At least 60 people dead after bridge collapses in India's Gujarat state

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Source: The Guardian/Reuters

At least 60 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge over a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed, plunging hundreds of people into the water, officials have said.

Authorities said that more than 150 people were on the suspension bridge over the Machchhu River in the city of Morbi at the time of the collapse.
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At least 30 people were injured, other officials said.
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The 230-metre-long (750ft) bridge was built during British rule in the 19th century. It had been closed for renovation for six months and was reopened to the public last week.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/30/people-killed-india-bridge-collapse-gujarat-state

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2. India bridge collapse toll jumps to 134, police detain nine people

The death toll from a foot bridge collapse in India rose to 134 on Monday, including many children, as police detained nine people as part of a criminal investigation into one of the deadliest accidents in the country in the past decade.

CCTV footage from just before the collapse showed a group of young men taking photos while others tried to rock the suspension bridge from side to side, before they tumbled into the river below as the cables holding it together gave way.

Police in the western state of Gujarat, where the disaster occurred, told Reuters they had detained nine people after registering a criminal case against unnamed people responsible for the renovation, maintenance and management of the bridge.
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Local officials told Reuters the manager of the bridge, a company making clocks and electrical items, had not informed the authorities that the bridge would be reopened last week after repairs, adding that no certificate that it was fit for public use had been issued.

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/death-toll-bridge-collapse-india-rises-132-local-official-2022-10-31/