Rescuers Race to Free 40 Workers Trapped in Indian Mountain Tunnel

NEW DELHI—High in the mountains of Uttarakhand, Indian rescuers are racing against time to free 40 construction workers trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel, struggling with landslides and equipment failures as the effort moves into its sixth day.

The work team has been stuck since Sunday, when part of the tunnel crumbled during a landslide in the northern state, a region popular with tourists and pilgrims.