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The area is surrounded by tall buildings and heavy traffic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
These are chaotic scenes, as officials are desperately trying to clear the area, worried that the rest of the flyover may collapse. They are trying to bring in equipment to clear the rubble and rescue those who may be under it. But the proximity of the buildings may limit the access for heavy lifting equipment to the area.<\/p>\n
It is a race against time and the death toll may rise. A rescue official said there were buses trapped.<\/p>\n
Locals have been digging through the huge slabs of rubble with pick axes while police hold back relatives desperate for news of the missing.<\/p>\n
As the operation continues, angry relatives arrive looking for their loved ones. At the same time, more bodies are being taken away.<\/p>\n
Another eyewitness, Ravindra Kumar Gupta, told the news agency that two buses carrying more than 100 passengers had been trapped.<\/p>\n
“Every night, hundreds of labourers would build the flyover and they would cook and sleep near the site by day,” said Mr Gupta, who together with friends pulled out six bodies.<\/p>\n
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Washington in an official visit, tweeted that he was “shocked and saddened” by the collapse.<\/p>\n
“My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives in Kolkata. May the injured recover at the earliest,” he added.<\/p>\n
A recurring tragedy<\/strong><\/p>\n \uf0a7 August 2015: At least 11 people die after a building collapses near India’s western city of Mumbai<\/p>\n \uf0a7 July 2015: Five killed after a four-storey building collapses in Delhi<\/p>\n \uf0a7 April 2013: 74 people die after a high-rise residential building in Mumbai collapses<\/p>\n \uf0a7 June 2014: At least 10 people killed when a three-storey building in Delhi collapses<\/p>\n \uf0a7 June 2014: At least 60 people killed when a building collapses in a Chennai suburb<\/p>\n \uf0a7 November 2010: 69 killed and more than 80 injured in a collapse in Delhi<\/p>\n \uf0a7 September 2009: Chimney of a power plant in Chhattisgarh caves in, killing 40 people<\/p>\n – A flyover under construction in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) has collapsed, killing at least 18 people and injuring others. Many people are feared trapped under the concrete and steel bridge, which fell on a busy road. Images show residents using their bare hands to help the rescue effort. Safety issues such as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":203250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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