Rescuers drill Indian tunnel to look for trapped workers; families get impatient
By Alasdair Pal
Reuters
TAPOVAN, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities on Thursday began drilling inside a tunnel in the Himalayas in an attempt to rescue more than 35 workers trapped there after a flash flood that destroyed dams and bridges.
About 171 people remain unaccounted for since Sunday s disaster in Uttarakhand state, most of them workers at the Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric project and at the smaller Rishiganga dam, which was swept away by the torrent.
So far, the bodies of 33 people have been found, the state police chief s office said.
Indian authorities on Thursday began drilling inside a tunnel in the Himalayas in an attempt to rescue more than 35 workers trapped there after a flash flood that destroyed dams and bridges.