A century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchu river in Gujarat's Morbi district on Sunday sending hundreds plunging into the water and reportedly killing at least 134 in one of the worst accidents in the country in the past decade.(AFP)
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On Monday morning, military teams reached the site to hunt for people missing after the bridge collapsed into a river.(AFP)
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At least 177 survivors were reportedly pulled from the river and teams from the army, navy and air force were searching for others still missing, said Jigar Khunt, an information department official in Gujarat.(AFP)
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed by the Gujarat Police in the bridge collapse incident against private agencies for attempt to commit culpable homicide and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.(AFP)
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Live video reports showed hundreds of others desperately clinging to the broken structure and trying to make their way to safety, as crowds onshore shouted or swam to try to rescue who had fallen in.(AFP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
