Morbi bridge collapse live updates | Death toll reaches 90
The Hindu
The State government has officially not given any casualty figure but the Prime Minister and Chief Minister have announced the ex gratia for the dead and for the injured.
At least 90 people have died, while more than a 100 other have been admitted and are under treatment a colonial era cable bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Morbi town on Sunday evening. Over 350 people plunged into the river.
According to Morbi legislator and the State government minister Brijesh Merja, the number will likely go up significantly.
The State government has officially not given any casualty figure but the Prime Minister and Chief Minister have announced the ex-gratia for the dead and for the injured.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other ministerial colleagues have rushed to Morbi to oversee the rescue works by the agencies.
Several teams of NDRF and personnel of Navy and Air Force have been ordered to be airlifted to the site to help in the rescue efforts and comb the river bed as many people are feared drowned in the 10 feet deep water.
The authorities have launched a rescue operation amidst chaos at the site after the colonial era bridge was reopened after the repair and renovation on October 26th.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Gujarat for three day visit, directed the Gujarat Chief Minister to mobilise teams on urgent basis for rescue works. The State government has also set up a committee to probe the causes that led to the collapse.