Seven killed in tunnel accident at Indian hydropower project

Water and debris burst into a state-run hydropower tunnel in Uttarakhand following a landslide, trapping the construction workers inside. At least seven workers have been killed and 13 others injured after a tunnel accident at a construction site in northern India, according to local officials. Water and debris burst into the tunnel, part of a state-run hydropower project in India’s northern hill state of Uttarakhand, late on Thursday following a landslide, trapping the construction workers. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand state Pushkar Singh Dhami said a “war-like rescue operation” was under way to pull out workers still stuck in the tunnel. India’s State Disaster Management Authority said three workers remain missing. “Evacuating every worker safely is our top priority,” Dhami said in a social media post.

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