Morbi (Gujarat):Today is the anniversary of the hanging bridge collapse in Gujarat's Morbi. A year ago on October 30, 2022, when the whole country was celebrating Diwali the festival of lights, it turned out to be a black day for the people of Morbi.
On Diwali night of October 30, 2022, the British-era Morbi suspension bridge broke, which resulted in the death of 135 people, including men, women and children. People died of drowning. Several fell into the Machhu river. The revellers were enjoying strolls on the Morbi bridge when the tragedy struck. People lost their loved ones and scars from the tragedy will take several years to heal. Several families lost their sole breadwinner leaving them devasted. Some people, who lost their families in the tragedy, spoke to ETV Bharat.
Recalling the tragedy, Kanjibhai Sathwada, father of deceased Chirag, hailing from Rajkot, said, "My son had joined Jetco Company about 11 months ago before the Morbi bridge collapse. It was Sunday. Both my son and his maternal uncle had gone to Morbi Bridge. We lost both of them. The wound of losing a young son will never be compensated. But, we are demanding that the accused in the case should be given the harshest punishment."