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In  Morbi Town of Gujarat , the hanging bridge collapsed sending the whole country into a thundershock. It took place on Sunday evening and is reported that more than 130 people are dead. Immediately those from NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and armed forces personnel headed to the site of the incident . Frantic operations are still in continuation. As per News Agency ANI Rescued people are 150 in number. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reached the site on Sunday night. He tweeted after a review meeting “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is concerned about the Morbi tragedy. He is in constant touch with me and is getting immediate details about the rescue and relief operations and the treatment of the injured.” On Monday morning Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said that atleast 132 deaths have been reported so far.  “Everyone worked all through the night. Navy, NDRF, Air Force and Army reached quickly. More than 200 persons have worked the entire night (for search and rescue operations),” he was quoted as saying by ANI. The bridge had reopened just last week but it’s not clear if it had a clearance certificate. It was overcrowded at the time of the incident.   

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