India, Aug. 15 -- Rescuers on Saturday found one more body inside a tunnel under construction that was inundated with water two days ago here, taking the death toll to eight, with the clock ticking for the couple of workers still inside.

Twenty-two people were trapped inside the three-kilometre tunnel when water rushed in around 7 p.m. on Thursday, according to District Disaster Management Officer N.K. Joshi.

The incident occurred at the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation's (THDC) Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project in Mayapur (Pipalkoti), when landslides and subsidence caused debris and water to fill half of the tunnel.

Seven people died on Thursday and Friday.

On Saturday, Chamoli ADM Vivek Prakash said one more body was reco...