The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge in Mizoram’s Aizawl district has left several families in West Bengal’s Malda district distraught. All 23 victims, of whom 22 have been confirmed dead, hail from Malda. Search operations are on for the one missing person.
Thirteen victims were from Chouduar village in Malda, and, of these six from one family. As leaders across political parties visited Malda a political slugfest erupted over the deaths of the migrant workers.
