Rescue operations continue in the Mahisagar River, Vadodara, following a bridge collapse. With 20 confirmed deaths, one person remains missing. Overcoming challenging conditions, teams are working to retrieve bodies and debris.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also directed an inquiry by the Roads and Buildings Department, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the loss of lives “deeply saddening”.

At least nine people were killed after a bridge over a river collapsed in India’s western Gujarat state on Wednesday, news agency Press Trust of India reported while quoting police officials.