All 40 workers in India tunnel collapse 'safe'

Rescue workers in northern India said they have made contact with 40 workers trapped for over 24 hours after the road tunnel they were building collapsed.

The collapse occurred on Sunday morning, with rescue teams using heavy excavators to clear piles of debris in desperate efforts to reach the 40 men.All workers trapped inside the tunnel are safe, a senior commander in the National Disaster Response Force said.

Oxygen was being pumped into the blocked portion of the tunnel, with food sent through a water pipe. Initial contact was made via a note on a scrap of paper, but later rescuers managed to connect using radio handsets.