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NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India said on Monday they were set to begin manual digging of what they hoped was the final phase of rescuing the 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country’s north for over two weeks. Rescuers have started to drill vertically — an alternate plan […]

NEW DELHI — Rescuers in India began digging manually Monday in hopes of reaching 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country’s north for over two weeks. Kirti Panwar, a state government spokesperson, said a dozen men were taking turns burrowing into the

The workers have been trapped since Nov. 12 when a landslide caused a portion of the 2.8-mile tunnel they were building to collapse.

The workers have been trapped since Nov. 12 when a landslide caused a portion of the 2.8-mile tunnel they were building to collapse.

Officials say they have stopped digging to rescue 41 construction workers who have been trapped for nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India after the drilling machine broke down

The machine broke down Friday while making its way through the rubble, forcing the rescuers to work by hand to remove debris in hopes of reaching stranded workers.

Rescue teams trying to reach 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks stopped drilling again Friday after their boring machine hit a new metal obstruction in rock debris, further delaying efforts.

NEW DELHI--Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks were again stymied Saturday.

Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks were again stymied Saturday.

The machine broke down Friday while making its way through the rubble, forcing the rescuers to work by hand to remove debris in hopes of reaching stranded workers.