2024-09-13 13:29:09
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Urgent Action Amidst Dresden Bridge Collapse and Flood Threats
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The damaged part of the Carolabrücke in Dresden is to be demolished. Impending floods in the Czech Republic could make the work more difficult. According to the State Flood Center, up to 200 liters of precipitation per square meter are expected to fall in the Czech Republic and southern Poland within 72 hours by Monday. Just barely ten minutes before the collapse, the last tram crossed the bridge. The police classify the collapse as an accident, an initial suspicion is that corrosion has contr..
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Dresden: Remains of Bridge Complex C to be Demolished - DER SPIEGEL
Parts of the collapsed Carola Bridge in Dresden are being demolished; Bridge Complex C collapsed into the Elbe River; Emergency crews are working against the threat of flooding.
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Dresden: Experts blow up the Carolabrücke - the demolition in pictures
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Parts of the Carolabrücke in Dresden were blown up, as a 100-meter section had collapsed. The bridge consisted of three parallel tracks, one with tram tracks and a cycle/pedestrian path. Experts decided to completely demolish the damaged part before a flood was expected.
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Impacts also on the Elbe: Czech Republic prepares for floods
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The Czech Republic is preparing for floods; the outflow from the Moldau reservoirs is being increased according to Agriculture Minister Marek Vyborny; flood protection walls in Prague; the weather service warns of heavy rainfall, especially in Jesenik; events cancelled, including the wine festival in Znojmo and a bicycle race on the Jested; people in flood-prone areas called to evacuate; the Carolabrücke in Dresden; locks to the Certovka in Prague closed.
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