Greater than 60 individuals died and several other are feared injured after a cable bridge collapsed right into a river within the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday night, a authorities minister mentioned.
Native media stories mentioned a whole bunch plunged into the Machchu river when the bridge within the state’s Morbi district collapsed. It was not instantly clear how many individuals had been on the bridge.
The bridge, which was constructed greater than a century in the past and just lately reopened to the general public after renovation, gave means because it couldn’t deal with the variety of individuals on it, officers advised the Press Belief of India information company.
“Because of the bridge collapse, a number of individuals fell into the river. A rescue operation is underway,” state minister Brijesh Merja mentioned. “There are stories that a number of individuals have suffered accidents. They’re being rushed to hospitals.”
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Rescue operations had been underway, authorities mentioned.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced compensation to the households of the useless and urged for quick rescue efforts, his workplace mentioned in a tweet.
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