Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers

This handout photo provided by the Uttarakhand State Department of Information and Public Relations shows rescue workers cheer, along with Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand state, center wearing white helmet, and Indian Minister of State of Road Transport and Highways V.K. Singh, center right, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, India, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing a happy end to a drawn-out rescue mission. (Uttarakhand State Department of Information and Public Relations via AP) Credit: AP

Rescuers in India have freed 41 workers who had been trapped in a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel for 17 days. Miners drilled the final section by hand to reach the workers. Mr Bhagwan Singh who is an executive editor of Deccan Chronicle talks about the rescue operation and the cause of the accident.

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