Sunday, November 26, 2023

Rescuers try new approach to free 41 workers trapped in Indian tunnel collapse for 2 weeks

Person in a yellow hardhat in the foreground looks at work being done at the entrance of a large tunnel.

After a drilling machine was damaged, rescuers are now manually boring into the mountain to rescue 41 workers who have been trapped for two weeks. The work will take 100 hours, officials say. In the meantime, they say the workers are safe, have access to essentials and some entertainment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trapped-indian-tunnel-rescuers-1.7040577?cmp=rss

Sierra Leone armoury attacked by 'renegades,' prisoners broken out

In the distance on a road, armed men and a vehicle can be seen.

After a period of sustained gunfire and clashes between "renegade soldiers" and police, Sierra Leone says calm has been restored and the soldiers pushed back to the outskirts of the capital, Freetown. There was a nationwide curfew and a closure of the border with neighbouring Guinea.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/sierra-leone-attacks-prisoners-1.7040517?cmp=rss