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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
NEW DELHI, June 15 (Xinhua) — At least two people were killed, 32 injured and several others swept away after a bridge collapsed in India’s western Maharashtra state on Sunday, officials said.
The collapsed bridge over the Indrayani river is located at Kundmal in Pune district, about 129 km southeast of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra state.
“According to preliminary information, two people died in the incident,” said state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
“Six people have been rescued so far,” D. Fadnavis added. “32 people have been injured, six of them are in critical condition. The injured have been hospitalized.”
Kundmala is a popular tourist destination and attracts a large number of people during the monsoons.
Dozens of people, most of them tourists, were on the bridge at the time of the incident, officials said. Witnesses reported that people fell into the swollen river, with some of them swept away by the strong current. –0–