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‘Rat miners’ to the rescue: how trapped tunnel workers were saved in India

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Indian rescuers pulled out all 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas with some help from a group of people who do so-called rathole mining, which is effectively banned in the country. Authorities tapped the “rat miners” for help when heavy machinery broke down during a rescue operation that had dragged on for more than two weeks.
 

November 29, 2023