An estimated 200 people are missing and 18 are confirmed killed after an avalanche in India's Himalayan region broke dams, swept away bridges, and left dozens of construction workers trapped in tunnels.
Dubai: Efforts were on Monday to rescue more than three dozen power plant workers trapped in a tunnel after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off and sent a wall of water and debris rushing down a mountain in India’s northern Uttarakhand state.
At least 18 people have died and 165 are missing.
More than 2,000 members of the military, paramilitary groups and police have been taking part in search-and-rescue operations after Sunday s flood, which destroyed one dam, damaged another and washed homes downstream. Image Credit: Gulf News
Officials said the focus was on saving 37 workers who are stuck inside a tunnel at one of the affected hydropower plants, agencies reported.
As many as 16 people who were trapped in a tunnel were earlier rescued by ITBP personnel. The rescuers had then started focussing on a second tunnel, where around 30 people were trapped