Thoughts with the At least 40 Indian workers trapped in tunnel collapse.

[RescueRanger]

At least 40 construction workers were trapped on Sunday after the road tunnel they were building collapsed in northern India, with rescuers scrambling to reach them beneath piles of debris.

The collapse occurred early on Sunday morning in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand when a group of workers were moving out and replacement workers were going in.

“About 200 metres (218 yards) of the tunnel have collapsed,” Durgesh Rathodi, a state disaster response official, told AFP from the site.

“About 40 to 41 workers are trapped inside. Oxygen is being supplied through the debris, but more rubble is coming down as rescuers try to remove the obstruction,” he said.





The 4.5 kilometre-long tunnel is being constructed between Silkyara and Dandalgaon to connect two of the holiest Hindu shrines of Uttarkashi and Yamnotri.

Photographs released by the government rescue teams showed huge piles of concrete blocking the wide tunnel, with twisted metal bars on its broken roof poking down in front of the rubble.

“Pray to god that those workers trapped inside the tunnel are brought out safely,” Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wrote on social media platform X.

Screengrab taken from Pushkar Singh Dhami’s X account.
Accidents on large infrastructure construction sites are common in India.

 

[hussain0216]

They are our dushman, who cares

These are the same people who will form mobs to lynch people for eating beef

 

[CallSignMaverick]

Contractors aren't punished in this country, and lowest 3rd class bidders make tofu dreg shit in the name of infra.

 

[RescueRanger]

They are our dushman, who cares

Politics and enmity aside, they are humans first. Call me what you will, that's fine, I will always side with Humanity.

 

[StraightEdge]

What? I had no idea. Just now checked.

Under-Construction Tunnel Collapses In Uttarakhand, 36 Workers Feared Trapped

Several workers are feared trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand after a part of the under-construction structure collapsed today. Efforts are on to open the tunnel and rescue the trapped workers from the tunnel.

www.ndtv.com

Absolute disaster during Diwali.

 

[STREANH]

What? I had no idea. Just now checked.

Under-Construction Tunnel Collapses In Uttarakhand, 36 Workers Feared Trapped

Several workers are feared trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand after a part of the under-construction structure collapsed today. Efforts are on to open the tunnel and rescue the trapped workers from the tunnel.

www.ndtv.com

Absolute disaster during Diwali.

गोदी media is more worried about giving full sapport to Israel and Palestine while dear leader says sab changa si in India.

Even I saw it on Reddit. Imagine my surprise. In any other country it would be the top news.

 

[Vapnope]

Contractors aren't punished in this country, and lowest 3rd class bidders make tofu dreg shit in the name of infra.

It is same in almost all 3rd world countries. I have seen terrible things here as well. I wish all people survive and come back to their families healthy and alive.

 

[thinkingcap81]

These things are becoming more common. Too much corruption and lack of ethics of at least maintaining basic quality. A lot of this money flows into the coffers of political parties and also individuals. I fear that if some natural calamity happens then a huge amount of our newly created infrastructure will go up in smoke, just like it happened due to the earthquake in Turkey. @RescueRanger

 

[khansaheeb]

At least 40 construction workers were trapped on Sunday after the road tunnel they were building collapsed in northern India, with rescuers scrambling to reach them beneath piles of debris.

The collapse occurred early on Sunday morning in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand when a group of workers were moving out and replacement workers were going in.

“About 200 metres (218 yards) of the tunnel have collapsed,” Durgesh Rathodi, a state disaster response official, told AFP from the site.

“About 40 to 41 workers are trapped inside. Oxygen is being supplied through the debris, but more rubble is coming down as rescuers try to remove the obstruction,” he said.





The 4.5 kilometre-long tunnel is being constructed between Silkyara and Dandalgaon to connect two of the holiest Hindu shrines of Uttarkashi and Yamnotri.

Photographs released by the government rescue teams showed huge piles of concrete blocking the wide tunnel, with twisted metal bars on its broken roof poking down in front of the rubble.

“Pray to god that those workers trapped inside the tunnel are brought out safely,” Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wrote on social media platform X.

Screengrab taken from Pushkar Singh Dhami’s X account.
Accidents on large infrastructure construction sites are common in India.

I hope the Indians will now empathise with the Palestinians trapped under the rubble.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo heads to US amid Gaza tensions

Widodo is under pressure over war, which killed more than 11,000 in a month, but is likely to take a low-key approach.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[RashidKhanTheLegend]

Economies are built on dead bodies of soldiers and labourers...

Karakorum highway had a death rate of 1 worker per km(as far as my memory serves me right).. soo many perished for a highway... Soo many perished under coal mines..
So that some of us can fart via keyboards..

 

[RescueRanger]

These things are becoming more common. Too much corruption and lack of ethics of at least maintaining basic quality. A lot of this money flows into the coffers of political parties and also individuals. I fear that if some natural calamity happens then a huge amount of our newly created infrastructure will go up in smoke, just like it happened due to the earthquake in Turkey. @RescueRanger

Agreed corporate corruption and greed coupled with poor management and lack of understanding of risks/health and safety cause such disasters.

 

[Fish]

As someone with claustrophobia, my thoughts are with them.

 

[StraightEdge]

Looks like, we have some good news. No casualties apparently. So, that's some relief.

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse Highlights: Workers to be rescued through large-diameter steel pipes inserted through rubble

Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse Live Updates: The Uttarakhand government, meanwhile, has constituted a six-member expert committee to probe the accident.

indianexpress.com

However the recent issues in construction quality leaves a lot to be desired. These things are happening too often.

 

[EyelessInGaza]

Politics and enmity aside, they are humans first. Call me what you will, that's fine, I will always side with Humanity.

Thank you for your humanity. If no one else, I will remember it. The disaster happened in an area that is approximately about my native place so it’s personal.

 

[RescueRanger]

Thank you for your humanity. If no one else, I will remember it. The disaster happened in an area that is approximately about my native place so it’s personal.

I'm sorry, and genuinely these people and their loved one are in my thoughts.