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.