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“Using saws, small cranes and bare hands, rescuers on Friday cleared the crumbled concrete and twisted steel from an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 80. With more than half the debris cleared by Friday morning, 67 people have been pulled out alive, police said. By noon, rescuers said there was little hope of finding any more survivors. Smashed yellow taxis, a crushed truck, destroyed rickshaws and the bloody legs of trapped people jutted from the fallen girders and concrete. Building and other construction collapses are common in India, where regulations are poorly enforced and companies often use substandard materials. The partially constructed overpass spanned nearly the width of the street and was designed to ease traffic through the densely crowded Bara Bazaar neighborhood in the capital of the east Indian state of West Bengal. The steel girders had already been fixed, and on Thursday the concrete was poured into the framework. Within hours, as the concrete was drying, about 100 meters (300 feet) of the overpass fell, while other sections remained standing”. – Rishi Lekhi and Rishabh R. Jain via The Associated Press

A general view of the collapsed flyover in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A general view of the collapsed flyover in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A man is seen trapped amid the debris of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A man is seen trapped amid the debris of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



The body of a victim is seen at the site of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

The body of a victim is seen at the site of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Firefighters and rescue workers search for victims at the site of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Firefighters and rescue workers search for victims at the site of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Firefighters, soldiers and rescue workers search for victims at the site of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Firefighters, soldiers and rescue workers search for victims at the site of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



General view shows a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. The overpass spanned nearly the width of the street and was designed to ease traffic through the densely crowded Bara Bazaar neighborhood in the capital of the east Indian state of West Bengal. About 100 meters (300 feet) of the overpass fell, while other sections remained standing. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

General view shows a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. The overpass spanned nearly the width of the street and was designed to ease traffic through the densely crowded Bara Bazaar neighborhood in the capital of the east Indian state of West Bengal. About 100 meters (300 feet) of the overpass fell, while other sections remained standing. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)



A damaged three-wheeled vehicle is taken out from the rubble of a collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

A damaged three-wheeled vehicle is taken out from the rubble of a collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)



Excavator machines remove debris of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Excavator machines remove debris of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)



Security officers work on the area of a collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Security officers work on the area of a collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)



General view shows a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

General view shows a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)



Indian rescue workers and volunteers search for people trapped under the wreckage of a collapsed flyover bridge in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured when a flyover collapsed in a busy Indian city on March 31, an official said, as emergency workers battled to rescue people trapped under the rubble. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)

Indian rescue workers and volunteers search for people trapped under the wreckage of a collapsed flyover bridge in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured when a flyover collapsed in a busy Indian city on March 31, an official said, as emergency workers battled to rescue people trapped under the rubble. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)



Vehicles are parked under the wreckage of a collapsed flyover as rescue efforts continue in the Indian city of Kolkata on March 31, 2016. Hundreds of emergency workers in India battled March 31 to rescue dozens of people still trapped after a flyover collapsed onto a busy street, killing at least 20 people and injuring nearly 100. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)

Vehicles are parked under the wreckage of a collapsed flyover as rescue efforts continue in the Indian city of Kolkata on March 31, 2016. Hundreds of emergency workers in India battled March 31 to rescue dozens of people still trapped after a flyover collapsed onto a busy street, killing at least 20 people and injuring nearly 100. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)



Rescue workers cut through parts of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India,Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Rescue workers cut through parts of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India,Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)



Locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, Thursday, March 31, 2016. Rescuers dug through large chunks of debris from an overpass that collapsed while under construction Thursday, killing many people and injuring scores of others, officials said. (Photo by Swapan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP Photo)

Locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, Thursday, March 31, 2016. Rescuers dug through large chunks of debris from an overpass that collapsed while under construction Thursday, killing many people and injuring scores of others, officials said. (Photo by Swapan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP Photo)



Locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, Thursday, March 31, 2016. At least dozens have been injured and few were killed when a portion of an overpass under construction collapses in a congested area in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, Thursday, March 31, 2016. At least dozens have been injured and few were killed when a portion of an overpass under construction collapses in a congested area in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)



Locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Swapan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP Photo)

Locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Swapan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP Photo)



Indian rescue workers work on a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India,Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

Indian rescue workers work on a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India,Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)



Vehicles are seen trapped under a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Swapan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP Photo)

Vehicles are seen trapped under a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Swapan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP Photo)



An injured traffic police officer is rushed to an ambulance after an under construction over bridge partially collapsed in Kolkata, India,Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Swapan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP Photo)

An injured traffic police officer is rushed to an ambulance after an under construction over bridge partially collapsed in Kolkata, India,Thursday, March 31, 2016. (Photo by Swapan Mahapatra/Press Trust of India via AP Photo)



An Indian rescue worker gestures beside a mangled car recovered from a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Thursday, March 31, 2016. A long section of a road overpass under construction collapsed Wednesday in a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, with tons of concrete and steel slamming into midday traffic, killing several and injuring many. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)

An Indian rescue worker gestures beside a mangled car recovered from a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Thursday, March 31, 2016. A long section of a road overpass under construction collapsed Wednesday in a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, with tons of concrete and steel slamming into midday traffic, killing several and injuring many. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)
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