WORLDWTOP DC
India tunnel disaster at a Himalayan hydropower project leaves 10 dead and 17 missing
A suspected gas explosion caused a tunnel collapse at India's Teesta hydroelectric project in Sikkim, killing 10 and leaving 17 missing. Toxic gases like methane and carbon monoxide hinder rescue efforts, and the project is located in a seismically active region with fragile geology.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- Explosion in tunnel at Indian hydropower project leaves 10 dead and 17 missing
- Explosion in tunnel at Indian hydropower project leaves 10 dead and 17 missing
- India tunnel disaster at a Himalayan hydropower project leaves 10 dead and 17 missing
- India tunnel blast kills 10 workers, leaves at least 15 trapped
- Tunnel collapses in Sikkim’s Namchi; 8 workers killed, rescue ops under way
- 12 workers trapped in under-construction tunnel after landslide in Sikkim