More than 80 killed in India as bridge packed with holiday sightseers collapses
AHMEDABAD, India, Oct 30 (Reuters) - At least 81 people were killed in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday when a footbridge packed with sightseers enjoying holiday festivities collapsed and plunged them into the river below.周日，印度西部的古吉拉特邦一座人行天桥坍塌，导致至少81人死亡，桥上挤满了正在享受节日庆祝活动的游客，他们掉进了下面的河中。Reuters TV footage showed dozens of people clinging onto the cables and twisted remains of the bridge over the Machhu River in the town of Morbi as emergency teams struggled to rescue them.路透社的电视画面显示，在紧急救援队奋力营救时，数十人紧抓着莫尔比镇马丘河大桥的电缆和扭曲的残骸。Some clambered up the broken structure to try to make their way to the river banks, while others swam to safety. A number of children were among the victims.一些人爬上破碎的结构试图到达河岸，而另一些人则游到了安全的地方。一些儿童是受害者。Prateek Vasava, who swam to the river bank after falling from the bridge, told 24 Hours Gujarati-language news channel that he witnessed several children drop into the river.普拉蒂克·瓦萨瓦（Pratek Vasava）从桥上摔下来后游到河岸，他告诉24小时古吉拉特语新闻频道，他目睹了几个孩子掉进河里。"I wanted to pull some of them along with me but they had drowned or got swept away," he said.他说：“我本想把其中一些人拉过来，但他们已经淹死或被卷走了”。The bridge had collapsed in just a few seconds, he said.他说，桥在几秒钟内就倒塌了。Atul Prajapati, a medical officer at the state hospital near the disaster site, said: "We have found 81 bodies and the final rites process has begun."灾难现场附近印度国家医院的医务人员阿图尔·普拉贾帕蒂说：“我们已经找到81具尸体，最后的仪式已经开始。”Dozens of people were also injured, officials said.官员表示，数十人也受伤了。