Tunnel rescue: Men & machine both proved crucial says expert

Capping an operation that lasted over 400 hours, rescuers managed to reach 41 workers trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel since November 12. It was a test of grit and perseverance – for men on both sides of the 57 metres of debris – as the rescue operation suffered one setback after another. In the end, with the drilling machine giving way, it was 12 “rat-hole miners” who dug through the last 12 metres and reached the trapped men. At 8 pm, the first worker was taken out and subsequently the others were rescued as well. People reacted to the rescue of the workers on X. Here are some of the reactions. #UttarkashiTunnelRescue #UttarkashiTunnelDroneFootage #TunnelRescueReactions #UttarkashiTunnelRescueNews #UttarkashiDroneVisuals #SilkyaraTunnel #Uttarakhand #MiningExperts #ManualDrilling #VerticalDrilling #CharDhamRoute ~HT.178~GR.124~PR.152~ED.103~

A group of 'rat-hole' miners, hailed as "angels from above," played a crucial role in the rescue of 41 workers trapped in Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel in...

The long wait for the 41 workers trapped inside the partially-collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi for almost a fortnight may stretch for a little more time,...

The rag-tag team of 'rat-hole' miners who played perhaps one of the most important roles in the rescue of the workers in Uttarakhand, doing in hours what no...