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Authorities in India warned on Thursday of rising water levels in a Himalayan river valley hit by a major avalanche as they scaled back a search for 35 construction workers trapped in a flooded tunnel.
More than 35 workers are trapped in the Himalayan tunnel after a flash flood destroyed dams and bridges in Uttarakhand.
Rescuers drill Indian tunnel to look for trapped workers; families get impatient By Alasdair Pal Reuters TAPOVAN, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities on Thursday began drilling inside a tunnel in the Himalayas in an attempt to rescue more than 35 workers trapped there after a flash flood that destroyed dams and bridges. About 171 people remain unaccounted for since Sunday's disaster in Uttarakhand state, most of them workers at the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric project and at the smaller Rishiganga dam, which was swept away by the torrent. So far, the bodies of 33 people have been fou...
Indian authorities on Thursday began drilling inside a tunnel in the Himalayas in an attempt to rescue more than 35 workers trapped there after a flash flood that destroyed dams and bridges.
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