WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – The death toll from a bridge collapse in the Indian state of Gujarat rose to more than 130. The footbridge was packed with sightseers enjoying holiday festivities when it collapsed, plunging people into the river below
Footage from just before the collapse showed a group of young men taking photos while others tried tobefore they tumbled into the river below as the cables holding it together gave way.
"People were hanging from the bridge after the accident, but they slipped and fell into the river when it collapsed," said Raju, an eyewitness who gave only one name. "I could not sleep the entire night as I had helped in the rescue operation. I brought a lot of children to the hospital." Gujarat-based electrical appliances maker Oreva group, known for its Ajanta clocks, had been in charge of maintaining the bridge for 15 years, said Sandeepsinh Zala, the chief officer of Morbi municipality.Rescuers search for survivors after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer"They did not give us any information that they were reopening the bridge," Zala said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the former chief minister of Gujarat, expressed his condolences to the victims' families.
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