St Francis Bay Bridge Collapse, Again. 25 July 2011. Linda Collison

[@liviamaldonado6727]

It's great how the people come together to help one another during this crisis.

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

John, the situation is not as simple as it seems. When the bridge washed away, there was no other way in or out of the area except the way you see on the video. People had to get home to their families and other responsibilities. We live on a small peninsula surrounded by sea so that road is the only access. When the bridge first washed away they built this temporary bridge that you saw being washed away again. We now have a permanent bridge so the situation should not arise again. Be careful about jumping to conclusions without all the facts especially if the situation occurs in a different country from your own. What you should have seen is a community standing together to help those that had no option but to cross the divide. If you watch the first video you will see exactly the same thing. The guys in red jackets are competent National Sea Rescue volunteers who make themselves available during any type of crisis. These are people doing their very best to help each other. You will notice that it was the NSRI that carried the children and dogs across wherever possible. This is a community that stands together. We are very fortunate that ordinary people are always willing to step up.

[@maryannanderson7517]

If I lived here and I was on one side of this collapsed bridge and my family was on the other side I would stay where I was and I would certainly hope that my family would stay where they were. Of course I would like to be with them but I wouldn't want to be with them as much as I would want them to be safe. The risk just seems to outweigh the benefits.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

It takes disaster to bring people together oftentimes. Love to see people helping people being selfless and even risking life to help.

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

Yes that was the thing that struck me during the course of the day. Many people pulling together to help others.

[@eroildocortes4973]

Si. Debería ser. Siempre. Las personas. Unidas logran más cosas una. Comunidad unida. Jamás serán Vencidos 😊😊

[@maryjimenez9762]

I really admire the people there, they took it in stride, and worked together

[@FloozieOne]

If you build a bridge on the same dirt as the first one that washed away you gotta expect this to happen. The concrete forms on the first one are not sunk into the ground or anchored, they just sit on the dirt. The second one is all dirt except for the pipes. Actually not even dirt, it looks like sand which is not the most stable building material in the world.

[@SilvaDreams]

It's South Africa.... Not exactly a bright lot you know.

[@josephastier7421]

It was an emergency fix. They didn't have a fully engineered bridge laying around ready to install.

[@sjaakdewinter6258]

In the Netherlands this would never happens, we don t want to loose from the water, or we die.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

This bridge was located on the south coast of South Africa.

[@TheDmburnham]

Man, they have lousy engineers there and lousy public safety officials. And the residents? Not too bright either.

[@carmelpule6954]

Knowing that there was such soft loose foundations, one would think that bridge would have been constructed accordingly and deeper depth reached. The eroding power of water is so much that it it manages to get through a small fissure , the fissure will grow till the while side bank will collapse as was shown through this video. It was not so safe on occasions and people should not have been permitted to cross especially carrying babies in their hand. The power of nature is unstoppable.

[@danielsolberg1638]

The voice of the reporter 😍😍😍😍

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

Laughing out loud. Thank you - I think.

[@hebneh]

There we are. Good as new.

[@FloozieOne]

Quick! Grab a bottle of wine and come on down to the Goodbye Bridge Party. Might be a good idea to bring a couple of boards too. Don't worry, see we made a new bridge!

[@antoniogomes4975]

Perhaps if we wait a few more years you might actually post a sensible comment

[@Ronin4614]

It does not appear to be more than drainage pipes, too small at that, with loose dirt piled on top. There really is not much keeping the dirt in place. It almost looks like two seperate earth mounds with different sized pipes. It doesn't make a lot of sense.

[@pizcafernandez.n2496]

Jim Perry la tierra se deshace iiiii y el humano tiene la culpa iiiii

[@gene1351]

Back n Forth...Back n Forth....

[@Max_R_MaMint]

"We live on a small peninsula surrounded by sea so that road is the only access." I dont understand this much flow going from sea level to sea level? Shouldn't it be about the same level from both directions, not a massive flow like this?

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

We had continuous rain for a week so the ground was completely saturated. We then had about 100 mm of rain in a short space of time. The river is called the Sand River which usually has no water flow at all, hence the original bridge structure which washed away two weeks before this bridge washed away.

[@mason-sy5gu]

it not even a bridge it just dirt and pipes to let the water out

[@katrinmcdonough2414]

and tiny pipes at that

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

Where all that water coming from?!

[@yutufyourselable]

Poor infrastructure for a such busy place. People risk their lives carrying unvaluable stuff.

[@ramonbuenosaravia625]

DESDE PERU. ESTAS OBRAS DE ARQUITECTURA E INGENIERÍA SON CONSTRUIDAS ESPECIALMENTE PARA Q COLAPSEN Y DE ESTÁ SIGUEN TENIENDO TRABAJOS Y LÓGICO SIN INSPECCIÓN O ARREGLO PÉSIMAS AUTORIDADES CORRUPTAS EN PERU NO DURAN UN AÑO LAS OBRAS DE INFRAESTRUCTURA TERRITORIAL ULTIMO GOBIERNO CORRUPTO DE PEDRO CASTILLO HOY EN CÁRCEL.

