Submitted by LayfonGrendan t3_yhiwet in worldnews
fudgy_brownies t1_iuei90k wrote
Over 78 confirmed dead and many still trapped in the water. There's no electricity in the area which is making rescue operations difficult (it's night in India). A clearer picture will probably emerge in the morning.
The bridge was hurriedly renovated and re-opened 4 days ago without proper checks/fitness certificate because elections are coming up.
There's a video of people trying to swing the bridge being circulated on twitter and broadcast live on TV to blame the victims and deflect the blame from the government. Someone has fact-checked it, it's actually a 4-yr old video. There is vegetation in this old video but today, there was no vegetation, only water in the river. Also this video is during daylight while the bridge collapsed after dark. Also note the upload date of the video on youtube.
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