10 dead, 17 missing after Sikkim tunnel collapse
A suspected gas explosion caused an under‑construction tunnel to collapse at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim; some who tried to assist rescuers were trapped as well.
At least 10 people were killed and 17 remain missing after a suspected gas explosion triggered a collapse inside an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, near the Chinese border.