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Global News Podcast

The Happy Pod: India Tunnel Rescue Success

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, how hope and perseverance prevailed in the rescue of 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India. Also: a set of earbuds that could revolutionise wheelchair mobility. And celebrating 100 years of Scottish dancing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The look at the stories making the headlines with insights from the BBC's global

0:14.2

network of experts. Search for The Global Story, wherever you get your BBC

0:19.4

podcasts. This week the rescue mission to save 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India.

0:28.0

We speak to our correspondent who was at the scene.

0:31.0

The joy was really lovely to see because we had spent so many days involved in the story.

0:42.0

Hello I'm Harry Bly, and this is the Happy Pot, a weekly roundup of uplifting news from around the world.

0:49.0

In Indonesia, a baby rhinoceros has been born on the island of Sumatra, boosting hopes the critically

0:54.5

endangered species can be saved.

0:58.1

They live in deep forests in Sumatra and they usually isolated so when they want to meet up with another rhino to breed they actually sing through the forest which is absolutely fantastic.

1:10.0

The former mayor of Vancouver, Sam Sullivan, tells us about testing a set of revolutionary earbuds that allow him to control his wheelchair.

1:19.0

I said, look, mom, no hands.

1:21.0

So I was just doing wheelies around my lobby just exploring and I was sort of like experiencing all of these new feelings.

1:28.6

And the grandfather from Britain who after recovering from COVID-19 took up arm wrestling and became a European champion.

1:36.6

All that and more to come.

1:38.6

Hello, this is John from Save the Rhino International and you're listening to the Happy Pot.

1:43.0

Hello, my name is Martina Petrinkov and you are listening to the Happy Pot.

1:47.0

Hello, my name is Leavugette and you are listening to Happy Pot.

1:51.0

Hello, this is William Williamson in Scotland and you're listening to the Happy

1:55.3

Pod from the BBC World Service.

2:08.0

On the 12th of November, part of a tunnel that was being drilled into the Himalayas collapsed, trapping 41 workers inside.

2:11.0

What followed was a marathon effort to rescue the trapped men with food, water and oxygen pumped in through a small pipe.

2:18.0

Heavy machinery airlifted to the site in the state of Utter Akund,

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