Overview

• Rescue operations continue for the 40 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand, India, with officials hoping to free them in the next 24 hours.
• Rescuers are using a 2.5-foot-wide steel pipe to create a passage through the debris for the trapped workers.
• Some of the trapped workers have reported feeling unwell, with symptoms such as fever and body aches.
• Relatives and friends of the trapped workers are growing increasingly frustrated and angry at the pace of the rescue operation.
• The tunnel collapse has raised questions about the safety of rapid construction in the mountainous region, which is prone to landslides, earthquakes, and floods.