About 22 people are missing after a busy highway bridge collapsed near Mumbai late Tuesday night, officials said.
Two buses were among the many cars that plunged into a flooded Savitri River as the colonial-era bridge collapsed.
National Disaster Response Force teams of about 80 people arrived at the scene to rescue and look for victims. Heavy rain is making the rescue more difficult.
The bridge is a short distance from the beach resort of Mahad in Maharashtra's Raigad District, south of Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that PM Narendra Modi had called him in the morning and assured all help from Centre. NDRF teams have reached and carrying out search operations, the Maharashtra CM added.
As of now we have reports of two state transport buses missing with 22 people onboard, Fadnavis said. He also added that primary reason seems to be high pressure caused due to flooding of river Savitri as heavy rains continue to lash the catchment of Mahabaleshwar.
Raigad Collector has also confirmed that one way traffic has now resumed on the new bridge, he added.
Incessant rains continue to lash the coastal Konkan, northern and western Maharashtra since past five days.
[upi.com, india.com]
3/8/16
Two buses were among the many cars that plunged into a flooded Savitri River as the colonial-era bridge collapsed.
National Disaster Response Force teams of about 80 people arrived at the scene to rescue and look for victims. Heavy rain is making the rescue more difficult.
- Divers are searching for bodies and a Coast Guard helicopter is searching for survivors, though none have yet been found.
The bridge is a short distance from the beach resort of Mahad in Maharashtra's Raigad District, south of Mumbai.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that PM Narendra Modi had called him in the morning and assured all help from Centre. NDRF teams have reached and carrying out search operations, the Maharashtra CM added.
As of now we have reports of two state transport buses missing with 22 people onboard, Fadnavis said. He also added that primary reason seems to be high pressure caused due to flooding of river Savitri as heavy rains continue to lash the catchment of Mahabaleshwar.
Raigad Collector has also confirmed that one way traffic has now resumed on the new bridge, he added.
Incessant rains continue to lash the coastal Konkan, northern and western Maharashtra since past five days.
[upi.com, india.com]
3/8/16
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