Several people are feared to be trapped after a tunnel collapsed in India's Uttarakhand. Part of the tunnel under construction from the Silkyara to Dandalgaon collapsed in Uttarkashi. The District Magistrate and the Superintendent of police of Uttarkashi District along with Uttarakhand's State Disaster Response force and police rescue teams are present at the spot. Rescue operations are currently underway as confirmed by the Chief Minister who also reacted to the incident.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: 40 labourers still trapped in as under-construction tunnel collapses

Communication was established with at least 40 labourers who were trapped after an under-construction tunnel in the Indian state of Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi collapsed late Sunday (Nov 12).

‘All are safe’: Communication established with around 40 workers trapped in tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand

At least 40 construction workers are trapped after a road tunnel collapsed in India's Uttarakhand. Rescuers are still trying to reach the workers stuck beneath the debris the police have said about 150m of the four-and-a-half-kilometre-long tunnel had collapsed after a landslide. The Army along with the National Disaster Response forces assisted the state rescuers and police in the ongoing rescue operations at the site.

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Earlier today, authorities reported that ten more bodies have been recovered raising the death toll to 26 due to an avalanche that slammed climbers in the Indian Himalayas.

Uttarakhand avalanche: Death toll rises to 26, three trainees still missing

The death toll due to cloudburst in Arakot village of Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand rose to 17 as personnel of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) launched an operation to rescue people stranded in the affected area on Monday morning.

Death toll reaches 17 in Uttarakhand cloudburst, SDRF launches rescue operation

A mountaineering expedition to two virgin peaks in Gangotri glacier, which are to be named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, successfully concluded with two teams scaling the peaks.

Uttarkashi: Mountaineers scale peaks to be named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The earthquake originated at a depth of 10 km and had the latitude of 30.8 North and Longitude of 78.2 East

4.0-earthquake hits Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi

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