Local relief workers die due to bridge collapsed

On Wednesday, A bridge collapsed which resulted to the death of two local relief workers in the earthquake-ravaged Pakistani Kashmir, a private relief group said.

A third volunteer fell into the raging Neelum River but was saved by other aid workers transporting goods in a motorboat, the group said. The rescued man sustained serious injuries, Yahya Mujahid, Jamaat-ul Dawa spokesman said.

The bridge linked Muzaffarabad and the village of Dhani Mai Sahiba.Several thousand volunteers from private charities, especially Islamic groups, have joined the aid effort after the October 8 quake alongside the army and international relief workers.