The fate of eight workers who were trapped inside an under-construction tunnel in India's southern state of Telangana remained uncertain on Sunday, as rescue work was hit by a fresh roadblock, said a senior official supervising the rescue work.

An official reportedly said the collapsed portion of the tunnel was inaccessible, and they would have to look for an alternative to reach out to the trapped workers.

The incident happened on Saturday morning in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district when a part of the roof of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project suddenly collapsed.

At the time of the incident, there were around 50 workers inside it to repair a leakage. While the rest managed to escape, eight remained trapped inside the tunnel.

Those trapped included two engineers, two technical staff and four laborers. 

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