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At least 135 people were killed when a pedestrian suspension bridge, built in 1877, gave way in the Indian town of Morbi on Sunday evening. The bridge, which crosses the Machchhu River ...
MORBI, India (AP) — Military teams were searching Monday for people missing after a 143-year-old suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat ...
Nine people have been arrested over the collapse of a suspension bridge in India ... maintenance on the 230-meter long bridge in the town of Morbi, senior police officer Ashok Kumar Yadav ...
Maps shows location of the suspension bridge in Morbi town, Gujarat Are you in the area? Only if it's safe to do so, you can get in touch by emailing: haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. Please include a ...
“There have been a lot of deaths,” said grandfather Sundarji Bodha, from his home in the small town of Morbi that’s ... as to why the colonial-era suspension bridge appeared to snap ...
open image in gallery A disturbing video captured the exact moments when a pedestrian suspension bridge started violently ... the chief officer of Morbi municipality, said of Oreva: “They ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MORBI, India (AP) — Police in western ...
It was overcrowded," Asmin told the ABC. "There was a little noise at first, then more noise, and the third time the bridge broke down." Morbi was packed with people on holiday for India's Diwali ...
"What we know about the bridgeThe Morbi Suspension Bridge was built during British rule around 1900 and is 755 feet long and just 4 feet wide.For decades, it's been a popular tourist attraction in ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The 143-year-old cable suspension bridge that collapsed ... Here’s a brief look at the bridge and Morbi, the town where it’s located: At 1.25 meters (4 feet) wide and ...
Patel’s firm, Oreva Group, was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the British-era suspension bridge over the Machchhu River, which collapsed on October 30, 2022. The tragedy led to ...