The rescue operation is made more difficult by falling debris and damage to drilling machines
Jalee’s ANDRABI / AFPTV / SDRF, Uttarakhand / AFP
Workers trapped in a tunnel India They were seen this Tuesday the 21st for the first time since the accident. Images captured by a camera show the 41 workers trapped in the collapse. They have been there for 10 days. “We will get you out safely, don’t worry,” members of the rescue team told the trapped men, according to video released by local authorities. Since November 12, excavators have been removing tons of earth, concrete and rubble from the tunnel under construction that partially collapsed in the Himalayan Mountains state of Uttarakhand (north). But rescue work is progressing slowly and is hampered by falling debris and drill malfunctions. Before using the camera, rescue workers communicated with the blocked men by radio. “All workers are safe,” Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a statement. “We are trying with all our might to get them out safely soon,” he added. Dhami said he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who sees rescuing workers as a “top priority.”
*With information from AFP