Rescuers in Kolkata used saws, small cranes and bare hands to dig through the wreckage after a long section of a road overpass under construction collapsed in a crowded Indian neighborhood Thursday killing 21 people and leave scores of injured, the Belfast Telegraph reported Thursday. Police officials could not immediately elaborate on how many people were missing in the incident. Yogesh Sharma, who was sitting at a small roadside tea stand with friends when the overpass, which was designed to ease traffic through the densely crowded Bara Bazaar neighborhood, collapsed. “[It] came down with a huge crashing sound. I left my cup of tea and ran. I was crying at the spot.” – Yogesh Sharma,...
