{"id":2108688,"date":"2023-11-27T11:36:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-rescuers-begin-digging-by-hand-as-trapped-workers-mark-16-days-in-collapsed-tunnel\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T11:46:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:46:47","slug":"desperate-rescuers-begin-digging-by-hand-as-trapped-workers-mark-16-days-in-collapsed-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-rescuers-begin-digging-by-hand-as-trapped-workers-mark-16-days-in-collapsed-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescuers dig by hand as trapped workers reach 16 days in collapsed tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesperate-rescuers-begin-digging-by-hand-as-trapped-workers-mark-16-days-in-collapsed-tunnel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2108688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Desperate Rescuers Begin Digging by Hand as Trapped\u200b Workers Mark 16 Days in Collapsed \u200bTunnel<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities in India\u200b announced on Monday that they were about to embark \u200don the final phase of rescuing \u200bthe 41 construction workers \u200bwho\u2062 have been trapped\u200d in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country&#8217;s \u2062north for over two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 rescue operation took \u200da new approach\u2062 as \u200drescuers started drilling \u200cvertically instead \u2064of horizontally \u200bfrom the front. A newly replaced \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somber-news-on-41-workers-trapped-in-collapsed-tunnel-for-eight-days\/\" title=\"Somber News on 41 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel for Eight Days\">drilling machine<\/a> has already excavated \u200cabout 105 \u2063feet, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>Devendra Patwal, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-of-workers-remain-trapped-as-efforts-to-enter-collapsed-road-tunnel-hit-major-challenge\/\" title=\"Dozens of Workers Remain Trapped as Efforts to Enter Collapsed Road Tunnel Hit Major Challenge\">disaster management official<\/a> at the \u2064site, \u200dexpressed confidence in their preparedness\u2063 for any challenges they may face during the manual digging process. However, he hoped that the mountain\u2063 would\u200b not pose significant resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers have \u2064already dug \u200chorizontally and\u2064 inserted pipes up \u2063to\u2064 150\u200c feet, creating a \u2064passageway for the trapped workers to be\u200d pulled out on wheeled stretchers.<\/p>\n<p>The drilling\u200d machine faced repeated breakdowns due to the rugged \u200cterrain, and it\u200b was irreparably damaged on Friday, necessitating its replacement.\u2064 Rescuers worked overnight to remove parts \u200bof the machine \u200dstuck inside the pipes, enabling manual digging to commence.<\/p>\n<p>The workers have\u200d been trapped since\u200c November 12 when a landslide caused a section of the 2.8-mile tunnel they were constructing to collapse, approximately 650 \u2062feet from the entrance.<\/p>\n<p>The vertical digging, which began\u200c on Sunday, \u2062requires the rescuers to excavate about 347 feet, \u200bnearly double the distance they need to dig horizontally\u2064 from \u200bthe front.\u200b They may encounter similar risks and problems encountered earlier, such as damaging the \u200bfirst drilling machine \u200dor causing more debris to fall due to high-intensity \u200cvibrations.<\/p>\n<p>As the rescue operation entered its 16th day, uncertainty loomed over its outcome. Some locals\u200c offered Hindu prayers near the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>What was initially expected to be a rescue mission lasting a few days has now extended into weeks, with officials hesitant to provide a timeline. However, Arnold Dix,\u200b an international \u2062expert assisting the \u2062rescue team, expressed confidence that the workers would be reunited\u2062 with \u2062their \u200bfamilies by Christmas, \u2063indicating their preparedness\u200d for a longer \u2063operation.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the trapped workers\u2062 are migrant laborers \u2062from \u200ddifferent\u2062 parts\u2062 of the country. \u2064Their families have gathered at the \u200bsite, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/damar-hamlin-is-off-his-breathing-tube-joined-team-call-and-said-love-you-boys\/\" title=\"Damar Hamlin Is Off His Breathing Tube; Joined Team Call And Said \u2018Love You Boys\u2019\">anxiously awaiting updates<\/a> on the rescue effort and hoping \u200bfor a swift \u200dreunion.<\/p>\n<p>The trapped workers have \u2063been provided with hot meals through a 6-inch pipe after surviving\u2062 on dry food sent\u200c through\u2062 a narrower pipe for several days. Oxygen is\u200c also being supplied through a separate pipe, and\u2063 a team of doctors, \u200cincluding psychiatrists, is monitoring their health.