Even as you read this, search and rescue operations continue in the Zuari River after a bridge over it collapsed, 60 km from Panaji in South Goa. Reports say that bodies of two people have been recovered, but more than 15 people are missing and the presence of crocodiles in the river is hampering operations.

This was a dilapidated Portuguese-era bridge, and the crowd on it had collected to watch the emergency services in action as they tried to rescue a man who had jumped into the river in a suicide bid. The excited crowd paid scant heed to notices on both sides of the bridge citing the danger and saying the bridge was unfit to be stood on.