"rescue"

Rescue teams comprising the Army, ITBP, NDRF and SDRF personnel have made little headway beyond 100 metres inside the tunnel as debris has been constantly flowing in.

This is the second such instance in which the Minister extended help to the accident victim

As per Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, the death toll stands at 17 so far, with 709 injured.

Hyderabad district collector Swetha Mohanty is supervising the local revenue, fire, police and GHMC teams in taking up rescue operations.