10 dead, 17 missing after tunnel explosion at Indian hydropower site
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A suspected gas explosion triggered a collapse inside an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, near the Chinese ...
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India tunnel collapse at a hydropower project kills 10 as 17 remain missing
Rescue teams have been struggling to reach the 17 people trapped because of hazardous conditions inside the tunnel.
At least 10 dead, 15 trapped after suspected gas leak collapses tunnel in India
Survival chances for the trapped workers were slim, state disaster management official Rajiv Roka said, as rescuers had to battle the fumes, making their task difficult.
10 killed, 17 missing in India tunnel disaster
Officials, per The Associated Press, said on Tuesday a blast ripped through the tunnel on Monday at Samardung village, about 25 miles from the state capital, Gangtok, where worker ...
Sikkim landslides: 8 dead, 19 feared trapped in Teesta hydel project tunnel
The workers were trapped at least three kilometers inside the tunnel and rescue operations were continuing despite rain and inclement weather.
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Sikkim tunnel collapse leaves 10 dead, rescue efforts continue
A deadly landslide in Sikkim’s Namchi district turned a construction site into a scene of devastation, leaving at least 10 people dead after an under-construction tunnel of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI ...
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Sikkim Tunnel Collapse: NHPC Evacuates Trapped, 10 Dead
NHPC confirms 10 dead, 25 trapped after a methane gas explosion at the Teesta hydro project tunnel in Sikkim. Rescue operations are underway with NDRF, SDRF.
20 dead after blast at under-construction tunnel in Sikkim
A blast that officials suspect was caused by a methane gas leak inside an under-construction tunnel in Sikkim’s Namchi district on Monday has led to the death of at least 20 people and left five ...
7 dead in tunnel collapse at Indian hydropower project
At least seven people are dead after a tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in India's northern state of Uttarakhand collapsed overnight.
11 dead in Sikkim NHPC tunnel collapse, rescue on, methane leak suspected
At least 11 people were killed after a section of the under-construction Head Race Tunnel (HRT) of the NHPC Teesta Stage-VI Hydroelectric Project collapsed at Samardung, Jholungey, in Sikkim's Namchi ...
Methane Gas Leak Triggered Sikkim Tunnel Collapse That Killed 10: Sources
At least ten people have been reported dead in the incident, while 12 have been rescued and over 18 are still feared trapped.
Sikkim tunnel tragedy: 7 dead as rescue operation continues, around 27 feared trapped
Rescue teams, including the NDRF and SDRF, are continuing operations inside the under-construction tunnel in Namchi after seven fatalities were confirmed. Authorities are yet to verify the exact ...