Bridge collapses, nine children die >From Indo-Asian News Service
Ahmedabad, Aug 28 (IANS) At least nine school children died Thursday when a Portuguese-built bridge over a river crashed in the union territory of Daman and Diu, plunging several vehicles into the fast-flowing waters. The bridge over the Daman Ganga came down at around 1.00 p.m. when some two-wheelers, auto-rickshaws and a car were passing over it. All these vehicles fell into the river. Fishermen jumped into the river and rescued about 10 school students. They retrieved the bodies of nine children too. "The rescue operation is on. We have recovered some bodies but more people are feared dead," Daman municipality president Vishal Tandel told IANS over telephone from Daman, about 400 km south or here. Witnesses said more than 25 people may have died in the disaster. The bridge was very old and badly in need of repair, according to sources. The bridge, made by the Portuguese, links the adjoining localities of Nani Daman and Moti Daman. A 90-metre portion of the 300-metre long, narrow and one-way bridge has fallen in the river. --Indo-Asian News Service ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