[@silentepsilon888]

So many stupid comments here. Isn't it obvious that this is in a third world country where the original concrete bridge was the only connection between the two areas and across this 'river'? During a heavy flood the concrete bridge which served pedestrians and vehicles was washed out and due to the need for people and vehicles with supplies to be able to get from one side to the other, it was replaced with a temporary dirt bridge (dam) which was not sufficient to hold up to the next flood seen in the video. The people that were crossing had no options to go another way because this is the only connection between the two areas. People are either living or working on one side or another and had to cross or get stranded. It is also obvious and stated by the one guy at the end that a team of people were moving several tons of food supplies across that wooden 'bridge' to ensure the people on the other side had food supplies available. This was an emergency situation where a bridge got washed out and people got cut off from their place of home/work and temporary measures were taken to ensure these people were able to cross back to where they had to go.

[@jamiebraswell5520]

The stupidity starts with the person who posted the video. They gave skant information and basically just left viewers with scenes of collapse and random people who keep crossing. Only towards the end does it even become clear that a truck is being loaded. Still, though, no real context for the overall situation. That doesn't excuse the stupid comments in this section, but it certainly invites them. Thanks for taking the time to do what the person who uploaded the video should have done to begin with...explain the situation. They eventually pinned an explanation at the top of the comments, but that should have been done to start with.

[@richpayton7162]

Please tell us not just the date of your videos but also where it happened.

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

Hi Rich. It happened in St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa on the date mentioned.

[@memorystar7291]

Linda Collison THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR VIDEO (MEMORYSTAR) 💕❤MEMORYSTAR ❤💕

[@carolsutton7828]

yeah, why in the world were people going back and forth across that area?

[@JOYOUSONEX]

The sign at the very end gave me a good laugh. Now Linda, about that "bridge".

[@Zyworski]

once it topped it was doomed. A lined overflow spillway under the road might have saved the day.

[@TheMattc999]

Hey, I know, the first bridge washed away, let's rebuild it with even smaller culverts, that'll last....

[@geoffreylee5199]

Not a bridge, that’s a causeway …

[@markcooper7605]

I wish the video description would tell us where this is. I don't even know what country this happened in, though I can try to guess from the accents.

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

Hi Mark. St Francis Bay is in the Eastern Cape of South Africa

[@FloozieOne]

Water is such amazing stuff. A drop is nothing but enough drops and it is the most powerful force in the world. It seems almost joyous to be setting itself free and changing the landscape. However, it was only 18 days between the first "bridge" collapsed and the second one went. I sense an engineering problem here. Perhaps mud is not the best material to use when building over water. I wonder how long it took the build the third one?

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

Quite a significant length of time. They are just completing the new bridge now which should stand the test of time :)

[@huyenquang6403]

+Linda Collison Steve

[@MrTG44]

Wow could have fooled me , sand or dirt or mud not good material for bridge ?? LMAO some folks just are clueless. Building so called bridge right where old one just collapsed. They should be smarter than that.

[@Mr.lamusa]

Love this video too much, cannot wait for your next video! Thanks!

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

Who thought that was a good idea to build a mud bridge?! 😐

[@afterthedrjay]

Damn drag pallets of goods across instead of putting people at risk.

[@KimSerrahn]

Where's an ancient Roman Engineer when you need one.

[@PAULLONDEN]

In which country ?....seems South Africa.

[@monikd278]

Is it bridge building? ????????my God

[@MrJimbaloid]

Speechless

[@mallieshgowdamalliesh4968]

MrJimbaloid

[@mccastro6339]

Where is this?

[@vincent7520]

Obviously the first bridge that collapsed was a lousy job : no foundations …

[@jorg8714]

0:31 ... die süssen Mädels können's scheinbar kaum erwarten, wann's endlich losgeht. Aber TANTE LINDA hat's ja versprochen, dass hier bald was KOLLAPSEN wird .... Also Geduld, ihr Häslein ! 🧒 👧 🧑 🧔‍♀

[@seankayy4539]

Why are so many people there!?! Wtf?

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

: )

[@adorbisnonveritas.2613]

WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS ?

[@wainbanfield6775]

South Africa. St. Francis Bay

[@warioware24]

4:38 haha thats funny how the man in black rises his fist😂😂

[@ryanje8147]

These wacky floods. You never know what they will do next. At least the people are enjoying them so that is good I guess.

