In a race against time, rescue teams have shifted their strategy to drill vertically in a renewed effort to reach the 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India. Initial attempts were hindered by debris and technical setbacks, prompting the decision to dig from the top of a hill.
The workers, stranded since November 12, have been surviving on a meagre diet of nuts and roasted chickpeas delivered through a pipe. The 4.5-kilometer tunnel, part of the Chardham all-weather road project connecting Hindu pilgrimage sites, caved in due to a landslide about 200 meters from the entrance.
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