The rescue operation of 41 workers in a collapsed tunnel in India is completed in 15 days world

For 15 days, 41 workers were trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India. On Monday (27), rescue teams continue to work to provide access that will allow the victims to be transported.

The collapse occurred on November 12, when a tunnel structure under construction in the northern Indian state, in the Himalayan mountain range, partially collapsed.

Since then, workers have been able to obtain water, food, oxygen and medicine through a pipe installed at the site. Workers were communicated via radio.

Rescuers are trying to dig a tunnel so the workers can be safely removed from the site. Machines were even used to excavate rocks that trapped workers. However, the equipment malfunctioned.

On Sunday (26), the team began constructing another road with the aim of digging a well from the top of the mountain above the workers. On the other hand, rainy weather can complicate work.

“Difficulties will come, and difficulties have arisen, but we are prepared for them,” said Jasvant Kapoor, general manager of the company responsible for the new well.

The tunnel that collapsed is part of a highway project that aims to connect four Hindu pilgrimage sites through 890 kilometers of roads.

Although the region is exposed to landslides, earthquakes and floods, the Indian authorities have not yet revealed the causes of the tunnel collapse.

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