(Reuters) -At least two people died and a number were swept away after a bridge over the Indrayani river in the western Indian city of Pune collapsed on Sunday, Maharashtra state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said. “Some people got swept away, so a search operation is underway on a war footing to find them,” he […]
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(Reuters) -At least two people died and a number were swept away after a bridge over the Indrayani river in the western Indian city of Pune collapsed on Sunday, Maharashtra state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
“Some people got swept away, so a search operation is underway on a war footing to find them,” he said on social media platform X, adding 6 people have been rescued while 32 were injured, including 6 in critical condition.
He said the National Disaster Response Force is deployed on-site, and other agencies have been directed to remain on high alert.
(Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru and Nidhi Verma in Delhi; Editing by Jan Harvey and Giles Elgood)