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Italian bridge collapses in Genoa, killing at least 30
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:14 am
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:14 am
Damn, that sucks. What a crappy way to go.
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Nearly two dozen people -- including a child -- were killed when a raised highway in Genoa crumbled during a sudden and violent storm, sending several vehicles plunging to the ground where rescuers desperately searched for survivors.
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Italy's civil protection agency Angelo Borrelli said in a news conference that 20 people were killed and 13 others were injured when a 650-foot section of the Morandi bridge collapsed over an industrial zone just after 12 p.m. local time. The bridge is part of the A10 highway that connects Italy to France.
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The victims appear to all have been in vehicles when the structure crumbled beneath them, causing them to plunge nearly 300 feet to the ground, according to Borrelli. The concrete pieces also crushed two warehouses below, but officials believe no one was inside because the buildings were closed for summer holiday.
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The exact cause of the collapse was unclear, though a witness said he saw lightning strike the structure, which fell apart soon after.
This post was edited on 8/14/18 at 11:15 am
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Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:15 am to DemonKA3268
kept wondering when it would get posted, this happened like way early this morning
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:15 am to DemonKA3268
Eventually this will start happening more often unless we start updating our infrastructure. This post was edited on 8/14/18 at 11:16 am
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:16 am to DemonKA3268
prayers sent
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:17 am to keakar
quote:Surprised it wasn't.
kept wondering when it would get posted, this happened like way early this morning
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:18 am to CoachChappy
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Eventually this will start happening more often unless we start updating our infrastructure.
We're too busy building a highway in Afghanistan to worry about our infrastructure here in the states.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:18 am to CoachChappy
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Eventually this will start happening more often unless we start updating our infrastructure.
This happened in Italy.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:18 am to DemonKA3268
Mi scusi mi scusi
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:22 am to GetCocky11
What highway in the Stan are you referring to?
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:28 am to DemonKA3268
Oh merda!
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:30 am to DemonKA3268
Hauling too much salami
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:32 am to DemonKA3268
That an observer said he saw a lightening strike on the bridge and then the collapse....in a major storm... as my husband said: roman arches still are standing today.
This bridge was built in the 60s and Brunel's bridges and tunnels built in 1850s in Great Britain are still in use.
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It's not the age of the bridge but it might be the materials used or misused.
This bridge was built in the 60s and Brunel's bridges and tunnels built in 1850s in Great Britain are still in use.
LINK
It's not the age of the bridge but it might be the materials used or misused.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:35 am to tiggerthetooth
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This happened in Italy.
I'm aware. I can read. I guess what I should have said was, this will start happening here in the US unless we start upgrading our infrastructure. Happy, dickbag?
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:51 am to CoachChappy
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Two years before the deadly collapse, an engineer said the bridge was bound for disaster. Antonio Brencich, who is also a professor at the University of Genoa, said in July 2016 that there were problems with the structure, Ingegneri.info reported.
Ruh roh......
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:52 am to Sid in Lakeshore
Should have listened to him.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:56 am to DemonKA3268
Damn. I'm going to Italy in 29 days.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 11:58 am to VABuckeye
You should check in as safe on Facebook.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 12:02 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
what happens when I-10 collapses in lake charles?
people have been calling that condemned for years
people have been calling that condemned for years
Posted on 8/14/18 at 12:02 pm to VABuckeye
Makes you think.
Posted on 8/14/18 at 12:02 pm to real turf fan
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That an observer said he saw a lightening strike on the bridge and then the collapse....in a major storm... as my husband said: roman arches still are standing today.
Unless you are contending that all of the still-standing Roman arches have withstood lightening strikes, this is somewhat irrelevant.
This post was edited on 8/14/18 at 12:09 pm
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