Progress made in India tunnel rescue

Rescuers attempting to reach 41 construction workers trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas have succeeded in delivering warm food and medical supplies


Nov 12: Cave-in traps 41 construction workers. 10cm pipe drilled into tunnel to supply oxygen, snack foods and water

Nov 17: Drilling of escape tunnel (above) paused amid fears of another rockfall

Nov 20: 15cm pipe completed. Small camera films workers (above inset), who receive first hot meals


Silkyara
New Delhi
INDIA
500km 300 miles


Vertical shafts*: Being drilled through more stable rock
325m deep
86m deep

Trapped workers
2km from incomplete section

Cave-in (area prone to landslides and earthquakes)
60m

Supply pipes*
9m
200m from entrance 
13m


Rockfall
Silkyara entrance
Vertical shafts*
Trapped workers
Total tunnel length: 4.5km
Incomplete section (480m long)
Finished tunnel
Barkot entrance
200m 650ft


Barkot 
Silkyara 
UTTARKASHI DISTRICT
Uttarkashi
10km 6 miles


*Shaft placement approximate


Sources: BBC, Reuters, India Today, Google Earth Pro
Pictures: Getty Images, Indian Authorities
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