This number has increased from the figure of 90 reported by local media on Monday morning.

Local authorities said the bridge, which had existed since the colonial era in the 19th century and was erected over the Machchu River in Morbi district, was not strong enough to support the weight of the large crowds attending in reason for the Hindu festival. season.

It is estimated that around 400 were on the bridge when the incident occurred.

State Minister Harsh Sanghvi said his department had dispatched rescuers to the scene.

“Rescuers and paramedics work during the night. Indian army, navy and air force teams are also dispatched to assist in the rescue,” he explained. CTV News.

Sanghvi said most of the killed and injured victims were teenagers, women and the elderly. Meanwhile, the injured were being treated in hospital.

This incident shocked President Draupadi Murmu as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Both ordered a full investigation and the rescue of the victims.

“The tragedy in Morbi, Gujarat saddens me. My thoughts and prayers are with those affected. Relief and rescue efforts will bring relief to the victims,” ​​Murmu said in a tweet on social media.

The bridge collapse was the third major disaster in Asia involving so many people in a month.

On Saturday, a wave of Halloween mobs killed more than 154 people, mostly young people, who had attended celebrations in Itaewon, South Korea.

On October 1, Indonesian police fired tear gas at a football match, causing an accident that killed 135 people as spectators tried to flee.