All 41 of the construction workers have been freed after more than two weeks trapped in a tunnel in northern India. Watch live footage from the site in the stream below.
Tuesday 28 November 2023 17:15, UK
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One of the rescuers responsible for saving the 41 trapped workers has described seeing them for the first time.
Devender told the New Delhi Television channel they men were "overjoyed" to see the rescue teams.
"The trapped workers were overjoyed when they spotted us in the tunnel. Some rushed toward me and hugged me," he said.
The massive rescue mission had many on edge.
The workers got trapped more than two weeks ago when a landslide caused a portion of the tunnel they were building to collapse about 200 meters (650ft) from the entrance.
They survived on food and oxygen supplied through narrow steel pipes.
Kirti Panwar, a state government spokesperson, said about a dozen men had worked overnight to manually dig through rocks and debris, taking turns to drill using hand-held drilling tools to reach them.
Ambulances carrying the 41 rescued workers have left the collapsed tunnel site.
The men were expected to each go through an initial health checkup at a temporary medical camp set up inside the 13m (42.6ft) wide tunnel.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the rescue of 41 workers has made "everyone emotional" and demonstrates an "amazing example of humanity".
"The success of the rescue operation of our labour brothers in Uttarkashi is making everyone emotional," he wrote on X.
"I want to say to the friends who were trapped in the tunnel that your courage and patience is inspiring everyone. I wish you all well and good health.
"I also salute the spirit of all the people associated with this rescue operation. Everyone involved in this mission has set an amazing example of humanity and teamwork."
India's president has said she "feels relieved" after all 41 workers were rescued from the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand.
Droupadi Murmu congratulated all those involved in their evacuation, saying teams have acted with "incredible grit and determination to perform one of the most difficult rescue missions in history".
"I feel relieved and happy to learn that all the workers trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand have been rescued," she wrote on X.
"Their travails over 17 days, as the rescue effort met with obstacles, have been a testament of human endurance."
The rescued workers have been greeted by the state's top official as they were brought to the surface.
After the first worker was pulled out, Pushkar Singh Dhami, the top elected official in the state of Uttarakhand, presented him with a garland and hung it around his neck as rescuers, other officials and relatives cheered.
A crowd of locals shouted slogans of "Bharat Mata ki Jai", or "Long live mother India", and set off firecrackers.
We're joined now by our India reporter Neville Lazarus, who is offering some insight into what is next for the workers - and a potential investigation into how this was allowed to happen in the first place.
"We were told it would take three to five minutes per worker [to be rescued], so obviously, it has been a faster process," he says.
"They will now be ferried from the tunnel to waiting ambulances.
"If there are any serious injuries or anything that needs to be taken care of by a specialist, they will be taken to the hospital at the next big town, which is Rishikesh."
He says that psychologists are also on the scene to attend the rescued men.
The 41 workers had been stuck inside the tunnel in Uttarakhand for more than two weeks, with rescuers digging for more than 400 hours to reach them.
"There will now be investigations into what happened - how this collapse took place in the tunnel itself," Lazarus says, adding that there are rumours there was no safety mechanism in place, though this is unconfirmed.
All 41 workers have been rescued from the collapsed tunnel, NDTV has reported.
The men had been stuck inside the tunnel in Uttarkhand for more than two weeks, with rescuers digging for over 400 hours to reach them.
Each worker was pulled out individually through a narrow passageway on a wheeled stretcher.
The group got trapped on 12 November, when a landslide caused a portion of the 4.5km (2.8mile) tunnel they were building to collapse about 200 meters (650ft) from the entrance.
They have managed to survive on food and oxygen supplied through narrow steel pipes.
A total of 33 workers trapped in the collapsed tunnel have been rescued, NDTV has reported.
The remaining eight men stuck inside are expected to be evacuated shortly.
They are being pulled out individually through a passageway made of welded pipes.
A group of the rat miners have been thanked by officials after trapped workers were brought to the surface.
The men were greeted by crowds after drilling through debris for hours to reach them.
The chief minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami patted them on the back as they walked free.
This video was shared with Sky News by NDTV.
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