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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Biswajeet Banerjee

Rescue operation to save 40 workers trapped under a collapsed tunnel in north India enters 3rd day

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Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India. Officials hope to extricate them in the next 24 hours.

A 2.5-foot (0.76 meter)-wide steel pipe will be pushed through an opening of excavated debris with the help of hydraulic jacks to safely pull out the stranded workers, authorities said.

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