At least nine people have died, and 15 others remain trapped after a tunnel collapsed at an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday.

The tunnel is a part of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation’s (NHPC) Teesta Stage VI hydroelectric power project | India News

The workers were trapped at least three kilometers inside the tunnel and rescue operations were continuing despite rain and inclement weather. | India News

Eight workers died in a Sikkim tunnel collapse; rescue efforts hindered by gas leak, as PM Modi offers support.

A gas leak was also suspected at the site, hindering the rescue operations.

La conferma arriva dal capo dello Stato del Sikkim. Ci sarebbero altri venti lavoratori bloccati sotto terra

Incident occurred on Monday in Sikkim, where workers were constructing a tunnel for a state-run hydropower project; official says around 25-27 people trapped.

At least nine people have died and 15 others remained trapped after a tunnel collapsed at an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's remote northeast, officials said…

Ten people died and twenty-five personnel were trapped after a methane gas burst. The explosion occurred inside an under-construction tunnel at the Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric…

A suspected gas explosion has caused a tunnel collapse at a hydropower project in India's Sikkim state, near the Chinese border, leaving at least 11 people dead and 14 missing.

A state official said survival chances for the trapped workers were slim after a suspected gas leak caused the blast.

Survival chances for the trapped workers were slim, state disaster management official Rajiv Roka said, as rescuers had to battle the fumes, making their task difficult.

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A suspected gas explosion triggered a collapse inside an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of…

At least 10 people have been killed and 17 others remain missing after a disaster inside an under-construction tunnel linked to a hydroelectric project in India’s northeastern…

Las autoridades del país han señalado este martes que todos ellos son trabajadores que se vieron atrapados después de que el deslave bloqueara la entrada del túnel

At least nine people have died, and 15 others remain trapped after a tunnel collapsed at an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's remote northeast, officials said…

GUWAHATI, India — A suspected gas explosion on Monday triggered a collapse inside a tunnel that was under construction at a hydropower project in I...

Las labores de rescate continúan en el estado de Sikkim, donde otras 13 personas permanecen atrapadas tras una posible fuga de metano.

Im Nordosten Indiens sind mindestens elf Menschen bei einer Explosion in einer Tunnelbaustelle verstorben. Das Wasserkraftprojekt, wo das Unglück sich ereignete, ist Teil der…

Ten people died after an under-construction tunnel collapsed due to a landslide. Several others remained trapped inside the tunnel when it caved in on Monday. NHPC Teesta Stage-VI…

JALPAIGURI/SILIGURI: At least 20 of the 27 people trapped in a collapsed tunnel of an under-construction hydro-electric project in Sikkim’s Namchi district have died. Two workers…