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Kolkata flyover collapse toll rises to 23, rescue operation continues

Kolkata flyover collapse toll rises to 23, rescue operation continues

| | 01 Apr 2016, 09:41 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) The death toll in the under-construction flyover collapse in Kolkata's Girish Park area rose to 23 on Friday, even as rescue workers combed for more survivors underneath the rubble, said police officials.

A police official confirmed the toll. More than 80 were injured and admitted in various hospitals.

While rescue operation is currently underway in full swing as rescuers searched for survivors, the official added that it will take some more hours to clear the rubble.

The rescue team is using cranes to fasten the process

The mishap occurred at around 12.30 pm. on Thursday, as a large chunk of the under constructed flyover collapsed suddenly.

A close circuit camera footage showed people, cars, buses, auto rickshaws and hawkers being crushed when the flyover collapsed on them.

Locals rushed to help and rescue people who were trapped under the debris.

K Panduranga Rao of the Hyderabad-based IVRCL, the company which was building the flyover, termed the incident as "an 'act of God', triggering widespread outrage.

Several people have been pulled out from the rubble while the injured were undergoing treatment in  hospitals.

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has been engaged in rescue operations as workers struggled to remove the debris of concrete and metal.


(With inputs from Supriyo Hazra, Image by Sandipan Kar/IBNS)
 

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