Morbi bridge collapsed, rescue work still going on

A bridge collapsed in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday evening, killing at least 141 people.

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Officials say that women, children and elderly people lost their lives in this incident.

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On the occasion of Chhath Puja, an unusual crowd gathered in the Machhu river in Gujarat's Morbi district on Sunday evening.

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50-60 people were hanging from the broken bridge

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According to officials, around 220 tickets were issued from the ticket counter but many more entered as the lone security guard failed to stop the people from entering.

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About 400 to 450 people were on the bridge at around 6.15 pm.

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel reached Morbi last night. He is commanding the search and rescue operation since yesterday.

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