Rescue Efforts Continue for 41 Workers Trapped in Indian Tunnel Collapse

Multiple rescue plans are underway, but progress is slow due to the risk of further collapses and falling debris.

41 construction workers have been trapped in a partially collapsed tunnel in northern India's Uttarakhand state since November 12, following a suspected landslide.
Rescue efforts have been complicated by falling debris and the fear that large-scale drilling could lead to further collapses.
Rescuers have been able to maintain communication with the trapped workers and provide them with oxygen, food, and medicine through a narrow pipe drilled into the tunnel.
Authorities have devised five potential plans to rescue the workers, including vertical and horizontal drilling, but progress has been slow and further delays are expected.
Environmentalists have warned against major construction projects in the ecologically fragile Himalayan region, which is prone to landslides.