Rainy weather hamper Indian rescuers attempt to reach trapped men
Stuck in 4.5 km tunnel in Uttarakhand state since Nov 12
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Stuck in 4.5 km tunnel in Uttarakhand state since Nov 12
Rescuers have brought in "rat miners" to help pull out 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for over two weeks after high-powered machines failed. The workers, low-wage workers from India's poorest states, have been getting food, water, light, oxygen, and medicines through a pipe. Attempts to drill a tunnel horizontally through the debris trapping the men have been plagued by damage to machinery.
SILKYARA TUNNEL, India: Indian military engineers on Monday were preparing to dig by hand to reach 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 16 days, a rescue operation hit by repeated setbacks.
Rescuers have started manual drilling to rescue 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in northern India after an augur machine broke down. | Latest News India
In pics: Vertical drilling begins to rescue 41 trapped workers under the mountain.