"18 Metres Left..." In Race To Save 41 Workers Trapped In Uttarakhand Tunnel
NDTV
Mahmood Ahmed, a senior official with Uttarakhand's Road and Transport Department, said the auger (or earth drilling machine) that was switched on at 12.45 am has drilled 18 metres so far.
Less than 20 metres of rock and debris separate 41 workers trapped in the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Silkyara and emergency services officials racing to rescue them, and "big news" is expected in the next 24 hours, state officials told reporters Wednesday morning.
Mahmood Ahmed, a senior official with Uttarakhand's Road and Transport Department, said the auger (or earth drilling machine) that was switched on at 12.45 am has drilled 18 metres so far.
"I am very happy to share that drilling for 39 metres has been completed. Estimates indicate the workers are trapped 57 metres underground, so only 18 metres is left," he explained.
