Cable bridge collapsed in India, Modi visited the disaster site, rescue operations continue

Divers searched for more bodies on Tuesday after the collapse of a newly renovated pedestrian bridge killed 141 people in western India, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the disaster site.

Questions also grew about the possible cause of the catastrophe at Morbi, in Modi's home state of Gujarat, on Sunday.

Nine people have been arrested on homicide charges over the collapse of the 150-year-old structure.

The suspension bridge was packed with people celebrating the final day of the Diwali holidays. Forty-seven children were among those killed.

Horrific CCTV footage showed the rickety structure, a popular tourist spot, loaded with people and then suddenly giving way as cables snapped.

Several hundred fell into the river while others clung desperately to the twisted remains of the bridge, screaming in the dark for help.
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UPDATE 01.11.2022: Death toll rises to 141 in Indian bridge collapse as rescue operations continue
Murky river conditions are hindering rescue operations with divers struggling for visibility underwater .

Officials briefed the Prime Minister about the rescue operations at the site where at least 140 people were killed on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 1, 2022 emphasised on “detailed, impartial and extensive” inquiry to identify all aspects relating to the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy in which as many as 140 people lost their lives in the worst such catastrophe occurred in Gujarat in recent years.
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