By 2 p.m of September 28, the death toll from the collapse of the Can Tho bridge had risen to 46, the municipal authorities announced.
82 others are still receiving treatment at local hospitals, said Nguyen Tan Quyen, Can Tho city’s party secretary committee and head of an oversight board centreing on the collapse. Rescue forces have also located six dead bodies amongst the rubble.More than 200 rescue workers, together with experts from Japan and the Philippines, are working around-the-clock in the search for victims. Close to 250 workers and engineers were reported to be working on the bridge when the accident occurred at 8 a.m on September 26. The Can Tho bridge is being built across the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong River, in Can Tho city, a heavily travelled route that links the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City. It is the longest bridge in the Mekong delta so far. -Enditem
(VNA)
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