LUCKNOW, India – Rescuers dug through soil and sections of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at a construction project in northern India.
All the construction workers were safe, police officer Prashant Kumar said, adding that they had been supplied with oxygen and water.
He said the rescuers had established contact with the trapped individuals.
The collapse happened Sunday in Uttarakhand, a mountainous state filled with Hindu temples that attracts many pilgrims and tourists.
Massive construction of buildings and roads has taken place in recent years in Uttarakhand. The trapped workers are building part of the Chardham all-weather road, a major federal government project connecting various Hindu pilgrimage sites.
The number of trapped workers was confirmed on Monday by Rajesh Pawar, project manager at Navyug Construction Company, which oversaw construction of the tunnel.
Rescuers inside a collapsed road tunnel where more than 30 workers were trapped by a landslide in northern Uttarakhand state, India, Sunday, Nov. 12. 2023.AP
This photo provided by the Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) shows rescuers outside a collapsed road tunnel where more than 30 workers were trapped by a landslide in northern Uttarakhand state, India, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. AP
Rescue efforts began Sunday, with authorities pumping oxygen through pipes into the collapsed part of the tunnel to help workers breathe.
“The team has advanced 15 meters (way) into the tunnel, with an additional 35 meters (way) yet to be covered,” Kumar said, adding that more than 150 rescuers had used drilling equipment and excavators to clear debris throughout the night.
The collapsed section of the 4.5-kilometer (2.7-mile) tunnel is about 200 meters (500 feet) from the entrance, officials told the Press Trust of India news agency.
In January, Uttarakhand state authorities evacuated hundreds of people to temporary shelters after a temple collapsed and cracks appeared in more than 600 houses due to land subsidence in and around the province’s town of Joshimath.
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