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A motorway bridge in Genoa, Italy has collapsed during heavy rain. Multiple fatalities reported, including at least 3 children.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45190735 |
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@obi_jon | 15 August 18 |
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@tranie | 15 August 18 |
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seen the footage of it collapsing on the news, absolutely awful, rip to the many dead and my sympathys go to those who are injured.
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@usb3.1 | 15 August 18 |
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RIP
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@eyesore | 15 August 18 |
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I blame the parents
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@eyesore | 15 August 18 |
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RIP
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@mz.c | 15 August 18 |
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Awful 
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@ogdenz | 15 August 18 |
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Truly awful.
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@superunknown | 15 August 18 |
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@sisfreak2017 | 15 August 18 |
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0gypsy0 you better not have ventured to the coast! 
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@mikeymk | 15 August 18 |
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I blame the Russians. Seriously though -There was a handshake deal between the Italians and Russians on scrap iron back when the bridge was built. The quality of the available steel was horrific, it was liquid rust. The Italian car industry was nearly brought down by it, as Fiat Group cars were rotten in five years, and Lancia ended up quitting Britain due to Lancia's reputation never recovering. It's likely the skeleton of that bridge, under the concrete, was the same stuff. Concrete structures are weakened critically once the reinforcement steel inside has corroded away, especially as the expansion of rust cracks the concrete. The bridge has been badly maintained and had a poor reputation, so a refurbishment was done a couple of years ago - basically to paint over a lot of the cracks and holes. I believe the steelwork inside is in a very poor state, and i believe there are people who knew it was unsafe. |
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