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One week after the Silkyara tunnel collapse, the NHIDCL, in charge of the tunnel project, updated the count of workers trapped inside from 40 to 41. A

Forty-one workers remain trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh day as a new drilling matching arrived on site to replace the damaged one.

Forty-one workers remain trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for a seventh day as a new drilling matching arrived on site to replace the damaged one. The

Rescuers have managed to get through 24 metres of rock so far, but it may require up to 60 metres of drilling to enable the trapped workers’ escape in north India.

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. A new drilling machine arrived at the accident site in Uttarakhand state on Saturday to replace one that was damaged while breaking through the rocks and debris. Authorities have so far drilled 24 meters (79 feet) through rubble and debris, but it would require up to ...

The nature of the exceptionally hard rock formation in the area coupled with the clearing of debris damaged the original machine and paused rescue efforts on Friday, according to officials

The nature of the exceptionally hard rock formation in the area, coupled with the clearing of debris, damaged the original machine, delaying progress.

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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.  A new drilling machine arrived at the accide...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — 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. A new drilling machine arrived at the accident site in Uttarakhand state on Saturday […]