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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Two killed after bridge collapses in western India
At least two people have died and a number were swept away after a bridge over the Indrayani river in the western Indian city of Pune collapsed, Maharashtra state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis says. "Some people got swept away, so a search operation is underway on a war footing to find them," he said on social media platform X, adding six people have been rescued while 32 were injured, including six in critical condition. He said the National Disaster Response Force is deployed on-site, and other agencies have been directed to remain on high alert. The incident occurred in Kundamala area in Pune district, which has been the scene of heavy rains over the past few days, giving the river a steady flow, Press Trust of India reported. It was not raining when the bridge collapsed in an area frequented by picnickers, the news agency reported. Police said teams of the National Disaster Response Force and other search and recovery units have undertaken rescue operations, PTI reported. India's infrastructure has long been marred by safety concerns, sometimes leading to major disasters on its highways and bridges. In 2022, a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river in the western state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at least 132 in one of the worst accidents in the country in the past decade. with AP
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Yahoo
Bridge collapse kills at least two people in India - with several others swept away in river
At least two people have died and more than 30 are injured after a bridge collapsed in India, officials have said. Maharashtra's chief minister Devendra Fadnavis added that a number of people were swept away after the bridge - over the Indrayani river in the western city of Pune - collapsed on Sunday. He added on social media that "some people got swept away, so a search operation is underway on a war footing to find them". The minister said six people have been rescued while 32 were injured, with six in a critical condition, and that the National Disaster Response Force had been deployed, with other agencies directed to remain on high alert. It comes four days after an Air India flight crashed less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in northwestern India, killing at least 270 people. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was carrying 53 Britons, crashed into a doctors' hostel in a residential area moments after taking off. And earlier on Sunday, a in a forested area several miles from the Kedarnath pilgrimage route, killing seven people on board. Read more from Sky News: That accident happened within minutes of the helicopter taking off, officials said, on what should have been a 10-minute flight. The helicopter was flying to Guptkashi, a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in the Himalayas, from the temple town of Kedarnath in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Sky News
13 hours ago
- General
- Sky News
Bridge collapse kills at least two people in India - with several others swept away in river
At least two people have died and more than 30 are injured after a bridge collapsed in India, officials have said. Maharashtra's chief minister Devendra Fadnavis added that a number of people were swept away after the bridge - over the Indrayani river in the western Indian city of Pune - collapsed on Sunday. He added on social media that "some people got swept away, so a search operation is underway on a war footing to find them". The minister said six people have been rescued while 32 were injured, with six in a critical condition, and that the National Disaster Response Force had been deployed, with other agencies directed to remain on high alert. It comes four days after an Air India flight crashed less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in northwestern India, killing at least 270 people. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was carrying 53 Britons, crashed into a doctors' hostel in a residential area moments after taking off. And earlier on Sunday, a helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed in a forested area several miles from the Kedarnath pilgrimage route, killing seven people on board. That accident happened within minutes of the helicopter taking off, officials said, on what should have been a 10-minute flight.
BBC News
15 hours ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Pune bridge collapse: Two killed in India
At least two people have died after an iron bridge collapsed in western India, triggering a major rescue say six others have been seriously injured, and people rescued from the Indrayani River which runs underneath the bridge in Maharashtra's Pune say a large group of people were crossing the bridge when it gave way on Sunday at about 15:30 local time (11:00 BST).Maharashtra chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said India's National Disaster Response Force had been deployed, adding that "relief work has been immediately accelerated". "I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the tragedy that occurred when a bridge over the Indrayani River collapsed in Indori, near Talegaon in Pune district," Fadnavis posted on Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule added: "It is feared that some citizens on the bridge may have been swept away."Eyewitness Raghuveer Shelar told Reuters news agency: "The bridge suddenly collapsed. At least 20-25 people were swept away."Some rescue workers saved a few tourists and some are feared trapped in the bridge debris."
Al Arabiya
16 hours ago
- Al Arabiya
Six killed, 25 swept away after bridge collapse in India's Pune
At least six people were killed and 25 others swept away on Sunday after a bridge collapsed over the Indrayani river in the western Indian city of Pune, broadcaster CNN-News18 said.
