Temporary structure collapses during Chhath Puja in Bengal

As many as 30 people fell into river while a portion of a temporary bamboo structure across the Torsa river collapsed during the Chhath festivities at Phansir Ghat in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district. A senior police officer said that all the devotees have been moved to safety and none was injured.

Cooch Behar (West Bengal): A portion of a temporary bamboo structure across the Torsa river collapsed on Saturday during Chhath festivities at Phansir Ghat in Cooch Behar district, police said.

Around 30 people fell into the river following the incident at 4.30 pm, prompting security forces and disaster management staff deployed in the area to launch a rescue operation, they said.

All the devotees have been moved to safety, a senior police officer said, adding, none was injured.

The district magistrate and other officials have reached to the site to take stock of the situation.