BENGALURU: A foot bridge over a hurricane water drain connecting Isro Colony slum with Cambridge Layout, east Bengaluru, collapsed on Tuesday, marooning about 4,000 other people dwelling in about 450 tenements and shacks. The metal bridge — three.5ft in width and 52feet in period and the only manner out of the slum — collapsed underneath the weight of an election campaign birthday celebration that had visited to hunt votes.
A two-year-old, known as Shalini S, used to be amongst the ones injured in the incident that happened around 9am. While women and kids were in particular hit, students attending particular classes were pressured to stay home. While residents improvised and made the bridge serviceable — for the courageous, at least — by means of hanging down boards and old doors over the center, crossing over is still a fear. A pipeline supplying water from a borewell at one finish of the bridge additionally collapsed.
A two-year-old, known as Shalini S, used to be amongst the ones injured in the incident that happened around 9am. While women and kids were in particular hit, students attending particular classes were pressured to stay home. While residents improvised and made the bridge serviceable — for the courageous, at least — by means of hanging down boards and old doors over the center, crossing over is still a fear. A pipeline supplying water from a borewell at one finish of the bridge additionally collapsed.
Bengaluru bridge mishap leaves 4,000 marooned
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May 09, 2018
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