Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers to drill new tunnels for trapped India workers

Key Facts

• Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Fresh efforts are on to rescue 41 workers trapped in an India tunnel Rescuers in India are looking at fresh options to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for the past eight days.
• New plans had to be conceived after work to push in metal pipes through the debris wall was halted and rescue teams were withdrawn after a cracking sound was heard from the tunnel on Friday.
• Efforts are now also on to drill from another side of the tunnel to reach the workers.
• Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Families of trapped workers have been asking authorities to expedite the process Federal Highways and Roads Minister Nitin Gadkari visited the site on Sunday and said rescue operations could go on for "two to three days".

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