Genoa: remaining structure of Morandi Bridge demolished

Morandi Bridge in the Italian city of Genoa has been demolished almost a year after its partial collapse killed 43 people. Thousands of residents were evacuated before the operation, which was over within eight seconds. Water was sprayed over the scene to reduce the dust produced by the blast
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[@Saiputera]

Satanic behind thise

[@zath5796]

It's GenoVa with the V not Genoa

[@paulburns1333]

That looks like the toughest demo I've ever seen due to the proximity of housing below the bridge. The fact the new one is already up makes it doubly impressive.

[@thegamingknight8146]

also makes it suspicious, mightve cut corners and wasnt built properly

[@erikedhlund4415]

were they using water to try and contain some of the dust and stuff??

[@halfonso_0871]

@@erikedhlund4415 yes

[@peeryoutube]

@@thegamingknight8146 I don’t think they would build a faulty bridge again. It would be too large of a scandal if it happened again.

[@MrTomtomtest]

Well at least the demolition went perfect.

[@JCavLP]

Only had to half the work

[@easinhaque6068]

Wow....what a precision....

[@Bartooc]

Nice quite rare to see such a big bridge being demolished.

[@inoxide5454]

go to ukriane for more delcetable sights for the eyes.

[@themarkus05246]

0:05 me when I walk on a bridge

[@ryanmargetts8155]

That was pretty epic

[@superrandom2438]

wait, whaaaaaaaa........

[@giuliab.3518]

It wasn't epic, It was devastating for a person like me who lives there

[@ryanmargetts8155]

I don’t know the ins and outs of the back story I just meant it looked cool 😂 don’t hate me

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@giuliab.3518 I'm surprised you have functional Internet in that area ...? At least you minimised the risk of further cars dumping down in your wine yard

[@orangejuiicy]

Ryan Margetts very epic xddd

[@DarkAtHearts]

That was a really awesome explosion

[@Mocherad]

Well done!

[@FlyJakk]

Wish the slow-mo guys were there tho.

[@ryanmargetts8155]

FlyJakk play it in 0.25 playback

[@massimomare2575]

@@ryanmargetts8155 wow 👍👍👍

[@jeshkam]

What about the buildings nearby? They suffered too due to demolition?

[@andrewj.c.]

Some of the buildings will have to go too.

[@vschwager]

No, they were just evacuated but the demolition avoided buildings nearby. Pretty brilliant achievement by the Colonnello Moschin regiment.

[@komoj25]

43 killed, RIP

[@OmmerSyssel]

They hurried paying "protection money" to someone's cousin related to influential Mafiosi 💶💶

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

@@komoj25 the 43 were killed when the bridge collapsed the year before, not during demolition.

[@unvergebeneid]

Can anyone explain what the explosions on the ground were for? Did they contain the dust somehow?

[@jam_jor]

Bringing down the support beams

[@unvergebeneid]

@@jam_jor not sure if we're talking about the same explosions. I mean the ones all _around_ the site that throw up dust like a wall.

[@sarabaduraargh1334]

@@unvergebeneid I think this was not an explosion but water stream that was intentionally shot in the air to reduce thae amount of dust.

[@paulhowells6172]

I’m guessing the tower blocks under the bridge was demolished as well

[@chestermartin2356]

No they just held their breath and hoped for the best

[@andrewj.c.]

... e finito della musica... Hope the new one will be much safer.

[@FranGy31082]

*..e "fine" della musica... 😉

[@toshman.]

Did Rico do this

[@predragpapic7917]

So, what happened to the buildings around the bridge? Are ppl still living there or they were provided with new place to live in?

[@f1etc.438]

They're displaced

[@MrUranium238]

The Italian government did not consider that being an issue, told those people living there everything would be fine, just a little dusty

[@magman129]

They were given a new home after the collapse. The area is still uninhabited

[@mggt4684]

​@@magman129i was there and doesn't seem to be true

[@MrMaddox57]

Hope they build a new bridge.

[@bikappa1847]

They will

[@Governatore77]

Yes, will be ready next year.

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@Governatore77 planning should be successfully confirmed by the mafia.. Final cost will be settled later

[@Governatore77]

@@OmmerSyssel There was a company that seems close to the mafia, it was excluded from the works at the bridge. With this government there should be no mafia problems in public works.

[@paulburns1333]

Already have.

[@imedmeddeb8342]

Actually in that day i was on the bridge coming Home from tunisia

[@camerongriffin8058]

Why they do this again?

[@WakeUpWest]

@Arnold Schwarzt are you telling me golden gate bridge is going to be destroyed at 8/11 2019?

[@112Haribo]

The bridged collapsed last year, killing 40 people. Today they brought down the remains, by using explosives. They will build a new bridge.

[@camerongriffin8058]

@@112Haribo Thank you for the information

[@OmmerSyssel]

It didn't collapse totally first time.. You know, Latinos aren't so rigidly fixed on target achievements

[@abandonedchannel281]

Bridge collapsed killing 40 about a year ago

[@user-nc3el7cf9v]

красавчики.

[@nadalbg]

And next time dont build buildings under it, lol.

[@gangesexcavating]

The fire hoses didn’t do much lol

[@findingnory]

Soaking the structure does a lot more than you would think.

[@findingnory]

@@LawrenceReitan Yessir. They sometimes even use this method in dry, arid parts of the country to prevent dust storms.

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

@@findingnory didn't do much then

[@grahamjohnson2559]

Pity it was nt the Guardian offices . Now that would be wirth watching .

[@nickdryad]

Hurry up mate I thing you’re running late for your National Front meeting.

[@avegromek]

In america they would probably have sent B52 and carpet-bombed the whole village to take down that bridge

[@carolbell4611]

avegromek oh please.

[@avegromek]

@@carolbell4611 sorry, im no demolition expert 🙂.

[@Stazzo82]

Dude, Genova is a city next to sea, americans would be sent the USS Missouri (BB-63), with its nine 406 mm cannons and bon voyage Morandi Bridge...

[@lambjack1]

Fat Mama in the apartment yells at sonny boy you close a da windows

[@halotubb1110]

They hired the same guy who did the demolition of the World Trade Center in 2001

[@landofw56]

yes

[@EVCarGuy]

Typical "Guardian News Reporting". No narration of the event at all,. Just show some free and well-shared video.

[@szewei85]

Hahahaha woow