In the images, dozens of young people are seen in a festive atmosphere. One of them shakes the bridge from side to sideThe suspension bridge, from the English colonial era, had been restored and reopened to the public four days earlierThere are more than 140 dead, twenty seriously injured and 177 people rescuedThe cameras captured the moment in which the tragedy bridge collapsed in the Indian state of Gujarat where at least 141 people have died. In the images, dozens of young people are seen smiling, in a festive atmosphere, some recording themselves with their mobiles. One of them, dressed in a white shirt, shakes the bridge from side to side. And suddenly the structure collapses and the young people fall into the water. According to the latest balance provided by the authorities, 19 people have been admitted to the hospital in serious condition. Another 177 would have been rescued, although the rescue teams have been working all night in the area with the aim of locating those people who remain missing, the local television network NDTV has collected. According to eyewitnesses, some 500 people, among them women and children, they were crossing the bridge when the cables that held it broke and they all fell into the water. Apparently, many of them were performing Chhath rituals of the Vedic religion. The Indian chain reports that in the videos broadcast about the event you can see how some people rush over others and how some try to cling to the remains of the bridge while others swim to safe spaces. The Morbi Suspension Bridge, over the Machchhu River, was a historic British colonial-era structure that was restored and reopened to the public just four days ago for the Gujarati New Year celebration after being closed for seven months. The state government has assumed responsibility for the tragedy in statements by the state Minister for Employment, Housing and Development, Rusal Brijesh Merja, to the NDTV network, who has claimed to be “shocked by what happened.” Merja has confirmed the arrival of three platoons of rescue forces, 50 Indian Navy personnel as well as two columns of Army personnel and seven Bomb teams eros from Rajkot, Jamnagar and Diu. After the collapse, dozens of people would have been submerged and so the authorities do not rule out that some of them could still be trapped under the rubble. However, the rescue efforts have been difficult as night fell. For now, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has announced aid to the relatives of the deceased and ordered a special rescue deployment to assist those affected. by the tragedy, in an area that is difficult to access by road. The National Aid Fund under the office of the prime minister has announced the granting of 20,000 rupees (about 244 euros) in aid for the families of the victims. The opposition has blamed of this accident to the ruling party, Bharatiya Hanata (BJP), and has requested an investigation commission and assured that the bridge did not have the necessary municipal authorization for its reopening.