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UTTARKASHI, India — 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

Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks were again stymied Saturday. Rescuers had been working by hand to remove debris after the drilling machine they were using broke down a day earlier while making its way through the debris of rock, stones and metal, but the operation was halted on Saturday. Arnold Dix, an international expert assisting the rescue team at the accident site in Uttarakhand state, said it is unclear when the drilli...

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.

Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks have been hampered again.

Rescue efforts at the collapsed tunnel in India have been going on for a fortnight.

Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks were again stymied Saturday. The drilling machine broke down late Friday while making its way through the rubble, stones and metal.

Officials work towards alternative strategy that could potentially further delay rescue of 41 low-wage workers

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.

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

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.