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Eight people trapped for over 30 hours in an under-construction tunnel in Nagarkurnool, Telangana, after the tunnel's roof collapsed during excavation
The accident occurred 14 km inside the tunnel of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal Project.
Multiple teams (National Disaster Response Force, Army, State Disaster Response Force, etc.) are working to rescue the trapped people.
The tunnel's size is fully covered in debris, preventing movement of heavy machinery.
No communication with the trapped people, despite efforts to contact them using a portable PA system.
Trapped individuals may be unconscious due to lack of food, water, heat, and pressure.
The state government requested help from the Navy's elite commando force (Marcos) for expertise in rescue operations.
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