Mumbai-Goa highway bridge collapse: One more body recovered, toll up to 4

August 04, 2016 09:29

One body was recovered on Thursday morning as search and rescue operations resumed at the Savitri river, more than 36 hours after a bridge collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district.

The body was recovered at Anjarle beach, about 150 kilometers from the location where around 10 vehicles, including two state transport buses, fell into the river.

The Coast Guard, National Disaster Response Force and Navy began combing the river early in the morning, looking for signs of the vehicles. Heavy rains caused the Savitri to flood, leading to the collapse of a colonial bridge, that links to the Mumbai-Goa highway, around Tuesday midnight. Two bodies were recovered by Wednesday afternoon, but authorities estimate around 30 people are still missing.

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