Morbi Tragedy in Photos: The Gujarat Bridge Collapse That Claimed 135 Lives
According to official figures, 78 elderly people and 56 children were killed in the tragedy.
A hand of a victim is seen after a cable bridge across the Machchu river collapsed in Morbi town of western state Gujarat.
(Photo: PTI)
The British-era Morbi suspension bridge in Gujarat collapsed on 30 October, with the death toll at 135, a day later. According to official figures, 78 elderly people and 56 children were killed in the tragedy.
According to the state information department, five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), six platoons of State Disaster Response Force, a team of the Air Force, two teams of the Army and the Indian Navy each were involved in rescue operations throughout the night.
Rescue operation underway after the collapse of a suspension bridge over the Machchhu river.
Rescue operations underway after the collapse of a suspension bridge over the Machchhu river.
Search and rescue work is going on as a cable suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town of western state Gujarat.
Armed Forces personnel deployed at the site during a rescue operation after the collapse of a suspension bridge over the Machchhu river, in Morbi district.
Rescue operation underway after the collapse of a suspension bridge over the Machchhu river
Armed Forces personnel carry the dead body of a victim, recovered during a rescue operation after an old suspension bridge over the Machchhu river collapsed
A hand of a victim is seen after a cable bridge across the Machchu river collapsed in Morbi town of western state Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at the site to take stock of the situation after an old suspension bridge over the Machchhu river collapsed on Sunday, in Morbi district.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel with Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi and others during a press conference after an old suspension bridge over the Machchhu river collapsed on Sunday, in Morbi.
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