Posted on 09/07/2022 7:26:38 AM PDT by dynachrome
A bridge in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) collapsed as officials gathered to inaugurate it, according to local Khaama Press news agency. Videos of the accident are circulating on social media where people are mocking the construction quality.
The small bridge was built to help locals cross a river during the rainy season. The temporary structure that was there before the bridge used to break frequently, the news agency said in its report.
One of the videos shows officials standing on the bridge to formally inaugurate it during an official event. The inauguration would have been complete with the cutting of a red ribbon tied at one end of the bridge. But as soon as one of the delegates - a woman - took out scissors to cut the ribbon, the bridge succumbed to the pressure of the officials.
The video shows that the female official seeking help and ready to jump to safety.
The security personnel immediately rush to the spot and drag the woman from the falling bridge.
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That's the USA in about 5 years if the eco-misanthropes get their way.
The wood would be stolen and burned for cooking and heat. The metal parts would be sold.
colonial infrastructure isn’t so easy to replace is it?
The poor guy underneath couldn’t hold it up anymore ,LOL
How much GOVERNMENT money was used for this bridge?
What percentage went to actual construction?
If I recall, there are thousand-year-old bridges in Africa made entirely of wood.
Did the engineers design it using “decolonized” math?
Warning! Never cut a load bearing red ribbon.
or was it an assassination attempt ? LOL
Relax guys you’re only 4 feet off the ground ,LOL
“The inauguration would have been complete with the cutting of a red ribbon tied at one end of the bridge.”
I wouldn’t do that if I were you. That’s a load bearing ribbon.
Philadelphia is Kinshasha on the Delaware
The fact was celebrated by the Biden speech
The bridge had a ten lard ass at a time load limit.
Reminds me of the 1981 Hyatt walkway collapse in KC - so frightening, so tragic.
A Bridge Too Fat
Yes, Lao Yang knows.
Africa Wins Again. (It always does.)
They should have been the guys carrying the idol of Mary that got dropped by those clumsy white guys in a church in Europe.
Yep. Trillions worth of aid sent to Africa since WW2. All wasted.
We need to immediately give them money!
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