A blast in a tunnel at an Indian hydropower project leaves 12 dead and 13 missing
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Members of the rescue team carry oxygen cylinders outside the entrance to an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gangtok, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo)In this image provided by the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Sikkim, an ambulance moves through an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung village, about 40 kms. (25 miles) from Gangtok, India, late Monday, July 20, 2026. (Government of Sikkim via AP)In this image provided by the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Sikkim, National Disaster Response Force personnel prepare for a rescue operation at the site of an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gangtok, India, late Monday, July 20, 2026. (Government of Sikkim via AP)Rescue workers carry the body of a victim into an ambulance outside the entrance to an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gangtok, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo)Rescue workers carry the body of a victim into an ambulance outside the entrance to an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gangtok, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo)
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Members of the rescue team carry oxygen cylinders outside the entrance to an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Samardung village, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Gangtok, India, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo)
