UPDATE 14.00: Autoritățile indiene au confirmat că în urma prăbușirii podului cel puțin 18 oameni și-au pierdut viața și cel puțin 78 au fost răniți. Momentul în care podul s-a prăbușit a fost suprins de camerele de supraveghere.
Potrivit unui oficial al poliției indiene, Saurav Benerjee, incidentul a avut loc într-o zonă comercială aglomerată. Acesta a precizat că podul rutier, care se află în construcție de cinci ani, s-a prăbușit sub greutatea mașinilor în mișcare de pe el.
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Mulți oameni sunt blocați în mașinile lor, în timp ce muncitorii au fost îngropați sub dărâmături. Operaţiunile de salvare sunt în desfăşurare, cel puțin 10 oameni și-au pierdut viața, iar mai mulți sunt dați dispăruți. Armata a fost mobilizată la locul accidentului pentru a căuta supraviețuitori.
Rescue operations underway for the collapsed under-construction bridge near Ganesh Talkies in Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/OkruPMHKem
— ANI (@ANI_news) 31 martie 2016
Potrivit martorilor, iniţial s-a auzit o explozie puternică, apoi un zgomot asurzitor, urmat de un fum gros.
De altfel, se pare că sub pod ar fi izbucnit şi un incendiu, la puţin timp după explozie. Cel mai probabil, rezervoarele de combustibil aflate sub pod au luat foc.
Car being pulled out from the debris of the collapsed bridge near Ganesh Talkies in #Kolkata pic.twitter.com/o3Zx4uvXKd
— ANI (@ANI_news) 31 martie 2016
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