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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Rescue of 41 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel in India reaches final stretch of digging

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The rescue of 41 construction workers trapped nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India has reached the final stretch of digging.

The drill that’s digging into the dirt and debris had made it through 44 meters (144 feet) out of approximately the 57 needed, Harpal Singh, a manager of another tunnel project who is helping with the rescue, told the Press Trust of India news agency late on Wednesday night.

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