
Workers rescued from India tunnel
All 41 construction workers who became trapped in a tunnel have been rescued.
The 41 construction workers trapped inside a tunnel in northern India have been rescued, 17 days after it collapsed. They were extracted one by one via a pipe 90cm (3ft) in diameter, which has been inserted through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand state. We hear more from our reporter in India.
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Presenter: James Reynolds.
Photo: First workers trapped in tunnnel freed, Uttarkashi, India - 28 Nov 2023. Credit: UTTARAKAHAND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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