Sunday has become a nightmare for Morbi. As many as 400 people drowned in the water after the suspension bridge collapsed, in which 190 bodies, including more than 30 children, were recovered. Two people are still missing. Agencies including Navy-Airforce-Army have been busy since last 8 hours. Hospitals in Morbi and Rajkot are overflowing with injured. Several NDRF teams from Kutch, Rajkot, Jamnagar Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Vadodara and swimmers from several districts are carrying out rescue operations. At that time, 36 of the dead were from the Muslim community, and now Morbi’s cemetery.
Due to the incident of breaking the bridge in Morbi, grief has spread throughout Morbi. Many people have lost their relatives in the incident of breaking the bridge. Preparations are also being made for the funeral of the dead. A team of 150 people is simultaneously preparing 36 funeral homes at Morbi’s cemetery. Ever since the news of the incident broke last night, the work of building a funeral home has started. The number of people from the Muslim community is also high in the tragedy of the bridge collapse. The dead will be cremated in the cemetery.
Preparations are being made in the cemetery by the people of the Muslim community for the last rites. Till 2.30 am, a list of the names of 36 dead people was received. Based on which burial houses are being built for the dead. It takes 3 to 4 hours to build a funeral home. This house is also built according to the rules of the Muslim community. So a team of 150 people is working to build a house in the cemetery. After the incident last night, a team of 40 people from the Muslim community also went to remove the dead body from the river. Today, another team went to the cemetery.