Rescue efforts continue after collapse of Kolkata bridge in India

Reports say rescue operations continued throughout the night for possible survivors following the collapse of the Kolkata bridge in India yesterday.

Emergency workers in eastern city of Kolkata frantically searched through the rubble hoping to fish out possible survivors underneath the collapsed flyover.

Reports say at least 23 people were killed and over a dozens were still trapped under the rubble of the under-construction overpass as the construction firm building the flyover was being investigated.

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Sniffer dogs and special cameras were used to search for people while others used saws, small cranes, and their bare hands to dig through the wreckage in search of victims.

“The condition is pathetic. At this moment no one has any clue how many people are trapped,” said Raichand Mohta, a police officer at the scene.

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