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41 Workers Rescued From India Tunnel


US & GLOBAL: On Tuesday, a report from northern India provided information surrounding the rescue of 41 miners who became trapped inside a mining tunnel . According to the report, the () became inescapable trapping the 41 mining workers inside.


By Anne M Erbynstein


Survival became their singular goal as 41minor in northern India became trapped after the tunnel collapsed.


According to a recent report, the workers became trapped inside the tunnel after a landslide covered and blocked ingress oriface. Workers who found that they were trapped were unable to dig their way beyond mounds of the mountainous fallout that blocked the worker's egression.


After response was made to numerous alerts, rescuers arrived to engage in the mission of tunneling through the muddy soil-mounds to reach the area of the trench where the workers were situated. After located the location, rescuers inserted a 90cm ( 3ft) pipe reaching the workers to provide an escape route.


41 worker were able to crawl through the 3ft pipe to safety. Today, eachnofvtge miners were provided a medical examination to determine their physical and mental condition. Reports indicate that all 41 miners were rescued safely and in good condition.

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