Chamoli devastation: 7 dead, 13 injured as water, debris enter hydro project tunnel

Seven workers died after water and debris entered an under-construction THDC tunnel at Pipalkoti in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officials said. Of 19 people rescued and taken to District Hospital in Gopeshwar, 10 were admitted, one was referred to Srinagar, while NDRF and SDRF teams continued efforts to evacuate those still trapped.