Moment of cable bridge collapsed in India caught on video, 141 dead, 177 still missing: Updates

The moment of the collapse of a cable-stayed bridge in the Indian state of Gujarat was caught on video. The footage published by local officials shows that seconds before the fall, people crowded on the bridge tried to shake the structure.

Over 140 people were killed in a cable bridge collapse in India’s western state of Gujarat, India-based NDTV news channel reported.

"At least 141 people have died after a British-era bridge in Gujarat's Morbi collapsed last evening," the television channel reported. "Some 177 people have been saved and teams are searching for several others who are still missing."

Government officials confirmed the death toll after scores of people plunged into the river below following the collapse.

The bridge was reopened only four days ago for public after renovation. There were about 500 people on the bridge when it snapped.

The Gujarat government takes responsibility for the bridge collapse in which 91 people were killed and several others injured, a state minister said on Sunday. The nearly century-old historic bridge had been closed for renovation and was reopened for the public four days ago.

There were about 500 people on the bridge in the town of Morbi - about 240 km west of state capital Gandhinagar - and nearly a 100 of them fell into the Machchu River when it gave way.
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Cable bridge collapsed in India, hundreds plunged into river, 141 dead, 177 still missing: Updates:
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