880 Ft. Bridge in China collapses

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It is fairly common in China, where they use migrant workers with little or no safety training and shoddy materials to cut costs. It was under construction and supposed to open to pedestrian and vehicle traffic at the end of the month. The bridge was 880 feet long and 140 feet high. At least 28 people were killed and 86 people were rescued, including 22 who were injured. An estimated 123 workers were at the site at the time. "...Surrounded by lush mountains and rice paddies, the ancient city of Fenghuang is a well-known tourist spot and home to the Miao and Tujia ethnic minorities. It is also famed for traditional stilt houses lining the Tuo River. China Central Television showed bulldozers plowing through the rubble, overturning chunks of stone and concrete mixed in a tangle of steel reinforcement bars. News photos showed anxious and weeping villagers waiting for news about their loved ones." Another tragedy just 2 weeks after the one in the US! I think we should pay attention to the message we are receiving! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070814/ap_on_re_as/china_bridge_collapse