Eight Persons Trapped Tunnel Collapses In Telangana, Rescue Ops On

Footage from inside the tunnel in Telangana whose roof collapsed while construction work was going on showed debris stuck inside with little space left to bypass the blocked part. Officials said rescue workers were 200 metres away from the point where the roof of the tunnel collapsed on Saturday. Water in the tunnel and silt are making the rescue operation challenging, officials said. Telangana Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, who came to the affected site to take stock of the situation, said, “A small leak became a huge gap on the side of the tunnel and water and mud rushed in, flooding the tunnel... We have been working round the clock. We have sought help from the army and the navy for divers, and the NDRF.”