A rescue operation is underway after at least 26 workers were killed by a collapsing bridge in eastern India's Mizoram state on August 23.

Around 40 workers were at the site when the under-construction railway bridge collapsed in Sairang.

Local YouTuber Lalventhanga filmed the scene where a large section of the structure had collapsed to the ground below.

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said in a statement on X that the incident occurred during work on one of the 130 bridges being built in the Bhairbi-Sairang line railway project.

At least 22 workers were killed after an under-construction Railway bridge collapsed in Sairang near Aizwal,Mizoram today.
According to railway and police officials, 22 bodies have been recovered so far. Rescue operations are on to recover the remaining four bodies from under the collapsed steel structure.
The incident was reported from Sairang area, about 21 km from Aizawl.
Video sourced from a local youtuber named Lalventhanga who went on spot after the incident tells, more than 30 workers were working there when the incident happened

The Railways has constituted a high-level committee to probe the incident involving the under-construction bridge, one of the 130 bridges in the Bhairavi-Sairang New Railway Line project.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his anguish over the incident and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the families who have lost a loved one in the accident, and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said rescue operation is underway at the accident site.

Rescue and relief work is on