Morbi bridge collapse

"The bridge was on a cable, and no oiling or greasing of the cable was done. No documentation of what works and how it was done has been maintained. The material procured/used, if its quality was checked, remains to be probed", the officer maintained.

Several left-liberals took to Twitter to insinuate that victims are planted in hospitals ahead of PM Modi's visit to Morbi.

In 2017, Modi recalled how the then PM Indira Gandhi had visited the disaster-stricken Morbi district in Gujarat holding a hanky to her nose.

Prime Minister Modi visited the civil hospital in Morbi to meet the victims and survivors of the accident.

The suspension bridge, which is also known as the jhoolta pool, was reopened on the occasion of Gujarati New Year Day on October 26 this year after the completion of the renovation task of the bridge.

The role of Oreva Group, which is in charge of Morbi bridge maintenance, appears questionable based on the early facts

OpIndia reached out to experts in engineering to understand what could have gone wrong and led to the tragedy at Morbi

Kanıtla Amrutiya, the former MLA from Morbi, jumped into river to save following the bridge collapse on Sunday evening.

Amid all the tragedy, scenes of humanity have emerged where Bajrang Dal volunteers rushed to rescue those who were drowning and managed to save about 170 lives.

The bridge in Gujarat's Morbi town over the Machchhu river collapsed Sunday evening, plunging people into the river below.