Rescuers drilled deeper into the rubble of a collapsed road tunnel in northern India to fix wide pipes for 40 workers trapped underground for a sixth day to crawl to their freedom.
It is hoped that the construction workers, who have been stuck underground for days, can crawl to their freedom through a series of pipes welded together.
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Forty workers were trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh day Saturday as rescuers waited for a new machine to drill through the rubble so they could crawl to their freedom.
Indian rescuers are considering opening a vertical shaft to free 41 men trapped in a collapsed tunnel after drilling at the site was paused over fears of
Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging.
The Indian Prime Minister’s Office has joined efforts to rescue 41 workers stuck in an under-construction tunnel in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand where they have been trapped for more than a week.
Efforts continue in India's north to free construction workers trapped underground for more than a week after a highway tunnel they were helping build partially collapsed.
Rescuers are now preparing to dig vertically to reach road construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel for more than a week. They are also trying to supply the men with cooked food and a phone connection.
Forty-one Indian workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 10 days were seen alive on camera Tuesday for the first time, looking exhausted and anxious, as rescuers attempted to create new passageways…
Emergency crews trying to reach trapped workers in a collapsed transportation tunnel in the Himalayas said they have passed the halfway point to finding them, Indian officials said on Wednesday.
The race to save 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in northern India has been delayed again after a problem occurred with a U.S.-made rescue machine
The rescue of 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks ran into another delay during what was described as the final phase of digging to reach them, officials said Thursday.
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