Indian tunnel rescue efforts paused over cave-in fears

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 19, 2023 12:15 am

DEHRADUN, India: Indian rescuers said on Saturday they had paused efforts to reach 40 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel after a cracking sound created a 'panic situation' over the possibility of a further cave-in.

Excavators have been removing debris from the road tunnel in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand since last Sunday after a portion of the tunnel the workers were building collapsed.

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