In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of Iraq over this tragedy, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.
Atleast 12 construction workers were killed after a steel cable snapped during bridge construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Four workers remain missing, Xinhua News reported, citing officials from the emergency command headquarters handling the accident.
According to Uttarakhand Police, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has begun construction of a new bridge to restore connectivity. The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has set up an alignment using steel wire and will assist the BRO in crossing the stream (Gadre) to expedite the work.
Authorities have successfully retrieved a truck that had been stranded since July 9, when a section of the Gambhira bridge linking Vadodara and Anand collapsed into the Mahisagar river, leaving 20 dead and several others injured.
Speaking to ANI, Chaudhary said, "It was difficult to rescue the truck...Complex engineering and safety aspects were involved...Now the entire truck rescue operation is being carried out by the Vishwakarma Group of Porbandar... The team will use the main hydraulic stand jack and four pulling
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi visited Anand, Gujarat, on Saturday to meet the families of those who lost their lives in the Gambhira bridge collapse earlier this month. Twenty people died in the tragic incident on July 9.
According to a release, as part of the announced financial assistance, cheques totalling Rs 62 lakh were distributed today. This includes Rs 4 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured, handed over by MP Jasubhai Rathva and MLA Chaitanyasinh Zala.
The death toll in the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Vadodara has risen to 20 after one more person died in the hospital, officials said on Friday.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered a high-level inquiry into the recent bridge collapse on the Mujpur-Gambhira bridge connecting Vadodara and Anand.
The death toll in the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Vadodara has risen to 18 with the recovery of more bodies, an official said on Friday.
Earlier in the day, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that the Gambhira bridge collapse incident should be thoroughly investigated, even as rescue operations continue for the second day.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Vadodara on Wednesday, which claimed 15 lives, should be thoroughly investigated, even as rescue operations continue for the second day.