• National Disaster Response Force personnel perform a search and rescue operation after a segment of the Majerhat bridge collapsed in Kolkata, West Bengal. AFP
    National Disaster Response Force personnel perform a search and rescue operation after a segment of the Majerhat bridge collapsed in Kolkata, West Bengal. AFP
  • Exhausted rescue personnel rest as colleagues carry on a search operation. AFP
    Exhausted rescue personnel rest as colleagues carry on a search operation. AFP
  • Workers repair a damaged signal system. AFP
    Workers repair a damaged signal system. AFP
  • Rescue personnel take a break before continuing their duties. AFP
    Rescue personnel take a break before continuing their duties. AFP
  • A worker walks through rubble at the collapse site. AFP
    A worker walks through rubble at the collapse site. AFP
  • A photographer surveys the remains of the bridge. EPA
    A photographer surveys the remains of the bridge. EPA
  • People gather while rescue personnel work at the site. EPA
    People gather while rescue personnel work at the site. EPA
  • Bystanders look at one of the many destroyed vehicles. EPA
    Bystanders look at one of the many destroyed vehicles. EPA
  • Onlookers stand next to the wreckage of vehicles at the site. Reuters
    Onlookers stand next to the wreckage of vehicles at the site. Reuters
  • Firefighters and rescue workers continue their search for victims at the site. Reuters
    Firefighters and rescue workers continue their search for victims at the site. Reuters

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Kolkata bridge collapse - in pictures

Rescue workers continue a desperate search for survivors after a portion of the 40-year-old Majerhat roadway gave way in West Bengal's capital

The National

September 05, 2018

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