At least 12 workers were trapped inside an under-construction road tunnel in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/photo/in-photos-pm-modi-unveils-development-projects-worth-over-rs-4000-crore-in-sikkim-110852/1" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Sikkim's Namchi district</a> after a landslide blocked its entrance on Monday afternoon, police said.
The landslide also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, they said.
The gas is believed to be naturally emanating from underground strata or rock formations disturbed by the landslide, they added.
Teams of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-monsoon-ndrf-deploys-teams-as-heavy-rains-continue-to-lash-parts-of-maharashtra-23638050" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)</a>, SDRF, police and the Fire and Emergency Services are carrying out the rescue operation, a police officer said.
"Rescue operations are underway, but the operation has been complicated by the presence of gas inside the tunnel.
Several rescue personnel experienced dizziness and lost consciousness while attempting to reach the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/strong-winds-uproot-trees-near-shivaji-park-in-dadar-workers-trapped-at-construction-site-23638726" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">trapped workers</a>," he said.
"Ambulances have been kept on standby, while rescuers equipped with gas masks are trying to reach the trapped workers inside the tunnel," he added.
The tunnel is being constructed as part of a highway project, officials said.
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A landslide trapped 12 workers inside an under-construction tunnel in Sikkim;s Namchi district, with a suspected gas leak complicating rescue operations.

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The gas is believed to be naturally emanating from underground strata or rock formations disturbed by the landslide, they added

12 workers trapped in under-construction tunnel after landslide in Sikkim

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