“So far, we have discovered 120 bodies. As long as searches are conducted, the result is probably going to get better “According to the police chief of Morbi, the accident’s location.
What took place?
• Dozens were killed and hundreds fell into a river when a pedestrian bridge collapsed with pedestrians, who enjoy festive celebrations in the western India state.
• The footage of dozens of people related to the collapsed bridge ropes over the Macho River in Morby, while the emergency teams accelerated to save them. • Children were among the victims as some of them went up in an effort to reach the river’s two banks while others swam to safety.
• When the colonial-era suspended bridge fell, the authorities claimed that more over 400 people were on it or nearby, but state minister Harsh Sanjafi claimed that only about 150 people were actually on the bridge.
For the Handwali Day, also known as the Anwar Festival, the bridge is a popular tourist destination.
The historic 230-meter bridge, which underwent six months of renovations, was built in the nineteenth century and just reopened to the public.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in his hometown, said on a 3 -day visit, that he instructed the Prime Minister of the state to quickly mobilize the work teams for the rescue process.
The government said in a statement that 50 naval officials and 30 Air Force participated with the National Disaster Administration team in the search for missing persons.
A five-person special team was assembled by the state government to look into the occurrence.
The number of people killed in India’s “bridge accident”
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