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Death toll from bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat rises to 132

Army soldiers carry the body of a victim after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi, Gujarat, India, October 31, 2022 [Stringer/Reuters]

The death toll from the collapse of a colonial-era suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state has risen to 132, according to officials, as rescue workers worked through the night, combing the Machhu River for survivors.

Harsh Sanghavi, Gujarat’s home minister, told reporters that the death toll rose from 68 on Sunday to 132 early on Monday as search operations continued.

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