The rescue of the 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in India for two weeks appears imminent. The rescuers are only five meters away from the buried victims.
According to Pushkar Singh Dhami, chief minister of the state of Uttarakhand, the breakthrough is expected “soon”. “The escape route has been prepared up to 52 meters in the tunnel and the breakthrough will take place at 57 metres,” Puskar Singh Dhami added. He did not give a specific time Tuesday morning.
On Monday he promised that all workers would be rescued. On Monday, rescue teams were just nine meters away from the trapped construction workers.
Broken special drill
Using a special drill, they quickly pushed through tons of earth and rubble and built a steel tube through which the trapped people could crawl to freedom. But then the drill hit thick metal beams and buried construction vehicles and broke.
Time is running out due to the bitter cold
The rescuers are now trying to use a hand drill to reach the people who have been trapped for more than two weeks. At the same time, work was being done on a vertical shaft and access from the other side of the tunnel. Time is of the essence: the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand is now experiencing bitter cold.
All workers survived the tunnel collapse
The tunnel partially collapsed on November 12 during the early shift change. Fortunately, all construction workers survived the accident. Authorities had assured several times that it would not take long before everyone trapped would be rescued.
Source: Krone
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