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Bridge collapses in DR Congo during inauguration
Daily Sun ^ | 9-7-22 | unattributed

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at daily-sun.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor
KEYWORDS: africa; africawins; bongocongo; bridge; congo; drc; quality; splc
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To: Blurb2350
With little access to reliable transport, the locals have to walk everywhere

That's the USA in about 5 years if the eco-misanthropes get their way.

21 posted on 09/07/2022 7:55:59 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: shotgun

The wood would be stolen and burned for cooking and heat. The metal parts would be sold.


22 posted on 09/07/2022 7:57:26 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: plain talk

23 posted on 09/07/2022 7:57:59 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dynachrome

colonial infrastructure isn’t so easy to replace is it?


24 posted on 09/07/2022 8:02:37 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: plain talk

The poor guy underneath couldn’t hold it up anymore ,LOL


25 posted on 09/07/2022 8:04:59 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: DesertRhino

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.


26 posted on 09/07/2022 8:05:17 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: dynachrome

Did the engineers design it using “decolonized” math?


27 posted on 09/07/2022 8:05:57 AM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: dynachrome

Warning! Never cut a load bearing red ribbon.


28 posted on 09/07/2022 8:06:09 AM PDT by Clay Moore (My pistol identifies as a cordless hole punch)
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To: plain talk

or was it an assassination attempt ? LOL


29 posted on 09/07/2022 8:08:34 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: dynachrome

Relax guys you’re only 4 feet off the ground ,LOL


30 posted on 09/07/2022 8:11:34 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: dynachrome

“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.


31 posted on 09/07/2022 8:13:42 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
At least it's a Democratic Republic, not an empire.
Rimshot!

32 posted on 09/07/2022 8:15:35 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: dynachrome

Philadelphia is Kinshasha on the Delaware

The fact was celebrated by the Biden speech


33 posted on 09/07/2022 8:16:51 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: Boogieman

The bridge had a ten lard ass at a time load limit.


34 posted on 09/07/2022 8:17:54 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: NorthMountain

Reminds me of the 1981 Hyatt walkway collapse in KC - so frightening, so tragic.


35 posted on 09/07/2022 8:22:00 AM PDT by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: dynachrome

A Bridge Too Fat


36 posted on 09/07/2022 8:25:36 AM PDT by bunkerhill7 (t)
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To: csvset

Yes, Lao Yang knows.

Africa Wins Again. (It always does.)


37 posted on 09/07/2022 8:29:24 AM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

They should have been the guys carrying the idol of Mary that got dropped by those clumsy white guys in a church in Europe.


38 posted on 09/07/2022 8:29:36 AM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: CatHerd

Yep. Trillions worth of aid sent to Africa since WW2. All wasted.


39 posted on 09/07/2022 8:41:24 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: dynachrome

We need to immediately give them money!


40 posted on 09/07/2022 8:44:43 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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