First of 41 Indian workers rescued from tunnel: local media
Indian rescuers on Tuesday brought out the first of 41 men trapped inside a Himalayan tunnel for 17 days after a marathon operation to free them, local media said.
The Press Trust of India news agency reported the first man had been brought out, and AFP reporters at the site saw ambulances leaving from the tunnel entrance.
"There has been great success in the ongoing rescue operation preparations have been started to evacuate the workers safely," Uttarakhand state chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.
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