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    Railway Bridge Collapse Kill 22 Labourers In India

    editorBy editorAugust 23, 2023Updated:August 23, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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    No fewer than 22 artisans have died on Wednesday, when a railway bridge they were building across a ravine in India’s remote northeast collapsed, with four others feared dead.

    The incident took place in Sairang, a town around 20 kilometres (12 miles) northwest of Mizoram state capital Aizawl — an outlying pocket of the country near the border with Myanmar.

    Video footage shared by Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga showed a metal frame that had toppled off towering columns into a wooded valley below.

    “Deeply saddened and affected by this tragedy,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

    Zoramthanga, who uses one name, added that he was grateful that people had “come out in large numbers to help with rescue operations”.

    The incident took place in Sairang, a town around 20 kilometres (12 miles) northwest of Mizoram state capital Aizawl — an outlying pocket of the country near the border with Myanmar.

    Video footage shared by Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga showed a metal frame that had toppled off towering columns into a wooded valley below.

    READ ALSO: Over 50 Killed In Indian Himalayas After Rain Triggered Landslides

    “Deeply saddened and affected by this tragedy,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

    Zoramthanga, who uses one name, added that he was grateful that people had “come out in large numbers to help with rescue operations”.

    Forty labourers had been working at the site, according to the Northeast Frontier Railway.

    An employee of the agency, who requested anonymity as he was not authorised to talk to the media, said 22 bodies had been recovered from the wreckage.

    Another four people were still missing, he added.

    A committee has been set up to investigate the cause of the accident.

    “Rescue operations are underway and all possible assistance is being given to those affected,” the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

    Modi was “pained” by the accident and offered his “condolences to those who have lost their loved ones”, his office added.

    The government will pay around $2,400 to the next of kin of those killed, it said.

    Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also announced separate compensation for those killed or injured in the accident.

    Building and construction collapses are common during India’s June-September monsoon season, with old and rickety structures buckling under days of non-stop rain.

    READ ALSO: PHOTOS: 16 Die, Dozens Missing After Landslide In Western India

    At least 20 workers were crushed to death in western India this month when a crane collapsed above an under-construction expressway outside the financial capital Mumbai.

    Last year, at least 137 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Gujarat state, sending hundreds of people tumbling into a river or clinging to the wreckage while screaming for help in the dark.

    The collapse of a flyover onto a busy street in Kolkata killed at least 26 people in 2016.

    In 2011, at least 32 people were killed when a bridge packed with festival crowds collapsed near the hill town and popular tourist destination of Darjeeling.

    And less than a week later, around 30 people were killed when a footbridge over a river in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh collapsed.

    AFP

    India Railway collapse Sairang Zoramthanga
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