Telangana tunnel rescue Day 5: Rescuers managed to reach tunnel end, could not find anything last night
The Hindu
Rescue team reaches end of collapsed tunnel in Srisailam Left Bank Canal in Telangana. But they could not locate the eight men trapped inside the tunnel
In a significant development, a team of experts engaged in rescuing the eight persons who have remained trapped for the past five days in the partially collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel, were able to reach the end of the tunnel and return, a senior police official said on Wednesday (February 26, 2025)
“A 20 member team comprising NDRF, SDRF and rat miners were able to reach the last point of the (tunnel). But there was a lot of debris. They are working out how to go about,” Nagarkurnool Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Gaikwad told PTI.
Latest updates on the rescue works at Telangana SLBC tunnel on Day 5 (February 26, 2025)
The teams earlier were able to reach up to 50 meters before the end of the tunnel only due to slush and debris. “A day ago, they were able to reach up to 40 meters (before the end of the tunnel). Yesterday, they reached (crossed) that 40 meters also,” the official further said. Mr. Gaikwad further said the team searched at the location but could not find anything last night.
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Top experts from the Indian Army, Navy, NDRF, GSI and other agencies who are making relentless efforts to find a breakthrough in the collapsed SLBC tunnel rescue work amidst threat to the lives of rescuers' with the continuous flow of silt and water, are set to continue their operations on Wednesday.
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