India requests help from Thai 'Wild Boars' team to rescue trapped tunnellers

Rescuers and security officers stand near the entrance to the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in mountainous Uttarakhand state, India on Nov 17, 2023. - AP

BANGKOK: India has contacted the Thai team that rescued the “Wild Boars” in an effort to save 40 workers who have been trapped in a Himalayan tunnel for 40 days.

India has reached out to Thai and Norwegian cave rescue teams to assist in rescuing the 40 workers, who are running short of oxygen and food.