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30 killed in Arunachal bridge collapse
Saturday October 29, 2011 10:08:10 PM,
IANS
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Itanagar: At least 30
people, including children, were feared killed when a suspension
bridge over the Kameng river collapsed late Saturday in Arunachal
Pradesh, a police official said.
West Kameng Superintendent of Police K. Aya said the 100-metre
wooden planks-and-rope bridge at Seppa in West Kameng district
collapsed when a group of about 70 people gathered on it
Twentyeight people were rescued, three bodies were recovered from
the river and 30 people were still missing, the official said.
At the time of the incident, the local tribals were trying to
catch a swarm of insects, which they relish, using nets and traps
on the bridge, which connects Old Seppa and New Seppa.
Aya said the rescue operation was hampered due to darkness and the
difficult terrain. The police have been joined by paramilitary
personnel in the rescue efforts.
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