Rescuers use hand-held drills to free 41 workers trapped in an Indian road tunnel for over 2 weeks

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers in India have started digging manually in hopes of reaching 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in the country’s north for over two weeks. A state government spokesperson said a dozen men were taking turns burrowing into the debris with hand-held drilling tools on Monday for what was hoped would be the final stretch. He says they have up to 11 more meters (36 feet) to go. The rescue team had been using a drilling machine but the mountainous terrain proved too much for it. The machine broke down repeatedly before it was damaged irreparably on Friday.