Rat-hole miners / myLot

India

November 28, 2023 7:00pm CST

What was considered illegal and even banned in India came to the rescue of 41 workers who were trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand, India . The rat=hole miners made it possible for the 41 workers to be rescued. They were engaged on Monday and the rat-hole miners armed with shovels and spades got down to work digging through the debris. And this they achieved which the high tech machinery could not even after trying for several days. Kudos to manual work.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/uttarakhand-tunnel-rescue-after-422-anxious-hours-families-rejoice/ar-AA1kGzeV?rc=1&ocid=wi

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https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/uttarakhand-tunnel-rescue-after-422-anxious-hours-families-rejoice/ar-AA1kGzeV?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=e8571acf7beb4e25dff11ddd9f09e4c3&ei=21

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (56878)

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29 Nov 23

Very good work indeed. Why the name " rat hole miners" ?

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@allknowing (153918)

• India

29 Nov 23

The dimension of what is being dug is compared to what rats burrow

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sarika bhatia

@sarik1 (7658)

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29 Nov 23

Glad to know. good work. hope that all is well.

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@allknowing (153918)

• India

29 Nov 23

The workers have all been rescued and they will soon get back home after their checking for health.

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sarika bhatia

@sarik1 (7658)

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30 Nov 23

@allknowing Good. glad to know.

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rsa101

@rsa101 (40571)

• Philippines

29 Nov 23

I am glad everything worked out for those trapped miners. Because this is a prohibited activity, who should be held accountable for the miners who were present, or are they independent miners doing their own thing?

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@allknowing (153918)

• India

29 Nov 23

Enquiries are on to first know what precautionary measures were taken to safeguard workers who were construction the tunnel

OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91063)

• Arvada, Colorado

29 Nov 23

Indeed they are heros.

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@allknowing (153918)

• India

29 Nov 23

They were honoured by the CM with garlands

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367637)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Nov 23

This was on our news. Such a relief for all concerned. One man had lost one son in a similar accident and he had another son in this cave-in. He would be beside himself with happiness.

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@allknowing (153918)

• India

29 Nov 23

I am still not clear in my mind where exactly these 41 workers spent their time I read about that and he must be now so relieved.

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