印度人行桥在修复几天后倒塌_风闻

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90 feared dead as footbridge in Gujarat collapses days after repair

古吉拉特邦人行天桥在修复几天后倒塌，恐以致90人死亡

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RAJKOT: At least 90 people were feared dead and scores injured when a just-renovated 140-year-old suspension bridge over the algae-lined Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi collapsed Sunday evening under the weight of an estimated 400-strong holiday crowd, barely five days after the structure had been reopened to the public. The death toll could exceed 100, sources said.

拉杰果德消息：周日晚上，印度古吉拉特邦莫尔比县一架坐落在绿藻密布的马赫胡河上140年历史的悬索桥发生垮塌，当时大约400多人正在桥上庆祝节日，目前已有至少90人死亡，数十人受伤。这座桥梁重新面向公众开放仅5天。消息人士称，死亡人数可能超过100人。

Morbi MLA and minister of state Brijesh Merja confirmed 60-odd deaths as the prospect of finding survivors appeared to dim around 10.30pm, almost four hours after the bridge came down in a cacophony of snapping iron cables and horrified screams. Officials said the tragedy occurred between 6.30 and 7pm.

莫尔比立法议会和国务部长布里杰什·梅里亚证实事故已经造成60多人死亡，当时约晚上10点30分左右，找到幸存者的希望似乎变得渺茫，大约四个小时前，大桥在断裂的铁索声和恐怖的尖叫声中倒塌。官方称悲剧发生在晚上6点30分到7点之间。

Rajkot Lok Sabha MP Mohan Kundariya, who lives in Morbi, confirmed to TOI that around 50 bodies had been fished out of the river and 100-odd injured survivors shifted to various hospitals. “The thick layer of algae is making the search operation a daunting task in the dark,” he said.

A team of Garuda commandos from the IAF left from Jamnagar to assist in the operation that was underway till late in the night. “Medical ambulances and doctors from nearby districts have rushed to Morbi to provide maximum care for the injured,” Merja said.

住在莫尔比县的印度下议院国会议员莫汉·昆达利亚向《印度时报》证实，已经从河里打捞出大约50具尸体，100多名伤者被送往各医院。他说:“厚厚的水藻再加上事发在夜里，导致搜索行动非常艰巨。” 印度空军的鹰路达突击队从贾姆纳加尔出发，协助救援，一直到深夜。梅里亚说:“救护车和附近地区的医生已经赶到莫尔比，为伤者提供最大限度的医疗服务。”

Minister of state for roads and buildings Jagdish Panchal said it was possible the British-era bridge collapsed due to overloading, given the fact that not less than 400 tickets had been issued to visitors in that period. “Prima facie, it is suspected there were more people on the bridge than its capacity.”

道路交通和公路部部长贾格迪什·潘查尔说，考虑到那段时间里卖给了游客不少于400张门票，这座英国统治时代的大桥垮塌可能是超载造成的。“初步来看，桥上的人数可能超过了桥的承重能力。”

The state government constituted a five-member committee to probe the reason for the bridge collapse.

古吉拉特邦政府成立了一个五人委员会来调查桥梁倒塌的原因。

BN Bhatt, a local resident who possibly made the first call to the helpline 108 for emergency ambulance services, estimated that there were 500 people on the bridge when it gave way. “I counted more than 60 people being taken unconscious to hospital,” he said.

当地居民巴哈特可能是第一个拨打108急救电话的人。他说桥坍塌时，上面大约有500人。“我数了数，有60多人因为失去知觉被送往医院。”

Gujarat DGP Ashish Bhatia said many people were seen hanging from the bridge when the rescue effort began.

古吉拉特邦总检察长阿西施·巴蒂亚说，救援行动刚开始时，很多人还挂在桥上。

Besides National Disaster Response Force teams, the Army was also called in. Six boats, as many ambulances and two rescue vans were rushed from Rajkot to Morbi. A total of 25 EMRI ambulances were at the spot to take patients to Morbi Civil Hospital, collector GT Pandya said.

除了国家灾害反应部队，陆军也参与了救援。六艘船，多辆救护车和两辆救援车从拉杰果德赶往莫尔比。收集人员潘迪亚说，现场共有25辆应急管理与研究所（EMRI）救护车将病人送往莫尔比地方医院。

PM Narendra Modi announced ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the national relief fund to each of the families of the victims and Rs 50,000 each to the injured. CM Bhupendra Patel, who cancelled all his engagements to reach Morbi, announced Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.

莫迪总理宣布从国家救援基金拨出资金向每位遇难者家属提供20万卢比的补偿，向每位伤者提供5万卢比的补偿。首席部长布彭德拉·帕特尔取消所有行程，赶往莫尔比，宣布向死者的近亲提供40万卢比的补偿，向伤者每人提供5万卢比的补偿。

PM Modi tweeted in Gujarati, “I am deeply saddened by the tragedy at Morbi. Talked to Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel and other officials about this. Relief and rescue operations are going on in full swing and all necessary assistance is being provided to the affected.”

莫迪总理在古吉拉特邦发推特称:“我对莫尔比的悲剧深感悲痛。我和古吉拉特邦首席部长彭德拉·帕特尔以及其他官员谈过这个问题。救援行动正在全力进行，我们会向受到影响的人们提供一切必要的援助。”

President Droupadi Murmu condoled the deaths from her official Twitter handle. “The tragedy in Morbi, Gujarat has left me worried. My thoughts and prayers are with the affected people. Relief and rescue efforts will bring succour to the victims,” she wrote.

总统德鲁芭蒂·莫尔穆在她的官方推特上对遇难者表示哀悼。“我非常担心发生在古吉拉特邦莫尔比县的悲剧。我的关心和祈祷与受影响的人们同在。救援工作将为受害者带来救助。”

The 1.25m wide and 233m long bridge suspension structure near Mani Mandir had been closed for six months to complete a Rs 2-crore renovation. The bridge, built on a budget of Rs 3.5 lakh, had been inaugurated on February 20, 1879, by the then Mumbai governor Richard Temple. All the material required for the structure – meant to connect Darbargarh, the official residence of the erstwhile Royal family of Morbi, to Nazarbagh – was shipped from England.

这座1.25米宽、233米长的悬索结构桥位于玛尼寺庙附近，为了完成一项耗资2千万卢比的翻新工程，该桥已经关闭了6个月。这座桥刚开始建造的时候预算为35万卢比，建成后于1879年2月20日由当时的孟买总督理查德·坦普尔主持落成典礼。建造这座建筑所需的所有材料都是从英国运来的。建这座桥就是为了将前莫尔比王室的官邸达巴尔加尔与纳扎尔巴格连接起来。