Modi, Venkaiah Naidu condole deaths

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths in a flyover collapse in Varanasi today.

At least 18 people died in the incident that occurred in the afternoon.

Mr. Modi said the Uttar Pradesh government was monitoring the situation. Varanasi is the parliamentary constituency of the Prime Minister.

“Extremely saddened by the loss of lives due to the collapse of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi. I pray that the injured recover soon. Spoke to officials and asked them to ensure all possible support to those affected,” he tweeted. In another tweet, he said he had spoken with U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. “The U.P. Government is monitoring the situation very closely and is working on the ground to assist the affected.”

Mr. Naidu too condoled the deaths in the incident in a tweet.