<\/p>\n<p>The collapsed tunnel was\u200b part of the Chardham all<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-rescuers-begin-digging-to-extract-workers-caught-in-road-tunnel-collapse-official-confirms-all-40-men-are-still-alive\/\" title=\"Update: Rescuers Begin Digging to Extract Workers Caught in Road Tunnel Collapse, Official Confirms All 40 Men Are Still Alive\">-weather road project<\/a>, which aims\u200b to connect various Hindu \u200bpilgrimage sites. \u2063However, some experts argue that this flagship initiative of the federal government will \u200bworsen\u200b the\u2062 fragile conditions in the upper\u200b Himalayas, where several\u2063 towns are built on landslide \u200bdebris.<\/p>\n<p>Uttarakhand attracts a large number of pilgrims and tourists who visit its Hindu temples. The construction\u2063 of buildings and roadways has led to an\u200c increase\u200c in visitors \u200dover\u200b the\u2064 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed \u200cthis Associated Press story and\u2063 may have altered \u2064it prior to \u200dpublication to ensure that \u2062it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u200c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-desperate-rescuers-begin-digging-hand-trapped-workers-mark-16-days-collapsed-tunnel\/\">Desperate \u2064Rescuers Begin Digging by Hand as\u2063 Trapped\u200b Workers Mark 16\u200c Days\u200d in Collapsed Tunnel<\/a> appeared first on\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2062Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 What challenges and risks are associated with \u2064the vertical\u2064 digging phase\u2064 of the rescue operation<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<p>It \u200chas been 16 days since the collapse of a mountain tunnel in northern India, trapping 41 construction \u200cworkers inside. As \u200cdesperate\u2063 rescuers tirelessly continue\u200d their efforts, the operation has\u2064 entered\u200b its final phase, with authorities announcing a new approach in their \u200drescue strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The rescue operation took \u200da significant\u200b turn as rescuers decided to\u200b drill vertically instead of\u2063 horizontally \u200bfrom the front. A\u200d newly replaced drilling machine \u200dhas successfully excavated approximately 105 feet, according to officials, marking progress in the rescue \u2063efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Devendra Patwal, a disaster \u200cmanagement official at the site, expressed his confidence in \u200dthe\u2063 team&#8217;s preparedness for the challenges that lie ahead during the manual digging \u200bprocess. However, he \u2063expressed\u2063 his hope that the mountain would not pose significant \u200cresistance, \u200dpotentially hindering their progress.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the vertical drilling phase, rescuers had already dug \u2062horizontally and inserted pipes up to 150 feet, creating\u2062 a passageway through\u2063 which the trapped\u200d workers\u2062 could be pulled \u2062out on wheeled stretchers.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2062the drilling machine faced\u200d numerous breakdowns due to the rugged terrain, \u200dand on Friday, it was irreparably damaged, requiring\u2062 its replacement. Rescuers worked \u2062tirelessly overnight to remove parts of the machine stuck inside the pipes, allowing them to begin the manual \u2062digging process.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bworkers have been trapped since November 12 when a landslide\u200d caused a section \u200cof the 2.8-mile tunnel they were constructing\u2062 to collapse, approximately 650 feet from the entrance.<\/p>\n<p>The vertical digging, which began on\u2063 Sunday, poses its own set of challenges. Rescuers will need to excavate approximately 347 feet \u200cvertically, nearly double the distance they needed to dig\u200b horizontally from the front. This approach carries similar risks \u2062and problems encountered\u200d earlier, such as\u200d damaging the first drilling\u200c machine or \u2062causing more debris to\u2064 fall due to high-intensity vibrations.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dthe rescue operation entered its 16th day, uncertainty looms over its outcome. Locals, touched by the plight of the trapped workers, have offered Hindu prayers near the tunnel, hoping \u200cfor a safe and successful rescue.<\/p>\n<p>It is a race against time for the rescuers, still tirelessly\u200c digging by hand to save the lives of \u2063these workers. The efforts\u200c and determination displayed \u2063by \u200bthe rescue team are\u2062 commendable as they work against challenging conditions to reach \u2064their\u200c goal. The outcome of this rescue\u2062 mission will be truly significant, not only for the \u200btrapped workers and their families\u200b but also for the community and\u2063 the nation at large. As the world watches, hoping for a \u2063miracle, every \u2064effort \u200bmust be made to ensure \u2062a safe and successful \u200brescue operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in India plan to manually dig in the final phase of rescuing 41 trapped construction workers. 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