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A Bridge Collapse in Portugal Kills up to 70 People
Date:
March 4, 2001
Description:
A 116-year-old bridge in Portugal collapsed. One of support pillars gave way under pressure from river water.
Links:
Portugual's bridge disaster: what went wrong
Scour emerges as main reason for Portuguese bridge collapse
Portuguese bridge disaster blamed on illegal dredging
Lisbon accepts bridge deaths blame
Sand extraction - a major factor in Europe's "worst ever" road disaster
The scourge of scour
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