At least 7 dead in India tunnel collapse

At least seven workers have died after an under-construction tunnel

in India suddenly collapsed Thursday evening.

A rescue operation was launched after a sudden rush of water and debris

blocked the tunnel at a hydroelectric project in the state of Uttarakhand.

Of the 22 people who were working in the tunnel, 12 have been rescued alive

but three remain missing.

Teams from the national and state Disaster Response Force, Border Police and fire

services are searching for the missing, but are hampered by rising water levels.