Four days after 40 workers became trapped in a Himalayan road tunnel, the Indian authorities were still trying on Thursday to find a way through debris and rescue them, as anguished family members and colleagues protested outside to demand faster action.
Communication was severed, leaving the men to wait inside, unsure of what would happen.
In the hours afterward, officials established contact with the workers by sending radios through an undamaged pipe into the tunnel.
The authorities have said the men are safe inside the tunnel.
Officials put dozens of rescuers to work around the clock to remove debris using drilling equipment and excavators.
Persons:
Arpan Yaduvanshi
Locations:
Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi District