At least 21 killed, 150 believed trapped after overpass collapses in India

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At least 15 people were killed and another 150 believed trapped when a portion of an overpass under construction collapsed in a congested area in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Thursday, police and officials said. Army troops joined efforts to rescue those trapped inside cars, trucks and other vehicles that lay under massive concrete blocks and metal debris. Witnesses said that emergency personnel were attempting to use their bare hands to rescue those caught under the wreckage. The collapse occurred in Bara Bazaar, a busy residential and shopping area in the city of approximately 4.5 million people. More...

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