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A railway bridge being built across a ravine in Mizoram has collapsed, killing at least 17 labourers working on the project, officials said, with many others reported missing. Officials said many more are feared trapped at the site and efforts are on to rescue them. They also said that there were about 35 to 40 construction workers when the bridge collapsed. The incident was reported from Sairang area, about 21 km from Aizawl. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said rescue operation is underway at the accident site. Video footage posted by Mizoram Chief Minister showed a metal frame that had toppled off towering columns into a wooded valley below. People had “come out in large numbers to help with rescue”, the CM said, adding that he was “deeply saddened and affected by this tragedy. The Sairang branch of Young Mizo Association is currently carrying out rescue operations.

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00:00 A railway bridge being built across a river in Mizoram has collapsed, killing at least

00:10 17 labourers working on the project, officials said, with many others reported missing.

00:16 Officials said that many more are feared to be trapped at the site and efforts are on

00:20 to retrieve and rescue them.

00:22 They also said that there were about 35-40 construction workers when the bridge collapsed.

00:28 The incident was reported from Sairang area, about 21 km from the capital city, Aizawl.

00:35 Mizoram Chief Minister Souram Thanga said that rescue operation is currently underway

00:39 at the accident site.

00:41 Video footage posted by Mizoram Chief Minister showed a metal frame that had toppled off

00:46 towering columns into a wooded valley below.

00:49 People had come out in large numbers to help with rescue, the CM said, adding that he was

00:54 deeply saddened and affected by this tragedy.

00:57 The Sairang branch of Young Mizor Association is currently carrying out rescue operations.

01:02 The bridge, which is being constructed over the Kurung River near Aizawl, is located between

01:07 Bairabi and Sairang railway stations.

01:09 The height of the pier of the bridge is 104 metres.

01:13 The bridge has been under construction for nearly two years.

01:16 Once completed, the project was expected to connect Aizawl with the national railway network.

01:23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his anguish over the incident and has also

01:27 announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for those who died in the accident and Rs

01:32 50,000 each for the injured.

01:34 Officials also feared that the number of fatalities are likely to increase as the day passes.

01:39 the bridge.

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