Death toll in Kolkata bridge collapse rises to at least 24

Record ID: 1141388

  • Title: Death toll in Kolkata bridge collapse rises to at least 24
  • Date: 1st April 2016
  • Summary: KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA (APRIL 01, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI) WIDE OF BRIDGE COLLAPSE SITE RESCUE WORKERS GATHERED AT THE SITE VARIOUS OF BULLDOZERS CLEARING DEBRIS VARIOUS OF RESCUE WORKERS CLEARING METAL RODS FROM THE SITE A COLLAPSED BLOCK OF THE BRIDGE BULLDOZER PUTTING DEBRIS IN A TRUCK (SOUNDBITE) (English) KOLKATA POLICE COMMISSIONER, RAJIV MISHRA, SAYING: "Total (death toll) till now is 24. (Q. Sir 24 bodies sir and what about the status about the injured people sir?) Injured people, some of them are in a slightly precarious condition, some of them have been discharged and the total figure is around 89. (Q. Sir throw some light about rescue operations.) Current state, it is almost at the end, finishing up." HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, INDIA (APRIL 01, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI) EXTERIOR OF OFFICE OF INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY, IVRCL CLOSE OF COMPANY'S EMBLEM GROUP HEAD (HR AND ADMINISTRATION) OF IVRCL, K. PANDURANGA RAO, SPEAKING TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEGAL HEAD OF IVRCL, SEETHA PEDDAPATHI, SAYING: "IVRCL and its concerned staff will cooperate with the investigation. We will give the maximum support what we have to give. We are anxious to know why it happened as well. We want to know the reason why it happened." KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA (APRIL 01, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI) LOCAL RESIDENTS GATHERED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE TO PRAY FOR BRIDGE COLLAPSE VICTIMS CANDLE BURNING BANNER READING IN ENGLISH AND HINDI "PRAYERS FOR THE DEPARTED SOULS AND INJURED OF KOLKATA FLYOVER" CANDLES BURNING IN FRONT OF WREATHS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SEATED AT THE PRAYER CEREMONY WIDE OF PEOPLE SEATED BEFORE THE BANNER
  • Embargoed: 15th April 2016 10:27
  • Keywords: IVRCL West Bengal deaths Kolkata India Bridge collapse
  • Location: KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL/HYDERBAD, TELANGANA, INDIA
  • City: KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL/HYDERBAD, TELANGANA, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014BJDB2D
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  • Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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