"Keep Bags Ready": Workers' Families Told As Tunnel Op In Final Stretch

Uttarakhand Tunnel Operation: Anxious families are hoping to see their loved ones soon as the rescue operation is over.

The relatives of the 41 trapped workers have been asked to "be prepared" as rescuers said they are just five meters away from them.

"Keep their clothes and bags ready," officials told the families who have been keeping a vigil outside the collapsed tunnel. 

Officials said the workers will be taken to a hospital in Uttarkashi after being rescued.