41 workers trapped in India’s collapsed Silkyara tunnel rescued after 17 days

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

29 November 2023

An ambulance transports survivors following the rescue of construction workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas in India An ambulance transports survivors following the rescue of construction workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas in India (Image: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

All 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state after it partially collapsed have been rescued.

The workers were trapped inside the 4.5km-long Silkyara tunnel running between Silkyara and Dandalgaon, part of the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway, when a landslide on 12 November caused a portion of it to collapse.

They were eventually wheeled out on stretchers yesterday (28 November) through a 90cm-diameter pipe that was inserted through the wall of debris blocking their escape.

The workers were taken to the nearby Chinyalisaur Community Health Centre for medical check-ups.

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