People cheered as 41 men safely emerged from a partially collapsed Himalayan highway tunnel in northern India after being stranded for more than two weeks.
During the 17-day ordeal, rescuers used a small pipe to provide the trapped workers with oxygen, food and medicine.
After failed attempts with heavy machinery, rat-hole miners who are experts in a banned method of coal mining were called to the scene Monday.
They manually drilled a narrow passage, and the trapped labourers were individually wheeled out Tuesday.
According to multiple reports, all the rescued men are fine and are being monitored in hospital.
धैर्य, परिश्रम एवं आस्था की हुई जीत। pic.twitter.com/bF4hupYDMa
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) November 28, 2023
