Rescuers hope to 'soon' reach 40 trapped workers in collapsed Indian tunnel

Indian officials said on Monday they hoped to free all 40 workers who have been trapped for more than 35 hours in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand after rescuers managed to establish contact with those inside.Karamveer Singh Bhandari, a senior commander in the National Disaster Response Force, told AFP in a statement: “All the 40 workers trapped inside the tunnel are safe. We sent them water and food.”