November 23, 2024 12:56 (IST)
Kolkata flyover collapse: Rubble cleared, toll remains at 23 as rescue operation continues
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) The main rubble of the collapsed flyover has been cleared as rescue operations continues in Kolkata's Girish park Area, where an under-construction structure collapsed on Thursday afternoon, killing at least 23 people and leaving several others injured, according to official sources.
Confirming the toll, a NDRF official told IBNS: "23 people have died so far."
More than 80 were injured and admitted in various hospitals.
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.
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 along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), who have deployed 10 teams to remove the debris of concrete and metal.
(With inputs from Supriyo Hazra, Image by Sandipan Kar/IBNS)
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