Morbi, Gujarat, India - Oct 30, 2022
More than 50 children are among 135 people killed in Sunday's bridge collapse in India's Gujarat state, according to a list of victims published by state authorities on Wednesday.
Investigators are examining why the historic suspension bridge in the town of Morbi collapsed, sending dozens of people into the river below, in one of the worst public safety tragedies to hit the country in recent years.
Questions have been raised about how the narrow walkway collapsed and the role of an electrical manufacturing company tasked with maintaining the colonial-era structure, which only reopened to the public last week after repairs.
Here's what we know.
What happened?
Some 200 people are estimated to have been on the bridge across the Machchhu River in the town of Morbi when it collapsed on October 30 at around 6:30 p.m. local time, according to Gujarat authorities.
According to figures released Wednesday, 54 children were among the dead. Most were under 10 years old – the youngest was a 2-year-old boy.
A 36-second video clip shared by the Morbi District Administration via CNN affiliate News-18 shows a large crowd of young men gathered on the bridge in the moments before it collapsed.
The video appears to show some of the men shaking the bridge from side to side before the structure gives way, plunging the people standing on it into the river.
Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on October 31 that a cable appeared to have snapped.
Photos from the aftermath show people gathering on the riverbank beside the mangled metal walkway, which hung at a sharp angle into the water.
What witnesses say
Survivors and witnesses of the deadly incident described scenes of chaos.
"People were hanging from the bridge after the accident, but they slipped and fell into the river when it collapsed,” Raju, a witness who gave only one name, told Reuters. “I could not sleep the entire night as I had helped in the rescue operation. I brought a lot of children to the hospital.”
Footage shows people swimming to safety after Indian bridge collapse - The Guardian
Narendrasinh Jadeja, whose friend lost seven members of his family, including four children, told Reuters: “I cannot express how angry and helpless I am feeling.”
What we know about the bridge
The Morbi Suspension Bridge was built during British rule around 1900 and is 230 meters (755 feet) long and just 1.25 meters (4 feet) wide.
For decades, it's been a popular tourist attraction in the riverside town, whose cobblestone streets carry the architectural legacy of colonial rule.
The bridge was closed for six months of renovations in April, according to the managing director of Oreva, a Gujarat-based electrical appliances manufacturer that oversaw the maintenance work.
At a reopening ceremony on October 26, the managing director told reporters the structure would not need any major work for “eight to 10 years,” according to a video of the event posted to social media.
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“one of the worst public safety tragedies to hit the country in recent years”
I was expecting it to say in the “country's history” but then I remembered it's India
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Now think about the fact that those are on the moon ... with PS2 graphics
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Didn't they lose communication already?
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structure collapses with over 100 people dying have happened in every country. why do some people love fixating hate on some countries. maybe some people are just negative hyenas that love to say things like "But this country is especially bad." Bet you do the same thing for america degenerate drug addict waster. God bless America, and India for leading the world in peace through many points of humanity's history.
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Like a bridge over troubled waters.
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Still over 1 Billion of them left.. its like you stepped on an ant! Its nothing.. we move on...
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135 people is crazy. That didn't seem like it was a long drop so did they just fucking drown?
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I am an expert, a penis expert, but a penis nonetheless. I'd say some may have smashed their heads, but many could've been caught up in the bridge and, generally speaking, Indians are quite adept at drowning. There's a video on here of 3 dudes who set up a camera and jump in a pond or lake or whatever. They are all dead in minutes. None of them had a fucking clue how to not drown
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Of course they did, it's India. The stronger men simply use any woman or child as a temporary floating device until they to also drown.
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Lmao that's fucked
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It is, in multiple videos this is exactly what they do... Here's 2 randomly:
https://watchpeopledie.tv/h/drowning/post/1062/guy-takes-his-wife-and-son
https://watchpeopledie.tv/h/drowning/post/49238/newly-wed-yemen-couple-drown
Last one's in Yemen but close enough. It's a common thing when drowning but India is top of the charts as usual.
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One hundred and thirty five people on that bridge? Considering how narrow that thing is, some slow fuck is definitely clogging up the entire thing. Imagine how long it would take to get across
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According to the article there were 200+ people on the bridge.
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On*
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Wonder if any of the kids jumping and swaying the bridge lived. Them doing that definitely didn't help the situation. However I'm curious to see what exactly caused this. I'm sure there will be a nice lengthy report down the road(if not already but these take time usually) and then a structural engineer on YouTube will cover it. Ah the Internet is great
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Lol its India.... there will be no report. They'll be writing the report until anyone who remembers dies
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Also has to be a different type of bridge
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A bridge that most definitely had a capacity limited, only in India do people think 'let's all crowd on and hang out!'
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Why do they do that so much?? Am I retarded or is that weird
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Electricity spreads in water. Indians are seemingly all infused with electricity, according to this site.
This was their one true weakness.
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I hope the douchebag shaking the bridge was among the dead.
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The comments this bot has to pull from are fucking wild. Love it lol
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Wish there were more penis comments 😞
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India moment
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I wonder if they died of drowning. It doesn't seem to be that high from the water line.
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Dammmm
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Resonance does that
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I have visited that bridge 2 years ago... The bridge is long (230 metres/750 foot), and high (15 metres/ 50 foot) above the water, however only 1.25 metre/ 4 foot wide.. The water body below the bridge is a river so naturally it is very deep, and after falling from that height survival chances are really low.. At the time of visit, I noticed that the bridge construction was very poorly done and was getting bad vibes from it.. I crossed the whole bridge with my whole family and relatives.. So I consider myself lucky...
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My question is why tf would you think it a good idea 💀
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The background info added depth to the video, thanks.
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Most durable bridge in India
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India
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Did anybody else notice the beautiful sunset?
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Learn how to swim maybe 🤷♂️
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