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Varanasi bridge collapse: 18 dead, rescue work underway; top developments

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced compensation of Rs 500,000 for kin of those killed in the incident. Catch all live updates here.

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Locals and rescue teams gather near crushed vehicles after a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed, leaving at least 12 dead, in Varanasi | PTI Photo

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Last Updated : May 15 2018 | 11:43 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has left to meet the victims of Varanasi under-construction flyover collapse incident. He will also visit the site of the incident, reported ANI. Home Minister Rajnath Singh took stock of the situation in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district where the death toll has climbed up to 18 when an under construction flyover bridge collapsed this afternoon.

After being held responsible for today's incident,Chief Project Manager HC Tiwari, Project Manager KR Sudan, Assistant Engineer Rajesh Singh & engineer Lal Chand have been suspended with immediate effect: UP Dy CM KP Maurya on Varanasi under-construction flyover