Death toll in Indian tunnel blast rises to 22

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A tunnel blast at an under-construction hydroelectric project in Sikkim, India, resulted in 22 fatalities. Rescue operations recovered additional bodies, marking a severe industrial accident with implications for worker safety and infrastructure projects.

GUWAHATI, India, July 23 - At least seven more bodies were recovered from the tunnel of an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's northeastern state of Sikkim, the state government said on Thursday, bringing the death toll from a blast to 22.