Speaking on the incident, Odisha Minister Mukesh Mahaling said, "Due to high humidity, one or two devotees collapsed. The rescue teams took them to the hospital immediately. There are primary health care centres in the temple area. I am also here to make sure glucose and water are being p
Harang bridge at Bhangarpar on the Kalain-Silchar road in Assam collapsed on Tuesday night, causing two heavily loaded trucks to fall into the river below.
Two individuals have been arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Mathura houses collapse incident, resulting in the death of three people, including two young girls and one man, said police.
Search and rescue operations were resumed earlier on Monday near the Indrayani River located in Talegaon in Maharashtra's Pune district after a bridge collapsed on Sunday afternoon.
Swapnil Kollam, who claims to be an eyewitness, said, "There were more than 150-200 people on the bridge but at the place where the bridge collapsed, there were more than 50 people... It is God's grace that my family is safe."
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), in joint operations with civil administration, has rescued four people and recovered four bodies after a narrow iron bridge collapsed over the Indrayani River near Kundmala village in Pune.
"A narrow bridge over the Indrayani River in Kundmala, Pune, collapsed. 35 people were rescued initially by local efforts. NDRF, in joint ops with civil administration, rescued 4 more alive & recovered 4 bodies. Rescue operations are ongoing," the NDRF said in a post on X.
Maharashtra Minister Makarand Patil on Sunday said that the bridge which collapsed in Pune was restricted for people and two-wheelers but people flocked to the site as they were "excited" for monsoon tourism.
Over 40 people have been rescued after an iron bridge collapsed over the Indrayani River near Kundamala village in Maharashtra's Pune district, CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vaibhav Nimbalkar said on Sunday.