Nepal Tunnel Rescue Advisor Describes 'Layer Upon Layer of Miracles' in Reaching Survivors

A rescue adviser involved in efforts to save people trapped in a tunnel collapse in Nepal described the operation as involving "layer upon layer of miracles," according to an interview with BBC News.

The adviser told the BBC that rescuers faced multiple significant challenges during the operation, including first having to locate the tunnel's entrance, which had become buried.

According to the BBC report, rescuers also had to contend with rocks described as being the size of cars, which required blasting in order to clear a path toward those trapped inside.

The BBC report did not specify additional details about the number of survivors rescued, the cause of the tunnel collapse, or the exact location and timing of the incident in Nepal.

Further details from the rescue adviser's account, as reported by the BBC, focused on the scale of the physical obstacles rescuers needed to overcome to reach those trapped underground.