All Trapped Workers Pulled from Collapsed Tunnel in India

All Trapped Workers Pulled from Collapsed Tunnel in India

印度坍塌隧道内所有被困工人已被成功救出

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　　By Dan Friedell

　　28 November 2023

　　Rescuers pulled out all 41 workers who were trapped for 17 days in a mountain tunnel in northern India on Tuesday.

　　A crowd of people around the tunnel cheered and shouted, "Long live mother India." Officials put flowers around the necks of the workers as the crowd celebrated with firecrackers.

　　Nitin Gadkari, the minister of road transport and highways, said on X, "I am very happy that all the 41 trapped workers have come out and their lives have been saved."

　　The workers were pulled out through a passageway made from welded pipes that had been pushed through dirt and rocks to reach them.

　　One of the rescuers, Devender, told New Delhi Television that "the trapped workers were overjoyed when they spotted us in the tunnel. Some rushed toward me and hugged me."

　　A landslide on November 12 caused part of a tunnel they were building in Uttarkashi to collapse. And they were stuck about 200 meters from the entrance. The men survived for more than two weeks on food and oxygen that was sent through steel pipes only 15 centimeters wide.

　　Kirti Panwar is a state government spokesperson. Panwar said a large drilling machine opened up about 47 of the 60 meters needed to reach the workers before it broke down on Friday. Rescuers then worked by hand overnight from Monday into Tuesday using digging tools and drills.

　　Many of the workers who were trapped are migrant workers who came from around India for the job. As word spread that the workers were close to freeing the trapped men, family members traveled long distances to gather at the tunnel and waited to see their loved ones.

　　Officials said the rescued workers were treated inside the 13-meter-wide tunnel. After a first health check, they were taken to a hospital about 30 kilometers away.

　　"Their condition is first-class and absolutely fine ... just like yours or mine." said Wakil Hassan, a rescue team leader.

　　The tunnel is part of the Char Dham highway. It is one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's largest projects. The plan is to build a network of roads covering almost 900 kilometers to connect four important Hindu religious sites. Some building experts, however, are concerned about the project. They say the work could create more landslides and hurt some small towns in the Himalayas which are already built on top of landslide debris.

　　I'm Dan Novak.

　　Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on reports by the Associated Press and Reuters.

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　　由Dan Friedell撰写

　　2023年11月28日周二

　　救援人员成功救出了在印度北部一座山隧道内被困17天的所有41名工人。

　　隧道周围的人群欢呼并高呼，“印度母亲万岁”。官员们在工人的脖子上挂上花环，人群用鞭炮庆祝。

　　公路运输部长尼廷·加德卡里在X上说：“我非常高兴所有41名被困工人已经被救出，他们的生命得到了拯救。”

　　工人们是通过一个由焊接的管道制成的通道被救出的，这些管道被推过土和岩石以到达他们。

　　其中一名救援人员Devender告诉新德里电视台，“被困的工人在隧道中看到我们时非常高兴。有些人冲向我并拥抱我。”

　　11月12日的一次山体滑坡导致他们在Uttarkashi建造的隧道的一部分坍塌。他们被困在距离入口约200米的地方。这些人靠通过只有15厘米宽的钢管送来的食物和氧气在隧道内生存了两周多。

　　Kirti Panwar是州政府的发言人。Panwar说，一台大型钻机在周五损坏之前已经打开了到达工人所需的60米中的大约47米。然后，救援人员从周一到周二连夜使用挖掘工具和钻头手动作业。

　　许多被困的工人是来自印度各地的外来务工人员，他们为了这份工作而来。当消息传出工人们即将解救被困的人时，家属们长途跋涉来到隧道，等待看到他们的亲人。

　　官员们表示，被救出的工人在13米宽的隧道内接受了治疗。经过初步的健康检查后，他们被送往大约30公里外的一家医院。

　　救援队队长瓦基尔·哈桑说：“他们的状况非常好，完全没问题……就像你我一样。”

　　这个隧道是查尔达姆公路的一部分，这是印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的最大的项目之一。该计划是建设一个覆盖近900公里的道路网络，连接四个重要的印度教宗教圣地。然而，一些建筑专家对这个项目表示担忧，他们说这项工作可能会引发更多的山体滑坡，并对喜马拉雅山脉上一些已经建在滑坡碎片上的小镇造成伤害。

　　我是丹·诺瓦克。

　　丹·弗里

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　　这个故事中的词汇：

　　firecracker –n. 鞭炮：填充有炸药的小纸筒，当它爆炸时会产生响亮的噪音。

　　weld –v. 焊接：通过加热金属边缘直到它们开始融化，然后将它们压在一起以连接金属片。

　　hug –v. 拥抱：尤其是作为表达爱或友谊的方式，将你的手臂环绕在某人身上。

　　first-class –adj.一流的：最好的质量：最高的卓越。

　　debris –n. 碎片：在某物被毁后剩下的片段。