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| 11 dead after 'Indonesia's Golden Gate bridge' collapses |
| 2011-11-28 |
| At least 11 people have died after an Indonesian bridge, built to resemble San Francisco's Golden Gate, collapsed, hurling dozens of vehicles into a river. More than 30 people are believed to be missing after the 720-metre-long bridge over the Mahakam river collapsed. "The number of people killed were 11," East Kalimantan province's search and rescue agency head Harmoni Adi told reporters. National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, who earlier put the toll at 10, said that bodies were washing up on the river banks. "Thirty-nine people have been injured and based on reports by the community, at least 33 are missing," he told AFP. "It's difficult to know exactly how many are missing because we don't know how many vehicles and people fell when the bridge collapsed," he said adding there was "zero visibility" in the river which is up to 40 metres (yards) deep. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 Give it a while and they can buy the original from the politicians in CA so they won't have to cut government there. Paddle Boats ARE more environmentally friendly when you need to get from Marin County to SF and beyond. There's always that route through Richmond that will get your day started well, too. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2011-11-28 16:41 |
| #6 Give it a while and they can buy the original from the politicians in CA so they won't have to cut government there. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-11-28 13:46 |
| #5 inshalla |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2011-11-28 13:32 |
| #4 I hear China has a bridge to sell them. |
| Posted by: Jeque Hupairong2828 2011-11-28 13:17 |
| #3 you gets what you pays for. Insh'allah maintenance and quality control/assurance |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-11-28 08:52 |
| #2 It is not us bridge engineers who decide if the bridge stands or not, that is only the duty of Allah. If Allah wills it, the bridge will not fall. |
| Posted by: gromky 2011-11-28 07:56 |
| #1 Calling Frank G. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2011-11-28 07:56 |