Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, sent his sympathies to the 141 persons who lost their lives in the collapse of the Morebi bridge, which was suspended over the western India River.
A statement by a spokesman for Guterres on Monday said that the Secretary -General feels “deeply saddened by the tragic reports of the collapse of the Morebi Bridge in Gogharat,” expressing his condolences to the families of the victims, as well as the people of India and their government, and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.
According to “Times of India” and NDTV, the incident happened on Sunday night in Morebi, Western India.
The police official was quoted by the Indian news agency “Press Trust of India” as saying that the search and rescue efforts are still going on.
The rescue operations took place in full swing in Morbi, where teams of the National Force Power to respond to disaster, the response force of government disasters, the Indian Air Force, the army and the navy joined local individuals in rescue efforts.
Tuesday is the scheduled day for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inspection, according to the office of the Gujarati state’s prime minister.
After extensive repairs and modifications, the Macho River bridge, which was constructed more than a century ago, was reopened five days ago. When he passed out on Sunday evening, it was busy.
India was consoled by Guterres for the bridge disaster casualties.
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