Indian rescuers have reached 41 workers trapped in a tunnel for more than 2 weeks

An ambulance waits to carry workers from the site of an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in Silkyara in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Officials said Tuesday they were on the verge of rescuing the 41 construction workers trapped in the tunnel for over two weeks. (AP)

UTTARKASHI, India —Cheers and jubilation erupted as rescuers in India on Tuesday reached 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country's north and started pulling them out, officials said.

After less than an hour, Kirti Panwar, a government spokesperson, said 34 workers had been rescued so far. "All are safe and sound," he said.