Rescuers race to free trapped Indian workers

Rescuers are racing to save 40 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand

CHINA
Uttarakhand state
New Delhi
INDIA
Bay of Bengal
500km 310 miles

Nov 11, 23:30 GMT
Workers become trapped when part of tunnel caves in due to landslide

Officials say all 40 workers are alive and being supplied with food, water and oxygen through pipe

Silkyara tunnel
4.5km-long project being built to improve connectivity between popular Hindu temples of Uttarkashi and Yamunotri. Collapse occurred around 200m from opening on Silkyara side


Yamunotri Temple

Detail
UTTARAKHAND
100km 60 miles

Barkot
Silkyara
10km 6 miles
UTTARKASHI DISTRICT
Uttarkashi
Dharasu



Picture: Getty Images
Sources: AFP, BBC
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