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December 25, 2007

Officials Say Dozens Missing in Nepal After Bridge Collapse
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1AB2DB0:A6F02AD83191E160BF264B559D38A08398CBE7246176B735& Police say at
least 300 people were walking across suspension bridge in Surkhet
district Tuesday when bridge collapsed



Nepalese officials say at least six people have been killed and dozens
are missing after a bridge collapsed in western Nepal.

Police say at least 300 people were walking across a suspension bridge
above the Bheri River in the Surkhet district Tuesday when the bridge
collapsed. They were on their way to a religious fair.

Officials say some of those who fell managed to swim to safety, but
many more people may have been swept downstream.

Rescue crews have been dispatched to the scene.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.


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