Big breaking: Chamoli tunnel collapse kills 7, 14 rescued and one worker feared trapped

A
majo
t agedy
has
st uck
Utta akha d& squo;s
Chamoli
dist ict
afte
a
po tio
of
a
u de -co st uctio
tu el
collapsed
at
Pipalkoti-Mayapu ,
leavi g
seve
people
dead
a d
14
i ju ed.
O e
wo ke
is
still
epo ted
to
be
t apped
i side,
p ompti g
a
o goi g
escue
ope atio .
The
i cide t
took
place
at
a ou d
7
pm
whe
wo ke s
we e
e gaged
i
co st uctio
activity
i side
the
tu el.
A
sudde
ush
of
deb is
a d
wate
e te ed
the
st uctu e,
t appi g
seve al
wo ke s
u de g ou d.
Rescue
teams
co ti ued
ope atio s
th oughout
the
ight
despite
difficult
co ditio s
a d
isi g
wate
levels
i side
the
tu el.
Fou tee
wo ke s
have
bee
safely
evacuated
a d
shifted
to
hospital
fo
t eatme t.
Autho ities
a e
co ti ui g
effo ts
to
locate
a d
escue
the
emai i g
t apped
wo ke .
Teams
f om
the
Natio al
Disaste
Respo se
Fo ce
a d
othe
eme ge cy
age cies
a e
i volved
i
the
ope atio .
Acco di g
to
escue
officials,
a
la ge
qua tity
of
wate
was
p ese t
i side
the
tu el
whe
the
ope atio
bega ,
with
additio al
wate
epo tedly
e te i g
f om
the
sides.
Despite
the
challe gi g
co ditio s,
escue s
have
co ti ued
wo ki g
to
each
the
t apped
wo ke .
The
tu el
p oject
is
bei g
u de take
by
Teh i
Hyd o
Developme t
Co po atio
Limited.
P elimi a y
i fo matio
i dicates
that
deb is
a d
a
la dslide-like
flow
f om
above
may
have
caused
the
sudde
obst uctio
i side
the
co st uctio
site.

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