28/11/2023 07:29 (UTC)

Indian rescue teams within five meters of 41 trapped workers, authorities say

Uttarkashi, Nov 28 (EFE/EPA).- Rescue teams are about five meters away from the 41 workers who were trapped 17 days ago in a tunnel under construction in northern India, officials said Tuesday.

"Almost 52 meters has been done (pipe inserted)," the chief minister of the government of the northern state of Uttarakhand, where the tunnel is located, Pushkar Singh Dhami, said in a statement to the media. (Camera: ARCHIVE).

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS THE SITE OF THE SILKYARA TUNNEL THAT COLLAPSED WHILE BEING UNDER CONSTRUCTION, IN UTTARKASHI, INDIA.

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Date: 28/11/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Disaster and accident » Transport accident » Railway accident
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 43 seconds
Reference: 7001316989
Relevance: Normal