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Watch: Woman Runs Across Wobbly Bridge. Seconds Later, It Is Swept Away
NDTV.com ^ | 8/18/2017 | Staff

Posted on 08/18/2017 5:07:50 AM PDT by simpson96

A woman had a narrow escape as she raced against time to get off a bridge which, seconds later, collapsed like dominoes. Footage being shared widely on social media in China captures the woman running across a rickety bridge on a swollen river. As she makes a dash to the river bank, the bridge behind her starts to collapse. She is helped by a group of onlookers who pull her to safety just as she nears the end of the bridge. Moments later, the structure is gone.

The dramatic incident occurred in Wenqiao in southern China, which has been badly affected by floods. The woman was reportedly the last person to cross the bridge as several other villagers were rescued to the other side of the overflowing river, reported the Daily Mail.

According to South China Morning Post, the bridge was erected as a temporary structure in July after another bridge was ravaged by flood.

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1 posted on 08/18/2017 5:07:50 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96
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2 posted on 08/18/2017 5:22:07 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: simpson96
Also China...

Tourists Brave Glass-Bottom Bridge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRIrs8hQNv0

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Aerial view of visitors enjoying desserts at an outdoor dining hall on Shiniuzhai's glass-bottomed bridge.

3 posted on 08/18/2017 5:31:10 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: simpson96

The linked video in the story had ad after ad after ad....


4 posted on 08/18/2017 5:44:20 AM PDT by AnalogReigns (Real life is ANALOG...)
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To: AnalogReigns

Try it here on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cgkfJLIbik


5 posted on 08/18/2017 6:10:16 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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Again China...

"China bridge collapse caught on camera - no comment"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knaNXcKS-qM

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6 posted on 08/18/2017 6:15:05 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: simpson96

Like the scene in Lord of the Rings.


7 posted on 08/18/2017 6:34:37 AM PDT by arthurus
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8 posted on 08/18/2017 6:43:53 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: arthurus

Wasn’t that a movie, “The Bridge on the River Balrog,” or something?

Sorry. It’s early here.


9 posted on 08/18/2017 7:13:52 AM PDT by PLMerite ("Government should be done to cattle and not human beings." - John Milius)
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To: PLMerite

Something like that. It was a long time ago.


10 posted on 08/18/2017 7:30:46 AM PDT by arthurus
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