India tunnel collapse: All 41 workers rescued

“We are extremely happy, no words can explain it,” Musarrat Jahan, the wife of one rescued worker Sabah Ahmad, told AFP by phone. “Not only my husband got a new life, we also got a new life. We will never forget it.”

Earlier on Tuesday, Indian officials announced that rescuers had begun extracting the workers trapped in the collapsed tunnel in the northern state of Uttarakhand after drilling through the debris.

One such instance occurred when a drilling machine broke after hitting a metal object, causing significant delay.

On Sunday, rescuers began constructing a vertical shaft using a new drill, requiring the removal of almost twice the amount of dirt and debris needed for a horizontal dig.