Seven killed in tunnel accident at Indian hydropower project

Water and debris burst into a state-run hydropower tunnel in Uttarakhand following a landslide, trapping the construction workers inside.By AFP and The Associated PressPublished On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026At least seven workers have been killed and 13 others injured after a tunnel accident at a construction site in northern India, according to local officials.Water and debris burst into the tunnel, part of a state-run hydropower project in India’s northern hill state of Uttarakhand, late on Thursday following a landslide, trapping the construction workers.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Worker dies during reconstruction of Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadiumlist 2 of 3Another crane collapses in Thailand, killing two, after 32 die previous daylist 3 of 3Why Italy’s Genoa bridge collapse led to one of its biggest criminal trialsend of listChief Minister of Uttarakhand state Pushkar Singh Dhami said a “war-like rescue operation” was under way to pull out workers still stuck in the tunnel.India’s State Disaster Management Authority said three workers remain missing.“Evacuating every worker safely is our top priority,” Dhami said in a social media post.Videos shared by local author...