Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Families face agonising wait after rescue delay

2023-11-26 19:58

"I pray to God... please don't take this son away from me," says Chaudhary, whose son is trapped.

When Chaudhary realised his son Manjit was one of the 41 construction workers trapped in the collapsed tunnel, he travelled almost 600km (372 miles) from his village in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, to be closer to him.

Chaudhary, 50, has been at the tunnel site for the past 11 days. He is staying...