RAJKOT: At least 130 people were feared dead and scores injured when a just-renovated 140-year-old suspension bridge over the algae-lined Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi collapsed Sunday evening under the weight of an estimated 400-strong holiday crowd, barely five days after the structure had been reopened to the public.
Chaotic scenes unfolded in the hospital as doctors struggled to handle the massive influx of injured people — and bodies. Tracing the injured people was a tough task for relatives as well as for those whose kin were missing.
No consolation was enough for Mona Movar, who lost her 11-year-old daughter while her husband and younger son fought for their lives at Morbi Civil Hospital after the bridge collapse on the Machchhu river.
