Indian military engineers on November 27 were preparing to dig by hand to reach 41 workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 15 days, a rescue operation hit by repeated setbacks.
(Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)Indian rescuers led by "rat miners" drilled through rocks and debris on Tuesday to reach 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days.
Dozens of rescue workers with ropes, ladders, and stretchers entered the tunnel and 41 ambulances were lined up outside to take the 41 men to a hospital about 30 km away.
Some rescue workers in hard-hats made victory signs and posed for pictures.
Relatives of the trapped men, who have been camping near the site, gathered outside the tunnel with luggage, ready to accompany the men to hospital.
Persons:
Sajjad HUSSAIN, SAJJAD HUSSAIN, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Baba, Nag Ji, stretchers, Chaudhary, Manjeet Chaudhary
Organizations:
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Locations:
Uttarkashi, India's Uttarakhand, AFP, Uttarakhand, India