Seven workers killed, 19 rescued in India tunnel accident

Seven workers died and 19 were rescued after a landslide in a tunnel accident in Uttarakhand, India. The incident occurred at a state-run hydropower project construction site.

According to Free Malaysia Today, 13 workers were injured and at least three workers are still missing. The State Disaster Management Authority reported that rescue workers used makeshift rafts to reach the flooded section of the tunnel.

Uttarakhand has experienced heavy monsoon rains recently. Free Malaysia Today also reported that ecologists attribute the increased disasters in the fragile Himalayan areas to excessive development projects.

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