Bridge collapse kills 9 in India’s Gujarat state
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‘We saw cars fall into the river’: Fishermen witness Gujarat bridge collapse, rush to rescue victims
A bridge in Gujarat collapsed, sending cars into a river. Fishermen rescued survivors, but at least 11 died. Inquiry launched.
A district administration official said the rescue operations had been paused at midnight as the river currents had become stronger.
The death count in the Gambhira bridge collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara district has climbed to 15, and three people are still missing. Disaster response teams are conducting the rescue operation and two more vehicles are likely in the river.
The Gambhira bridge collapse in Vadodara, Gujarat, has claimed 16 lives as rescue teams recover more bodies from the Mahisagar river. Search operation
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has strongly criticized the BJP leadership and central government, citing recent tragedies like the Gujarat bridge collapse and Ahmedabad plane crash as evidence of a leadership crisis,
The Gambhira bridge collapse marked the latest in a string of such incidents in Gujarat, with at least four occurring since 2021, including the Morbi suspension bridge collapse in 2022, which killed 135 people.
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Al Jazeera on MSNBridge collapse in India’s Gujarat state kills at least nineAt least nine people have been killed after the collapse of a bridge over a river in India’s western Gujarat state, according to authorities. Gujarat’s Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said several vehicles fell into Mahisagar River when a portion of Gambhira Bridge collapsed on Wednesday morning.
The collapse of Gambhira Bridge on Wednesday morning in Gujarat sheds light on several such incidents that took place in the past. Here is a list of a few major bridge collapses in the recent past.