More Than 100 Feared Dead After Footbridge Fails in Nepal
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KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec. 25 -- A steel footbridge collapsed Tuesday in western Nepal under the weight of hundreds of people on their way to a fair, plunging scores about 100 feet into icy Himalayan waters. At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 were missing and feared dead, officials said.
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At least 13 people, mostly women and children, were killed and scores are missing in Nepal on Tuesday after a suspension bridge collapsed into a river in the west of the Himalayan country, police said.
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Rescuers searched on Wednesday for scores of people missing after a suspension bridge collapsed into a river in west Nepal, killing at least 16 people, mostly women and children, and injuring 40, police said.
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A steel footbridge collapsed Tuesday in western Nepal under the weight of hundreds of people on their way to a fair, plunging scores about 100 feet into icy Himalayan waters. At least 15 were killed and more than 100 were missing and feared dead, officials said.