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41 Men Rescued from India Tunnel By “Rat Miners”

UTTARAKHAND, INDIA - NOVEMBER 28: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'TURKISH AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY MINISTRY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (C) with the rescued worker inside the tunnel on the Brahmakal Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi, India, 28 November 2023. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the laying of pipes through the rubble was completed and all of the 41 trapped workers will be evacuated soon. 41 workers became trapped after an under-construction tunnel collapsed on 12 November. (Photo by UTTARAKHAND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT/Anadolu via Getty Images)

41 Men Rescued from India Tunnel By “Rat Miners”– CBS News

New Delhi — A group of 41 men were rescued Tuesday from a partially collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel in northern India’s Uttarakhand state after they were trapped for 17 days, India’s transportation minister announced. The breakthrough, after a series of failed attempts, was achieved by a team of “rat miners” digging manually through the huge mound of debris that filled a section of the tunnel on Nov. 12.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on social media that the success of the rescue was “making everyone emotional.”

“I want to say to the friends who were trapped in the tunnel that your courage and patience is inspiring everyone. I wish you all well and good health,” Modi said.

“Tireless and sincere efforts by everyone, coupled with prayers from all, have made this operation possible,” Nitin Gadkari, the minister of road transport and highways, said on social media. “The dedicated endeavors of the rescue teams have yielded favorable results.” Click here to read the full article on this rescure from CBS News.

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