The first visuals of the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand since November 12 emerged on Tuesday after an endoscopic camera was sent in through the six-inch pipe which was drilled through the debris blocking the tunnel on Monday.
In a video released by the rescue agencies, the workers can be seen standing in a line and identifying themselves as rescue workers issue instructions to them. The trapped men are seen placing their ears on the edge of the pipe to hear what is being told by the rescuers.
“Aap theek ho? (Are you fine?)” a rescue team member asks, to which the workers reply to in the affirmative. The workers are then told to show themselves in the camera and smile. They are told that the rescue teams were working to reach them.
