these men. workers are now being brought out one by one. the latest we are hearing, at least eight people now out. pretty speedy. it was thought it would take a number of hours but already it is being reported that at least eight people are out. they are being brought out one by one on wheel stretches through a 90 centimetre pipe which is being pushed through all of the rubble and official safety evacuation is expected to take a number of hours. but as i was saying, already they are going pretty smoothly and quickly. relatives gathering near that tunnel entrance waiting to be reunited with their loved ones as they come out. watching all of this is our south asia regional editor. after two and a half weeks or more, they have after two and a half weeks or more, they have finally done it. it is such welcome news for all finally done it. it is such welcome news for all of finally done it. it is such welcome news for all of those finally done it. it is such welcome news for
and medicine through a pipe. there s been a series of snags, a few days where we thought they were close to being rescued but lots of problems with the machinery. there was high powered drilling machines use, there was issues with one of the major machines which broke last week as well. some relief that given everything. 0h, here we are, we finally have a picture. this is the first worker who has been rescued. we don t have a name, but this is the picture everyone will be relieved to see, that he seems safe and well and is now safe as he comes out of the tunnel. and to remind you, this is part of a massive infrastructure project that the prime minister has put in place, a very ambitious project. a few billion dollars going into the highway project, which is aimed at connecting 400 pilgrimage sites, so it is huge. this is the first picture of the first rescue worker to be out of the tunnel. some details as well. i ve just received some more details about the photo, so if we ca