 "Shocked and saddened by collapse of under-construction flyover in Kolkata, says PM Modi")
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed shock and sadness over the loss of lives in the flyover collapse in Kolkata and instructed all possible central help in rescue and relief operations. [caption id=“attachment_2705752” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  A file photo of Narendra Modi. AFP[/caption] “Shocked & saddened by collapse of under-construction flyover in Kolkata. Took stock of the situation & rescue operations,” Modi, who is in the US on an official visit, tweeted. “My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives in Kolkata. May the injured recover at the earliest,” he added in another tweet. Sources said the Prime Minister is in touch with officials in Delhi and has instructed all possible assistance to be extended by Army and NDRF in rescue and relief operations. A portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in busy north Kolkata, killing several people and leaving scores of others trapped under the debris. Here are the tweets:
Shocked & saddened by collapse of under construction flyover in Kolkata. Took stock of the situation & rescue operations.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 31, 2016
My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives in Kolkata. May the injured recover at the earliest.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 31, 2016
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