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China tunnel collapse traps 14 workers

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Jul 14 2014 | 8:21 PM IST
Fourteen workers were trapped when part of a railway tunnel collapsed in southwest China's Yunnan Province today.
The accident happened in the afternoon in Funing County of Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Wenshan, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The tunnel, known as Funing No 1 tunnel, was on a pivotal railway linking Yunnan with neighbouring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China.
The cause of the accident and the exact number of casualties were still under investigation.

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First Published: Jul 14 2014 | 8:21 PM IST

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