Miracle as 46 workers buried by avalanche pulled out ALIVE from metal containers after being trapped inside for days

A HEROIC rescue mission saw dozens of construction workers pulled out alive from metal containers after being buried by an avalanche.

On Friday, 54 construction workers were submerged under snow and debris after the avalanche hit the work site in the Himalayas, killing eight.

AFP

An injured Border Roads Organisation (BRO) worker, who got trapped under an avalanche, receives treatment after being airlifted by rescuers[/caption]

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The rescue operation by Indian Army members during heavy snowfall, after an avalanche struck a camp near Mana village[/caption]

A lengthy search and rescue mission at the camp near Mana Village, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, lasted three days in subzero temperatures with the last people pulled out on Sunday.

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