India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited the city of Morbi, where a cable bridge collapsed on Sunday into the Machchhu River, killing at least 135 people, mostly women and children.
The Indian PM was accompanied by Gujarat state chief Bhupendra Patel, state Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and the state’s BJP chief C.R. Paatil.
On reaching the site where the tragedy occurred, Modi was briefed about the ongoing rescue operations by local officials and met the relief workers involved in the search and rescue operations.
Modi also traveled to the local Morbi Civil Hospital to meet the survivors, who are undergoing treatment there, and visited the superintendent of police (SP) office in Morbi. Last but not least, he met family members of those who lost their lives in the incident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Meets Injured at Morbi Civil Hospital
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According to media reports quoting officials, Modi ordered a “detailed and extensive” inquiry to identify all aspects relating to the tragedy and instructed the authorities to stay in touch with the affected families and ensure all possible aid to them.
State chief Bhupendra Patel also announced statewide mourning on November 2.
Earlier, on Monday, while Prime Minister Modi was in the town of Kevadia in Gujarat to pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, he expressed grief over the incident.