Tragedy in india

A bridge under construction collapsed in the
eastern Indian city of Kolkata Thursday, killing
at least 20 people and injuring dozens more.
Javed Ahmed Khan, disaster management
minister for the state of West Bengal, said the
death toll is expected to rise due to the large
number of injured people.
Workers were pouring concrete when a 100-
meter section of the bridge suddenly collapsed
onto the crowded street below.
Search and rescue operations were under way
to reach people believed to be trapped under
the concrete slabs. Teams from India’s National
Disaster Response Force ((NDRF)) and military
personnel were brought in to aid in the rescue
effort. Prior to their arrival, residents and
firefighters had been trying to free those
trapped, using bare hands.
"As soon as we learned about the bridge
collapsing, we immediately contacted the state
administration and spoke to the state relief
commissioner. Immediately we dispatched two
rescue teams to the spot. Fortunately both the
teams were in the Rajarhat locality of Kolkata
and they reached the accident spot and started
their operations," NDRF Director General O.P.
Singh said.
According to Singh, rescuers are now using
sniffer dogs, concrete cutters and special
cameras to find people trapped in the rubble.
Officials said more than 70 injured people had
been admitted to two hospitals in Kolkata.
Locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of
a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata,
March 31, 2016.
Witnesses said a number people and vehicles,
including two buses carrying more than 100
passengers and several taxis, were under the
span when it came down. Construction
workers, who were on a tight schedule to
complete the bridge, set up camps near the site
where they would sleep and cook.