India bridge collapse

At least 130 people were killed in India after a colonial-era pedestrian bridge collapsed, sending scores of people tumbling into the river below, ...

A suspension pedestrian bridge in western India collapsed Sunday evening, causing hundreds to fall into the river below and killing dozens.

26 in time for Gujarati New Year without having obtained a “fitness certificate,” the Press Trust of India reported, citing a city official. Some officials suggested the bridge was overcrowded around the holiday season of Diwali. [call ](https://twitter.com/CollectorMorbi/status/1586735246279856128)disaster emergency services as the rescue teams conducted their search. People were seen treading water in a panic, calling for help as they carried bodies back to the shore. It built during the Victorian era by a Gujarati prince who was fascinated with construction. Waghji Thakor built railways, ports, temples and the bridge, which was meant to be a technological showcase connecting two of his palaces.

Authorities said more than 400 people were on and around the colonial-era suspension bridge at the time of the collapse.

The 230-metre bridge was built during British rule in the 19th century. "The death toll in the bridge collapse incident has gone up to 132. The bridge had drawn many sightseers celebrating the Diwali, or festival of lights, and Chhath Puja holidays.

At least 130 people were killed and several others injured in western India after a suspension bridge collapsed in one of the deadliest accidents in more ...

At least 130 people have been confirmed dead, PTI Local news reports said that hundreds of people were on the suspension bridge in Morbi town in Gujarat when it collapsed and many were still missing after the accident that took place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state. [deadliest](https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indias-deadliest-accidents-in-the-last-decade-1158020.html) accidents in more than a decade, raising concerns over the viability of the country’s infrastructure push.

There were more than 400 people on and around the bridge at the time of collapse. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Relief and rescue efforts will bring succour to the victims.” A five-member team was appointed to conduct an investigation into the disaster. More than 400 people were on and around the colonial-era suspension bridge at the time of the collapse. People fell on each other and into the river,” he said. A number of children were among the victims. The search and rescue operations are continuing,” said senior government official NK Muchhar, adding that the toll could rise further.

At least 132 people are now dead after a suspension bridge collapsed in India's western state of Gujarat, according to the state's home minister Harsh ...

TV footage showed people holding the cables and remains of the bridge as emergency teams tried to reach them, Reuters reported. Modi tweeted saying he is “deeply saddened” by the tragedy. A cable at one end appears to have snapped, he added.

AHMEDABAD: At least 132 people died in India when a colonial-era pedestrian bridge overloaded with religious revellers collapsed into the river below, ...

District police have launched an enquiry against the contractor, Yadav said. "We pulled out people who were able to swim ashore. People fell on each other and into the river," he said. "It was traumatic when a woman showed me a photo of her daughter and asked if I had rescued her. Advertisement

About 400 people were on the bridge in Gujarat to celebrate a Diwali religious ritual when it collapsed, with many children among the dead.

Gujarat is the home state of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, who was in the state on a three day visit. Rescue operations were still under way but the purpose was primarily to find the bodies. Families had come out on to the bridge to celebrate a post-Diwali religious ritual in which idols are immersed into the river. People fell on each other and into the river.” “There were a lot of young children among the dead,” one rescuer told NDTV news channel. Gujarat ministers have said those responsible for the collapse will face severe punishment.