All 41 trapped Indian tunnel workers dramatically pulled to safety
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The 41 Indian construction workers who had been trapped in a tunnel for the past 16 days were rescued in dramatic fashion on Tuesday.
Of the dramatic rescue, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, "I am extremely happy that the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel have been successfully rescued. All the agencies under the leadership of PMO [Prime Minister's Office] have worked day and night. I want to extend my best wishes to the workers who have been rescued. I also want to thank the workers who have helped in the rescue operation. A safety audit of the tunnel will also be done now[.]" Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
Video footage posted online shows the jubilant scenes where the exhausted workers gasped for their freedom for the first time in more than two weeks. You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.