Udhampur (JK):At least 40 people, including several children, were injured when a footbridge collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Friday, officials said. The incident took place at Beni Sangam in the Bain village of Chenani block during Baisakhi celebrations, they said. Divisional Commissioner (Jammu) Ramesh Kumar said the bridge collapsed due to overloading as a large number of people had gathered on it.
Police and relief teams rushed to the spot and began rescue operations, the officials said. Videos and pictures purporting to show the extent of damage in the far-flung Chenani block have become widely circulated on social media.
Meanwhile, more than 30 women were injured when a house collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. The house collapsed in the Khanetar village of Poonch district on Thursday afternoon, they said."Over 30 women were injured after a house collapsed in the Khanetar village of Poonch district," Dr Zulafkar Ahmed, Superintendent, District Hospital, Poonch said.
It was not clear whether the women were present inside the house when it collapsed. The immediate cause behind the collapse is still not clear. All the injured have been admitted to the hospital and are under treatment, Ahmad added. Upon receiving the information, police and locals reached the spot to help the injured.
