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Breakthrough in tunnel drama in India: buried construction workers can soon crawl to freedom

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Construction workers had to endure the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand for more than two weeks.

The lengthy rescue operation to rescue 41 construction workers from a collapsed road tunnel has finally been successful. This was announced by the head of the Uttarakhand state government, Pushkar Singh Dhami, on X. The construction workers were buried on November 12 during a shift change. The construction workers survived and the rescue operation has now lasted more than two weeks. Finally there is a glimmer of hope: a pipe with a diameter of about 90 centimeters has been successfully drilled through the rubble.

“The escape route has been prepared up to 52 meters into the tunnel and the breakthrough will take place at 57 meters,” Dhami said earlier. On Monday, the local government leader promised that all workers would be rescued. On Monday, rescue teams were just nine meters away from the trapped construction workers.

Fight against time

Using a special drill, they quickly pushed through tons of earth and rubble and by then had constructed a steel pipe through which the trapped people could crawl to freedom. But then the drill hit thick metal beams and buried construction vehicles and broke.

On Monday they wanted to use a hand drill to try to reach those who had been stuck for more than two weeks. At the same time, work was underway on a vertical shaft and access from the other side of the tunnel. Time was of the essence: bitter cold now prevails in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. (SDA)

Source: Blick

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