The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Chamoli tunnel accident: Another worker's body found, death toll reaches nine
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Rescue teams have recovered another body from a flooded tunnel at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project in Chamoli, bringing the death toll to nine. Search operations continue for one remaining missing worker despite challenging conditions caused by sludge and debris.
The body of a worker trapped when water flooded into a tunnel five days ago was found on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), taking to nine the death toll from the accident at the hydropower project.
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