All workers trapped in Indian tunnel collapse for 17 days rescued —minister

Published November 28, 2023 11:26pm

All workers trapped in Indian tunnel collapse rescued

Ambulances move inside a tunnel where rescue operations are underway to rescue trapped workers, after the tunnel collapsed, in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 28, 2023. REUTERS/ Francis Mascarenhas

SILKYARA TUNNEL, India — Indian rescuers have safely brought out all 41 workers from a collapsed Himalayan road tunnel after a marathon 17-day engineering operation to free them, a minister said Tuesday.

"I am completely relieved and happy as 41 trapped laborers in the Silkyara Tunnel Collapse have been successfully rescued," Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari said in a statement. "This was a well-coordinated effort by multiple agencies, marking one of the most significant rescue operations in recent years." — Agence France-Presse

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