Successful rescue of 41 workers trapped in tunnel in India

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Indian authorities confirmed Tuesday that 41 workers who were trapped in a road tunnel for more than 15 days in the north of the country have been successfully rescued. teleSUR

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00:00 In India, after 17 days of intense work, rescue teams saved the 41 men trapped in a collapsed

00:05 road tunnel in Uttarakhand state.

00:07 The workers began to be pulled out through an escape pipe on Tuesday night after the

00:11 last few meters of rubble were drilled by hand.

00:14 The first man was brought out at around 8 p.m. local time.

00:17 Ambulances and helicopters were on standby at the tunnel entrance to take the men to

00:21 a hospital nearby.

00:23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the operation an "amazing example of humanity and teamwork".

00:28 The workers became trapped after a landslide in the early hours of November 12 caused part

00:32 of the tunnel roof to collapse and become blocked by more than 60 meters of dense concrete

00:38 rubble, rock and twisted metal.

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