Indian rescuers battle for third day to free 40 trapped tunnel staff

DEHRADUN, India: Greater than 100 rescuers in northern India struggled for a 3rd day on Tuesday to avoid wasting staff trapped underground after the highway tunnel they had been constructing collapsed.

Excavators have been eradicating particles since Sunday morning from the positioning within the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand to create an escape tunnel for the 40 staff, who’re all alive.
“Our greatest breakthrough is that we’ve got established contact and there’s a provide of oxygen and meals,” Uttarkashi district’s high civil servant Abhishek Ruhela instructed AFP on Tuesday.