At least 7 killed in India after hydropower project tunnel collapses

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A tunnel at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydropower project in Uttarakhand, India, collapsed, killing at least seven workers. Rescue operations continue after water and debris rushed into the tunnel, affecting 22 workers with 12 saved and others still missing.

A tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northern hill state of Uttarakhand collapsed overnight, leaving at least seven workers dead, officials said on Friday. A rescue operation was launched after a sudden rush of water and debris entered the tunnel at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project in Chamoli district later on Thursday night, said top district official Gaurav Kumar. Of 22 people who were working in the tunnel, 12 have been rescued alive and another three...