Rescuers say very close to reaching 41 men trapped in tunnel
Rescuers bring in the 'rat miners'
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Rescuers bring in the 'rat miners'
The laying of pipes in an Indian tunnel to rescue 41 trapped men has been completed, a senior politician has said.
41 men have been stuck behind 70 metres of concrete rubble for two weeks
Pushkar Singh Dhami says they have started vertical drilling as an alternative option but it is being done very carefully to prevent any further damage to the tunnel
SILKYARA, India — Indian rescuers began drilling vertically on Sunday (Nov 26) from the top of a mountain under which 41 workers became trapped two weeks ago while working on a highway tunnel in the Himalayas, government officials said. The men, construction workers from some of India's poorest states, have been stuck in the 4.5km tunnel being built in Uttarakhand...