Collapsed Cycleway - Rio - 2 dead

[fossyant]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36106308

 

[Tin Pot]

Cause Unknown? Hah. Guaranteed it was built from mashed potato so someone could walk away with a hatful of cash.

 

[fossyant]

Looks like it was hit by a wave, plus poor construction.

 

[raleighnut]

Jeez.

 

[Shaun]

Jeez.

Indeed. Looking at a video on Youtube of the massive swell of the waves you can see why people might have stopped on the path to watch or take videos, but what a price to pay. Horrendous.

Spoiler: Video of wave swell

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nXf83LUxn8