Stampede causes bridge to collapse in Bangladesh

A bridge collapsed today under the weight of thousands of hungry cyclone victims stampeding toward a relief centre in south-western Bangladesh, and officials said at least one person died and 100 were injured.

Rescuers worked to remove fallen concrete slabs to search for people feared crushed underneath, while frantic villagers gathered around the site on a river in Patuakhali district, one of the areas hit hardest by Tropical Cyclone Sidr earlier this month.