India tunnel collapse: All workers rescued

All 41 workers have been rescued from a collapsed tunnel in India after being trapped for more than two weeks.

"I am completely happy and relieved," India's highways minister, Nitin Gadkari, said as he praised rescue workers for their efforts.

A crowd of locals shouted slogans of "Bharat Mata ki Jai," or "Long live mother India," and set off firecrackers as the trapped workers emerged from the collapsed tunnel in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

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