South Kolkata Bridge Collapse

An alternative road parallel to a bridge that collapsed over a month ago in south Kolkata was thrown open to the public today.

An under-construction bridge collapsed in Kakdwip area of South 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior official said.

A week after a bridge collapsed in south Kolkata killing three people, a small portion of a concrete slab from another bridge fell down on Tuesday, police said.

Two persons are missing after a portion of the Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday as operations to locate those who might still be trapped in the debris were stepped up.

The overnight search and rescue operations at the Majerhat bridge collapse site in the south Kolkata continued this morning to find those possibly trapped in the debris, officials said.

Transport services connecting the vast areas in the south-western part of the city and South 24 Parganas district were severely affected owing to collapse of a portion of a road over bridge at Majherhat on the arterial Diamond Harbour Road Tuesday.

Shortly after a bridge collapse in Kolkata, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on an official visit to Darjeeling, said she wanted to return to the state capital but there were no flights.

A bridge has collapsed in West Bengal capital Kolkata. Many are feared to have been trapped. A large crowd has gathered at the spot near to where the bridge collapsed.

A section of a bridge in a busy area of posh south Kolkata came crashing down this afternoon, triggering shock across the city. Many people are feared trapped underneath, some still in their vehicles.

An alternative road parallel to a bridge that collapsed over a month ago in south Kolkata was thrown open to the public today.

An under-construction bridge collapsed in Kakdwip area of South 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior official said.

A week after a bridge collapsed in south Kolkata killing three people, a small portion of a concrete slab from another bridge fell down on Tuesday, police said.

Two persons are missing after a portion of the Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday as operations to locate those who might still be trapped in the debris were stepped up.

The overnight search and rescue operations at the Majerhat bridge collapse site in the south Kolkata continued this morning to find those possibly trapped in the debris, officials said.

Transport services connecting the vast areas in the south-western part of the city and South 24 Parganas district were severely affected owing to collapse of a portion of a road over bridge at Majherhat on the arterial Diamond Harbour Road Tuesday.

Shortly after a bridge collapse in Kolkata, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on an official visit to Darjeeling, said she wanted to return to the state capital but there were no flights.

A bridge has collapsed in West Bengal capital Kolkata. Many are feared to have been trapped. A large crowd has gathered at the spot near to where the bridge collapsed.

A section of a bridge in a busy area of posh south Kolkata came crashing down this afternoon, triggering shock across the city. Many people are feared trapped underneath, some still in their vehicles.