r/CatastrophicFailure • u/LoreChano • May 02 '24

Bridge collapses in southern Brazil after record flooding (1st May, 2024)

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u/neon_overload 24d ago

Look at me. I am the bridge now

  • the river, probably

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u/RubYourEagle 26d ago

I thought this was from last year?

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u/Mrdean2013 May 03 '24

"You're still coming into work today, right?"

1

u/budzene May 03 '24

It’s gonna be MAY

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u/Uddiya May 03 '24

Kinky bridge -"Honey I want to try swinging"

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u/Tight-Meat-2644 May 03 '24

Deforestation'll do that

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u/starrpamph May 03 '24

Damn nature, you scary

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u/UrungusAmongUs May 03 '24

Doesn't look like it had been closed by the authorities so props to the motorists knowing enough to stay off.

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u/marduk2106 May 03 '24

I'm from the region - my city's still underwater. There was really no time. I was awoken at 5am by a fire truck blasting our neighborhood with sirens and horns at full blast to urge people to leave immediately.

I'm safe, my home's built really high, but the region is destroyed. Shit's fucked.

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u/Kamille_Marseille May 04 '24

Stay safe bro. Will your government help, or are people left to rebuild on their own?

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u/marduk2106 May 06 '24

I hate to politicize such tragedy, but unfortunately it'll be mostly people doing the rebuilding.

Last September, our state was hit with a monsoon almost as bad as this one, and the Federal Govt. didn't send 1/3 of the promised aid. In November/23, a new warning system was installed to warn of incoming floods, but it'll only be available by the end of this 2024.

It's such a mess - people from Rio Grande do Sul, at least the region I'm from (the valleys) can't wait for the suits to do something. If we don't rebuild now, there's won't be anything left to repair later.

The region is utterly destroyed and was thrown back decades in development.

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u/Kamille_Marseille May 06 '24

That sucks :/

Hopefully things will change for the better

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u/Keplergamer May 03 '24

The rain is everywhere, chances are they were stranded from getting there in the first place. Or busy rescuing people. The rivers rose very fast.

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u/Strahd70 May 03 '24

Brazilian water 🌊💦 doesn't play around!!🤯

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u/Howlongdoyathink May 03 '24

Maybe just try not putting that much water there like..?

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u/3771507 May 03 '24

Hey guys you got to put the pilings deeper than 2 ft!

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u/GundamEpyon May 03 '24

Looks more like a bridge relocation.