Tragedy; About 22 Feared Dead As Bridge Collapses

Two  or three vehicles carrying dozens of people
plunged into a flooded river after a portion of an old
bridge collapsed on the Mumbai-Goa highway in
western India, police said on Wednesday.
Rescuers had not found the buses or any survivors
hours after the single-lane bridge on the Mumbai-Goa
highway collapsed about midnight Tuesday, said
Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra state’s chief minister.
The two Maharashtra state-run buses were carrying a
total of 18 passengers, two drivers and two conductors,
according to Fadanavis.

He said the bridge, constructed in the 1940s, likely
collapsed because it was buffeted by strong currents
from the Savitri River, which was flooded by monsoon
rains.
chief of the National Disaster Response Force, O.P.
Singh said that 80 rescuers, including divers, rushed to
the area, but that their efforts were being hampered by
heavy rains.
A helicopter hovered over the area trying to spot the
buses or any bodies floating in the swollen river.
Various parts of India have been lashed by heavy
downpours lately. The monsoon season runs from June
to September.

Radio Nigeria

Man Dies in Desert After 30 Days Dry Fasting!

Forty four year old James Ndlovu  South African pastor who went into the
wilderness on June 17th to seek an encounter with
God and also attempt a thirty day fast.

His fast was without food or water.
Before his adventure, he was said to have disclosed he
wanted to embark on a journey of no food-no-water to

emulate Jesus Christ’s 40 days and 40 nights fasting.
He abandoned all his worldly possessions in search of
God but his end was ultimately as a result of
malnutrition.
His body was reportedly found by a stranger who then
reached out to his family members.
A close family relative was quoted to have said: “He
was a very spiritual man. It’s unfortunate he had to die
this way. After a month, we got the sad news of his
death. He could not reach the 40 days, he died on the
30th day.