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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Shivam Patel and Sumit Khanna

Modi seeks detailed inquiry as India bridge toll rises to 135

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the site of a suspension bridge collapse in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said lessons must be learned as he visited the site of a bridge collapse that killed 135 people and met some of the injured in hospital on Tuesday.

Army, navy and national disaster response force teams continued their search while locals gathered on the banks of the Machchhu river in Modi's home state of Gujarat.

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