He collapse of a large bridge in the city of Baltimore (state of Maryland, east) on Tuesday paralyzed one of the busiest commercial ports in USA and also forced the emergency services to deploy search operations for at least six people after the accident.
Next, a compilation of bridge collapses that caused at least 20 deaths or missing people in the last 20 years in the world:
Suspension bridge collapse in Gujarat
137 people die, including almost 50 childrenbehind the collapse of a 150-year-old suspension bridge old in the Indian state of Gujarat, days after its reopening following renovation works.
Hundreds of people had gathered at the Morbi bridge to celebrate the last day of the Diwali festival. Security camera footage showed the bridge moving, with some people apparently swinging it deliberately, before it suddenly gave way, sending people falling into a river, while others clung to the debris.
The collapse of the subway tracks in Mexico City
A Elevated stretch of track in Mexico City’s metro system collapsed in May of that year.causing a passenger train to crash, in an accident that killed 26 people and injured dozens.
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He incident in the Latin American megalopolis damaged confidence in a transportation system used daily by millions. An investigation concluded that The accident was the product of both structural failures and lack of system maintenance.
Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa
On August 14, 2018, a segment of the Morandi bridge, in the city of Genoa, It collapsed, killing 43 people.
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The bridge was part of the A10 highway, a key road that connects France and Italy in northwest Italy. The structure gave way under torrential rain, causing dozens of vehicles and their passengers to fall into the abyss.
Besides 43 dead, another 16 people injured. Was the deadliest accident of its kind in Europe since 2001. The bridge was rebuilt in record time and reopened in 2020.
Bridge collapse in India
On March 31, in India, the collapse of a highway bridge in Calcutta caused at least 26 deaths. Rescue services extracted nearly one hundred injured people from the pile of concrete and beams resulting from the collapse of this portion of the elevated highway.
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On October 23, in India, a bridge collapsed due to the weight of people who were attending a festival near the city of Darjeeling (northeast). The accident caused at least 32 deaths.
Less than a week later, About thirty people lost their lives in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge that crossed a river in the state of Arunachal Pradesh (northeast).
The collapse in China
On August 13, in China, 64 people died and 22 were injured when a bridge collapsed in Hunan province (center). The construction, 328 meters long, had just been completed.
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Bridge collapse in Nepal
In Nepal, December 25, a bridge full of pilgrims heading to a religious festival collapsed leaving at least 16 dead and 25 missing. At the time of the accident, About 400 people were on the footbridge that crossed the Bheri River, 380 km west of the capital Kathmandu.
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A few hundred people managed to swim to shore.
Bridge collapse in Pakistan
On August 5, in Pakistan, the collapse of a bridge in Mardana city located 50 km from Peshawar, in the northwest of the country, hit by intense monsoon rains, left 40 dead and numerous people missing.
The collapse of a 150-year-old bridge
In India, on December 2, 34 people lost their lives when a 150-year-old bridge collapsed on a passenger train at a station in the eastern state of Bihar.
Source: Ambito
