India tunnel workers may be trapped for another four or five days, says official

The 41 workers have spent almost 200 hours inside the tunnel as fears for their health and safety mount

Indian officials have warned that 41 construction workers who have been stuck inside a collapsed tunnel for over a week could be trapped for several more days, as various rescue efforts have failed so far.

Fears for the health and wellbeing of the workers continued to mount, having spent almost 200 hours confined inside the dark tunnel cavity in the state of Uttarakhand.