Tuesday, 28 November 2023 Anurag Jain, MoRTH secretary, described the unprecedented operation to rescue trapped workers. The key factors in their favor were access to electricity, water, and ample space. Despite challenges like a minor earthquake and the debris shifting, the team managed the situation. Multiple strategies were formulated to handle the possibility of the tunnel collapsing. The rescue was a test of determination and endurance. The breakdown of the drilling machine led to a grinding halt, but 'rat-hole' miners manually dug through the debris to create an escape passage.
An animated map shows the location of a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck northern Vanuatu on 21 November according to the United States Geological Survey, but authorities said it was not expected..
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
![ANIMATED MAP: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Vanuatu [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20231122/1360957692-ANIMATED-MAP-Magnitude-earthquake-hits-Vanuatu.jpg)
