Eight People Trapped in Telangana Tunnel Collapse

Eight people were trapped inside after a section of roof collapsed in the under-construction stretch in the tunnel of Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project, Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said on Saturday.

- Agencies

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Speaking to reporters at the accident site in Nagarkurnool district, he said the state government is taking the help of experts, including those who rescued the trapped workers in an incident in Uttarakhand last year, and sought the help of the Indian Army and National Disaster Response Force. Those trapped inside are two engineers, two machine operators and four workers.

The personnel were trapped 14km inside the tunnel. The seepage of water and soil began slowly and increased later, prompting the workers to come out. They also heard a loud sound as they felt some "geological disturbance" outside the tunnel, he said.