170 Hours On, Rescuers Try To Dig Vertical Hole To Save Trapped Workers

The workers' prolonged confinement within the tunnel is raising serious concerns about their health and well-being.

Rescue teams in Uttarakhand are battling against time to evacuate 41 construction workers who have been trapped under debris for over 170 hours following a tunnel collapse.

The workers' prolonged confinement within the tunnel is raising serious concerns about their health and well-being.

Officials will today try to drill a vertical hole from the top of the hill under which the workers have been trapped inside the collapsed tunnel with limited food and communication.