Bodies of 2 missing workers recovered from Chamoli tunnel, toll rises to 10: Official
Chamoli district magistrate Gaurav Kumar said the search operation was completed after the recovery of the two missing workers
The bodies of two workers missing since a tunnel accident in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district were found on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, raising the death toll to ten, officials announced. This marks the end of a war footing search and rescue operation following the incident on August 13 in the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project tunnel under construction.
The two identified victims were 31-year-old Lukas Topno from Jharkhand and 28-year-old Chetan Poyam from Chhattisgarh. The accident was caused by a landslide that submerged the tunnel with debris and water. Out of the 22 people inside the three-kilometer tunnel, 12 were rescued with injuries. The search and rescue mission, involving various agencies, had been ongoing for six days and concluded with the recovery of all bodies.
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