Kolkata flyover collapse: Dozens trapped and 20 dead
A t least 20 people were killed and dozens were feared trapped on Thursday after an under-construction flyover collapsed onto one of Kolkata's busiest roads. Vehicles trapped under the collapsed overpass CREDIT: SWAPAN MAHAPATRA/AP Several cars and at least two minibuses were buried beneath metal and concrete after a 100-metre stretch of the elevated road suddenly buckled in the Girish Park area of Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, shortly after midday. A man trapped amid the debris CREDIT: RUPAK DE CHOWDHURI /REUTERS Three hundred army personnel were drafted in to aid firefighters with the rescue operation, which was expected to continue through the night. Thermal imaging cameras were used to identify people still trapped beneath the rubble last night, and heavy cranes brought in to lift giant concrete slabs. Dozens of people are trapped under mounds of debris CREDIT: BARCROFT MEDIA The Vivekananda Road flyover has been under c