Hongqi Bridge in Tibet’s Barkham collapses, no casualties reported

5 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 13: The newly constructed Hongqi Bridge at the Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station in Barkham (Ch. Ma’erkang), Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan Prefecture, in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo suddenly collapsed on Tuesday afternoon. The construction of the 758-metre-long bridge had just been completed in January and opened to traffic just months ago.

A widely circulated video on social media platforms shows the bridge partially collapsing, releasing a huge dust plume. Officials said the bridge had been closed to traffic on Monday after detecting cracks on nearby slopes and r...

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