Sedamnaest tijela je do sada izvučeno iz ruševina… mnogi drugi se još vode kao nestali rekao je jedan policajac.
Napori spašavanja i pomoći su u toku, dodao je on.
???? BREAKING – The railway bridge over the Kurung River connecting Bairabi to Sairang in Mizoram collapsed today, – 17 workers died
According to sources, there are thought to be at least 30–40 workers trapped in the rubble and the number of casualties is likely to rise. ???????????? pic.twitter.com/l7jMaoOdfU
— Naren Mukherjee (@NMukherjee6) August 23, 2023
U objavi na X-u (bivši Twitter), premijer Narendra Modi izrazio je saučešće članovima porodica preminulih i najavio pomoć najbližim rođacima žrtava.
Devastated by the news of the railway bridge collapse in Sairang, Mizoram today, where atleast 17 workers died.
I extend my deepest condolences to all the bereaved families and wishing a speedy recovery to the injured construction workers. #Mizoram pic.twitter.com/iJeYMnW14p— Patrick Onminlal Haokip (@PatrickOHaokip) August 23, 2023
Glavni ministar Mizorama Zoramthanga rekao je da je duboko ožalošćen zbog gubitka života u incidentu i izrazio je zahvalnost svima koji su pomogli u operaciji spašavanja.
