MORBI, India—Military teams were searching Monday for people missing after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging into the water and killing at least 132 in one of the worst accidents in the country in the past decade. At least 177 survivors…
At Least 68 Killed in India Bridge Collapse: Officials
AHMEDABAD, India—At least 68 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge over a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed on Sunday, plunging hundreds of people into the water, officials said. Authorities said more than 400 people were in and around the suspension bridge over the Machhu River in the town of Morbi…
More Than 80 Killed in India as Bridge Packed With Holiday Sightseers Collapses
AHMEDABAD, India—At least 81 people were killed in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday when a footbridge packed with sightseers enjoying holiday festivities collapsed and plunged them into the river below. Reuters TV footage showed dozens of people clinging onto the cables and twisted remains of the bridge over the Machhu River in…
2 Confirmed Dead, 10 Injured in Serbia Collapse
Two women died and at least 10 people were injured on Thursday after a suspension footbridge collapsed into a river in central Serbia, according to local media reports. The accident happened in the town of Ovcar Banja when a bus reportedly carrying visitors from Bosnia stopped for a break near the bridge over a local…
2 Women Killed, 10 Injured as Hanging Bridge Collapses in Serbia
Two women died and at least 10 people were injured on Thursday after a suspension footbridge collapsed into a river in central Serbia, according to local media reports. The accident happened in the town of Ovcar Banja when a bus reportedly carrying visitors from Bosnia stopped for a break near the bridge over a local…
Russia Arrests 8 for Crimean Bridge Bombing
MOSCOW—Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia in connection with the bombing of a vital bridge to Crimea, an attack it said was masterminded by Ukraine. The FSB said the attack was organized by Ukrainian military intelligence and its director, Kyrylo…
$588 Million LA Bridge Closes 2 Weeks After Opening Due to ‘Illegal Activity’
A $588 million bridge in Los Angeles was closed two weeks after it opened due to illegal activity, said the Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday night. “The 6th Street Bridge will be closed until further notice due to illegal activity and public safety concerns,” the LAPD wrote on Twitter, coming just two weeks after…
Genoa Bridge Trial Opens 4 Years After Disaster, Set to Last Months
GENOA, Italy—The trial of 59 people facing an array of charges over the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa opened on Thursday in front of relatives of the victims, but then adjourned for the summer. The judge said proceedings would resume on Sept. 12 and scheduled hearings up…
Scared, Stranded Dog Alone on Bridge Support Beam Rescued by a Group of 7 Cyclists
A group of Texas cyclists flagged down by a concerned passerby on a morning ride stopped to investigate, and ended up saving a stranded dog in despair from a concrete bridge support beam, 20 feet off the ground. Texas-born Abbey Robinson, 45, had joined a spontaneous ride with six cyclists from her hometown of Fort Worth…
Russia and China Open Cross-Border Bridge as Ties Deepen
June 14, 2022
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Russia and China opened a new cross-border bridge in the far east on Friday which they hope will further boost trade as Moscow reels from sweeping Western sanctions imposed over its actions in Ukraine. The bridge linking the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk to the Chinese city of Heihe across the Amur river—known in China as…
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