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CTV News
13 hours ago
- CTV News
2 killed and 32 injured after a bridge collapses at a tourist destination in western India
Rescuers work at the site of a bridge collapse near Pune, India, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI — At least two people died and 32 others were injured after an iron bridge over a river collapsed on Sunday at a popular tourist destination in India's western Maharashtra state, the state's top elected official said. At least six people were hospitalized in critical condition, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote on the social media platform X. Local media reported that scores of tourists were on the bridge when it collapsed, plunging many into the swollen river. Fadnavis said six people were rescued and that an intense search operation was ongoing as some people were swept away. The incident occurred in Kundamala area in Pune district, which has witnessed 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, Press Trust said. 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. The Associated Press
The Sun
17 hours ago
- The Sun
Woman, 23, dies after falling into river at popular Scots beauty spot near NC500
A YOUNG female tourist has died after falling into a river at a popular beauty spot in the Highlands. A massive rescue operation was mounted at Rogie Falls near Contin in Ross-shire on Saturday. 3 3 The accident happened in warm temperatures and the woman – a visitor to the area – somehow fell into the water. The 23-year-old was with others and the alarm was raised around 1.45pm. Police, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's specialist water craft, Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team, coastguards, a helicopter and the Scottish Ambulance Service were all scrambled. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Around 1.45pm on Saturday, 14 June, 2025, we were called to a report of a woman having fallen into water in the Rogie Falls area of Wester Ross 'Emergency services attended however the 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. 'There are no suspicious circumstances, and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal." Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water. The falls are about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) northwest of the village of Contin, next to the A835 road. They are a popular tourist attraction on the North Coast 500 road trip, with several forest walks and a bridge. The waterfalls on the Black Water at Rogie can be dramatic, especially after a sustained wet period or when there's snow melt coming off Ben Wyvis. Teen Mom star David Eason's ex Olivia Leedham suffers tragedy as daughter Lailah suddenly dies at 7 The river comes crashing down through the rocks as it loses height before dropping more gently through Contin to join the River Conon that flows out into the Cromarty Firth. The series of falls are more than 13 metres in height and a fairly new suspension bridge spans the water below them to give walkers a spectacular view. Elsewhere a man tragically died in a horror blaze at a four-storey building. Around 40 people were forced to leave their homes after the fire broke out in Perth in the early hours of Saturday. 3
