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At least 141 people lost their lives when a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in India’s western state of Gujarat. A local official said most of those who died were women, children or elderly. The bridge in Morbi had been reopened just a week ago after repairs. “Many children were enjoying …

Police in Germany said on Monday they were carrying out a large-scale rescue operation in southern Bavaria to find several people missing in the collapse of a wooden bridge in a flooded stream. Four people were rescued following the incident in the Höllental Gorge near the Austrian border, a local …