Tunnel collapses

9 more bodies found in Kashmir tunnel collapse, toll at 10

May 21, 2022 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of nine more workers in a collapsed tunnel in Indian-controlled Kashmir, taking the death toll to 10.

The tunnel is part of a mountainous highway tunnel system that was under construction in the Himalayan region when it collapsed Thursday night.

1 found dead, 9 missing after tunnel collapses in Kashmir

May 20, 2022 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Rescuers have found the body of one worker in Indian-controlled Kashmir after part of a tunnel collapsed in the Himalayan region and are continuing to search for nine others who are trapped, officials said Friday.

3 bodies found in China tunnel collapse, 11 still missing

July 20, 2021 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three workers in a flooded tunnel under construction in a southern Chinese city and are continuing to look for the 11 other workers trapped since Thursday.

Tunnel collapse nearly led to Mexico City drain explosion

April 9, 2021 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said the collapse of a clandestine tunnel dug to steal gasoline from a government pipeline probably triggered a chain of events that nearly blew up one of the few outlets for moving water out of the closed and flood-prone Mexico City valley...

Time will tell: Economic impact of canal breach is yet to be determined

Mark McCarthyOctober 1, 2019 GMT

GERING — The economic impact of a July irrigation tunnel collapse and canal breach is yet to be determined.

The July 17 collapse of a 2,200-foot-long tunnel near Fort Laramie, Wyoming, caused a canal breach, forcing the Bureau of Reclamation to shut down delivery of irrigation water.