Bridge in China collapses just months after opening
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Scenes from the dramatic video are hard to believe. A section of the newly opened Hongqi Bridge in China's southwestern Sichuan Province crumbles in seconds, sending concrete slabs
Municipal authorities told Chinese media that preliminary investigation s revealed that the collapse was caused by a landslide on an adjacent mountain that had intensified. The prefecture’s transportation bureau said that the collapse was not related to the quality issues with the bridge.
TACOMA, Wash. — Eighty-five years ago, Galloping Gertie collapsed and fell into the Tacoma Narrows. on Nov. 7, 1940, about 11 a.m., the previous version of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge came tumbling down. Heavy winds were too much for the four-month-old suspension bridge.
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a writ petition seeking CBI/SIT probe into bridge collapses across India and effective implementation of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.A bench of