41-Bed Hospital Ready as Rescue Operations Intensify in Uttarakhand Tunnel Tragedy

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:56pm on 22 Nov 2023,Wednesday India

Amidst heightened rescue efforts in Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel collapse, a 41-bed hospital is established at the Chinyalisaur Community Health Centre to attend to the 41 trapped laborers upon evacuation. An American auger machine, penetrating 45 meters through rubble, paves the way for escape. Twelve more meters to be drilled for steel pipes, facilitating workers' passage. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dhami onsite for inspection. Fifteen doctors, ambulances, and a helicopter on standby. Hospitals on alert. Emergency medical facilities, including an eight-bed makeshift hospital, set up for immediate care at the rescue site.

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