debris with the help of hydraulic jacks to safely pull out the stranded workers, authorities said.