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Monday, 5 March, 2001, 12:43 GMT
In pictures: Portugal's bridge tragedy
Dozens of people are feared dead after a bridge collapsed into a swollen river in northern Portugal, taking a coach packed with day-trippers and two cars with it.
![]() One of the bridge's columns failed under the weight of the coach and cars
![]() Mist hampered the rescue efforts
![]() As the weather improved, patrol boats resumed the search
![]() Rescuers recovered a body from the river
![]() Local people say they had warned the government that the bridge was unsafe
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