Indian rescuers battle for third day to free 40 trapped tunnel workers

More than a hundred rescuers in India struggled for a third day on Tuesday to save workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed.

Excavators have been removing debris since Sunday morning from the site and to create an escape tunnel for the 40 workers. Uttarkashi district's top civil servant said on Tuesday, Oxygen was being pumped into the tunnel and small food items were being provided to the workers.

The State Disaster Response Force said rescuers had spoken to the trapped workers via radio. A senior disaster management official said, he was hopeful workers could be freed by Wednesday, adding that there was enough oxygen where they were trapped for about five to six days.