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03-31-2016, 08:22 PM
Facebook activates Safety Check after overpass collapse in India
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Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature, so people in Kolkata can let their loved ones k**w whether they are safe after the collapse of an overpass.
SEE ALSO: At least 15 killed, many injured in flyover collapse in Kolkata (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/kolkata-flyover-collapse/)
At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured when a portion of an overpass that was under construction came crashing down on a crowded intersection in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Thursday after**on local time, the Associated Press reported.
More people were feared trapped beneath the debris, and rescuers used saws, small cranes and their bare hands to search for survivors, according to the news agency. Its correspondent reported seeing smashed yellow taxis and rickshaws, and the bloody legs of trapped people jutting from the fallen steel beams and concrete. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/facebook-safety-check-india-overpass-collapse/)
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Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature, so people in Kolkata can let their loved ones k**w whether they are safe after the collapse of an overpass.
SEE ALSO: At least 15 killed, many injured in flyover collapse in Kolkata (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/kolkata-flyover-collapse/)
At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured when a portion of an overpass that was under construction came crashing down on a crowded intersection in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Thursday after**on local time, the Associated Press reported.
More people were feared trapped beneath the debris, and rescuers used saws, small cranes and their bare hands to search for survivors, according to the news agency. Its correspondent reported seeing smashed yellow taxis and rickshaws, and the bloody legs of trapped people jutting from the fallen steel beams and concrete. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/facebook-safety-check-india-overpass-collapse/)
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