Rescuers in northern India dig to reach 40 construction workers trapped by landslide
PBS NewsHourNov 29, 2023
The Facts
Rescuers are working to free 40 construction workers stranded inside a collapsed tunnel in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand.
The tunnel, which is located in a region frequented by landslides, earthquakes, and floods, collapsed on Sunday during a federal government project to improve the connectivity between Hindu pilgrimage sights.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Authorities are doing all they can to free the trapped workers but are struggling against the elements. Continued landslides have complicated their rescue efforts but more help and heavy machinery is being brought in. The workers are all currently safe and rescuers are working hard to keep it that way.
Establishment-critical narrative
The friends and families of the trapped workers have a right to be angry at authorities. Accidents on large-scale infrastructure projects like this one are not uncommon, and migrant workers like those currently trapped in the tunnel are the ones bearing the brunt of these disasters.
