A concrete block is carried into the tunnel where rescue operations are underway to rescue trapped workers, after a tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 28, 2023.
REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Acquire Licensing RightsNEW DELHI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The 41 Indian construction workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel for 17 days will need long-term support after their rescue, including monitoring for post-traumatic stress disorder, officials said on Tuesday.
Rescuers drilled through rocks and debris to finally reach the men on Tuesday in the Himalayan tunnel where they have been trapped since it collapsed on Nov. 12.
Ambulances were waiting at the mouth of the tunnel on Tuesday afternoon to take the men to hospital and R.C.S.
"All 41 would experience some post traumatic symptoms like insomnia, recurrent bad dreams, recurrent reliving of the tunnel collapse, anxiety," he said.
Persons:
Francis Mascarenhas, Dinakaran D, Dinakaran, Shivam Patel, Robert Birsel
Organizations:
REUTERS, National, of Mental Health, Neurosciences, Thomson
Locations:
Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, DELHI, Uttarkashi district, New Delhi