Live | Police detain seven in connection with IVRCL, death toll at 24
Mamata Banerjee, camping at the site, said "it is not the time to play politics. Rather we should work for the rescue and relief of the injured."
The police on Friday also detained 7 workers in Kolkata in connection with the IVRCL flyover collapse, according to police sources.
These are said to be labour heads at the Kolkata flyover construction site. However, it was not confirmed whether these were indeed employees of IVRCL or independent contractors hired by the company.
The official death toll is at 24 while sources suggest at least 26 have died in the tragic collapse of the under-construction Vivekananda flyover. Fifteen of the dead were identified while the identification process of the rest were on, police said.
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The police has detained 7 workers in Kolkata on Friday in connection with the IVRCL flyover collapse, according to police sources.
These are said to be labour heads at the Kolkata flyover construction site. However, it was not confirmed whether these were indeed employees of IVRCL or independent contractors hired by the company. Read more.
The death toll has increased to 26, while 90 people were injured in the incident. It's believed that no one else is trapped under the debris, and the operation to rescue people is almost over.
5-member team of Kolkata Police has reached Hyderabad & has questioned officials of IVRCL infrastructure company
RSS volunteers assist in the rescue and relief operations
SS Guleria (DIG, NDRF) said that the operation is in its last phase and the recovery of dead bodies and removal of debris is on. He added that the possibility of finding alive victims very remote.
- Official death toll at 23.
Latest updates from reporter Pooja Mehta
1. The current official death toll rises to 22. However, sources say at least 26 dead in the collapse of the under-construction Vivekananda flyover.2. Several still trapped inside the debris.3. Several missing after the collapse. Search for them continues.4. Almost 50% rescue operation completed after NDRF teams and Army alongside Kolkata Police's Disaster Management Group carried out operation overnight.5. Few more bodies pulled out of the debris today morning and shifted to hospital.6. NDRF official says chances of anyone alive underneath the debris bleak. The ones trapped inside are all feared to be dead.