SILKYARA TUNNEL, India: After 17 days trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan road tunnel they were building, Indian workers described the horror of their ordeal, and the hopes and prayers that kept them strong.

"We were really scared. Every moment felt that death was standing nearby," rescued worker Deepak Kumar told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday. "We were not sure whether our lives would be saved or not."

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