8 Trapped In Telangana Tunnel For 72 Hours, Excavation Halts Due To Slush | Read

Efforts to rescue eight people trapped in a collapsed section of a tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district entered day four on Tuesday, with experts temporarily halting heavy excavation due to an increase in the amount of slush and mud at the accident site.

Teams of experts that had gone into the tunnel yesterday have said the slush wall has now increased by about a metre. They believe that there could be structural stability issues if intensive excavation is undertaken, which could not only further endanger the trapped workers but also risk the lives of the rescue teams.

Chris Cooper, an Australian tunnel expert, on Monday also said the entire area appears unsettled and that it might be too dangerous to continue with heavy-duty digging.