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December 12, 2023

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WHO protests after patient dies in rescue delay by Israeli troops

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday protested Israel’s detention of a medical rescue convoy in the Gaza Strip, saying a patient died during an evacuation held by soldiers who arrested and abused a Red Crescent staff member. In a post on social media platform X, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a WHO-led mission to bring supplies and evacuate patients from the last partially functioning hospital in northern Gaza was stopped in both directions by Israelis . We’ve got more details on Saturday’s high stakes @WHERE– under mission leadership #Gauze at Al-Ahli Hospital. We are deeply concerned about the

November 28, 2023

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‘Rat miners’ to help rescue 41 men stuck in Indian tunnel

Rescuers on Monday brought in “rat miners” to bore through a narrow pipe and help extricate 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for more than two weeks after high-powered machinery broke down, officials said. The men, low-wage workers from India’s poorest states, have been stuck in the 4.5km tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it collapsed on 12 November. The men received food, water, light, oxygen and medicine through a tube, but efforts to dig a tunnel ran into a series of entanglements with machinery. Efforts to bore a tunnel horizontally through the debris trapping the

November 25, 2023

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Manual drilling possibly in final stage to rescue trapped workers

INDIA: The rescue of 41 workers trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for two weeks will take much longer than previously expected as rescuers switch to manual drilling after machinery was damaged, officials said Saturday. The heavy drill brought in to break up nearly 60 meters of debris was damaged on Friday and was completely withdrawn, government officials said, adding that the last 10-15 meters will have to be broken with manual power tools. The men, construction workers from some of India’s poorest states, have been stuck in the 4.5km tunnel being built in Uttarakhand state since

November 25, 2023

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Manual drilling possibly in final stage to rescue trapped workers

INDIA: Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for two weeks will be further slowed as rescuers consider drilling through the last 10 meters of debris by hand, an official said on Saturday. The heavy drill used to break through the nearly 60 meters of debris was damaged on Friday and must be fully withdrawn, according to an official statement. The men, construction workers from some of India’s poorest states, have been stuck in the 4.5km tunnel being built in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on November 12. Authorities said they

November 23, 2023

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The battle to rescue 41 workers continues after hitting a “steel” barrier.

Inside the entrance to Silkyara Tunnel, the atmosphere is tense but full of activity A rescue officer stands near the entrance to the Silkyara tunnel: engineers began digging on November 12 through about 57 meters (187 feet) of earth, concrete and rubble.—AFP A battle is raging in India’s Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, where 41 workers have been trapped in a damaged road tunnel for nearly two weeks. Since November 12, workers have been confined inside the tunnel after part of it collapsed due to a landslide. But late Wednesday, the rescue operation was slowed when a drilling machine encountered a

November 22, 2023

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Indian rescuers close workers trapped in Himalayan tunnel

INDIA: Rescuers hope to drill through the last third of debris blocking a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas by early Thursday to reach the 41 workers trapped for ten days, an official said, provided there are no new obstacles. The men have been stuck in the 4.5km tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on November 12 and are safe, authorities said, with access to light, oxygen, food, water and medicine. Authorities have not said what caused the tunnel to collapse, but the area is prone to landslides, earthquakes and flooding. Efforts to extract the men have

November 20, 2023

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Rescuers drill to send food to trapped Indian tunnel workers

Rescuers are trying to send cooked food and establish a telephone connection to 41 workers trapped for eight days in a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, as they explore new rescue plans after previous efforts failed, officials said Monday. The men have been stuck in the highway tunnel in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early Nov. 12 and are safe, authorities said. They have access to light and supplies of oxygen, dry food, water and medicine are sent through a tube. Authorities expect a second 6-inch pipeline to be drilled into the debris to deliver cooked food will

November 18, 2023

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Rescuers at tunnel collapse in India come up with alternative plan on day 7

INDIA: Rescuers trying to reach workers trapped for nearly a week in a collapsed highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas began working out an alternative plan on Saturday after the operation hit a snag the previous day. The men have been trapped in the hillside tunnel since Sunday morning after it caved in and are safe, authorities said. The trapped workers have light and receive oxygen, food, water and medication through a tube and can communicate by radio. The new plan involves vertical drilling from the top of the mountain under which 41 workers were trapped while working on a

November 18, 2023

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The rescuers replace the drill on the 7th day

INDIA: Rescuers trying to reach workers trapped for nearly a week in a collapsed highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas are working to replace the main digger on Saturday to resume operations after hitting a roadblock. The disaster management office revised the number of people trapped since Sunday morning in the tunnel in Uttarakhand state to 41, from 40. All are safe, authorities said. The egg machine driving through the wreckage broke on Friday. A new machine flown in from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has arrived at the site, Anshu Malik Halko, director at the state-run National

November 17, 2023

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Drilling halted to rescue 40 men trapped in India tunnel

Rescuers trying to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas since last weekend temporarily halted work on Friday after their drilling machine became stuck, authorities said. The men have been stuck in the hillside tunnel in Uttarakhand state since Sunday morning after it caved in. They have light, receive oxygen, food, water and medication through a tube and talk by walkie-talkie. Although officials say they are fine, families are waiting anxiously, some camped outside. Efforts to reach them have been slowed by falling debris while drilling, and a new machine flown in from New

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