The number of trapped workers was also revised to 41 from 40, said Anshu Manish, a director at the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation, one of the agencies overseeing the rescue. It may require up to 60 metres of drilling to enable the trapped workers’ escape, Mr Patwal told The Associated Press. As the rescue operation stretched into its seventh day, families of those trapped were frustrated and angry. Mr Patwal said two doctors at the site were in regular contact with the trapped workers to ensure their physical and mental wellbeing. The construction workers have been trapped since Sunday when a landslide caused a portion of the 2.8-mile tunnel they were building to collapse about 200 metres from the entrance.

Source: The Times November 18, 2023 14:00 UTC