In Telangana, India, eight workers remained trapped in a tunnel collapse caused by a rush of silt and water. They were part of a large irrigation project, ongoing since 2005, when the roof collapsed while they were nine miles inside. Rescuers, including nine agencies and the Indian Army, are struggling to retrieve them and face challenges due to water and debris filling the tunnel. Local officials have expressed grave concerns about the workers' chances of survival, with rescue efforts hampered by communication difficulties and the precarious situation inside the tunnel.
Indian officials have warned that the chances of survival for eight people believed to have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel for several days are remote.
Water gushed in and the roof caved in, Manoj Gaur, the chairman of Jaiprakash Associates, said in an interview.
Jupally Krishna Rao, a Telangana state minister, said the odds were dwindling that the victims in this weekend's tunnel collapse would be found alive.
Activists and environmentalists had long warned that the multibillion-dollar road-widening project would destabilize the mountainous territory, and said it ultimately caused a landslide.
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