[@juncusbufonius]

So a concrete bridge with huge holes is replaced by some half arsed tiny pipes with sand on top. Stupid. They were going to loose this bridge . Perhaps next time they'll hire someone to command the water to stay back. In keeping with their less effective strategy is the best way forward. Note the first bridge is still more effective than the second as a bridge. Oh and sand, yeah next time use paper that's even more useless as a dam construction material.

[@SuperMarbelle]

Why are they continuing to cross back and forth, tempting fate ?

[@sammyaugusto1742]

mother nature WINS.

[@lindapoore7608]

Sounds like a party in the background.

[@timthomas325]

That’s a busy bridge

[@tracynation2820]

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

[@handiman5001]

Brain's apparently missed this bunch

[@Paul-ey1ct]

Bridge made of dirt.....that's not going to last long, it's more like a dam. Think your government needs to invest in a wooden or steel bridge 👍

[@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010]

Um. Bridge ?! Hmm 🤔. Looks like dirt. And the concrete structure looked like it was not sturdy even when it was supposed to be sturdy?! 😐

[@enriquillocuello6298]

Visiblemente estuvo muy mal construido ese pequeño puente.

[@bigmikeprzysiecki5040]

“What does any of this, have ANYTHING TO DO with Vietnam?

[@MountainBikerT17]

Mother Nature, ridiculous power

[@huyenquang6403]

Fe

[@hellohun7331]

Third world engineering. Let's see how close we can get to the edge. Liquid gravity.

[@kodiandroid8821]

hello hun liquid faction

[@leslieoliver4173]

This is done in the US also. It takes so long to build the real thing, this is an attempt to get people across the opening. Sand is pretty unstable. If there government is anything like the US, it could take some time to even appropriate the money, take bids on contractors and on and on.

[@rhondaminden9565]

...to the break-away edge!

[@pumukydetector]

como se atreven a pasar con el peligro ignorancia perdida y las autoridades cruzados de brazo .

[@rogeliorodriguez9695]

A bridge with no concrete last few days

[@rocketraccoon1976]

What I don't understand is why the locals just didn't all gather on the causeway and have a big party with lots of stomping & dancing. Or maybe they could have done a fun engineering experiment -- how many people can we fit on this causeway, before it totally collapses? Duh! 🤓

[@anaghashikhare6929]

moovi rege

[@marcoshenrique5134]

GAD

[@permadifauza5251]

👍 good humans

[@wannabetowasabe]

It is annoying, to say the least, that so many people on KZbin post a video with a very specific location, but fail to identify the country the location is in. People in the United States will often post the name or number of a highway, or the name of a creek or canyon, or the name of a town, or the name of a county, but fail to list the state the location is in. We have no idea where Saint Francis Bay is. We have no idea what country in the world, being there are about 195 of them. Eventually the man at the end speaks some words that indicate this might be in South Africa, but that can't be confirmed. Finally a Google search reveals the location, but with the number of videos we watch the isn't time to do so for each one of them. This is an that applies to more than this video, but this human tendency to not follow the old "who, what, where, why and how" principle of reporting is puzzling. It is called the 5 W's and an H method. We don't need to know all of them, but where is essential.

[@jennydiazvigneault5548]

Not a lot of grey matter there.

[@shellybunce8741]

I would be getting far far away from that city as possible!

[@ramonbuenosaravia625]

DESDE PERU POR LO MENOS PONGAN EL NOMBRE DE SU PAIS DIOS LOS PROTEJA

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

Thank you. St Francis Bay is in South Africa

[@podgee7507]

14:26 LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marcpleggeproduction]

"Bridge"

[@sandysutherland2182]

Marc Plegge a

[@lennyp4782]

Where's the bridge? Maybe instead of standing around watching water go by , you build a REAL bridge and be done with the imaginary one. Ugh. BTW, its been 7 years. Hope you build the golden gate by now. Next nonsense!

[@lalbahaduryadav163]

Road make over bridges make work

[@safari1740]

да это вам не лягушек жрать

[@johankruger-gd7sd]

Mampara Infrastructure!

[@harendraarya4242]

Hello

[@cleusamaria551]

Era óbvio q ISSO iria acontecer ;FEICHARAM A SAÍDA DA ÁGUA.ESSES TUBO JAMAIS TERIAM VASAO PRA UM RIO COMO ESSE.

[@Maria-su9qm]

Y

[@MarcioCostacantor]

Bom dia! Pra mim é uma honra viu prestigiar seu trabalho, vamos sempre juntos somar e fortalecer nossos objetivos, Conto com você, eu já estou por aqui ...

[@naseerbaloch1175]

9TH AUG 2019

[@tmobile2339]

We're seeing the Wrath of God before us , its worse watching all these things that are happening , and I are going to see more and worse things we are living in the last days and we're seeing the Wrath of God we have to get right with God , Jesus and the Holy Spirit the time is Now People Repent Today if you have to , ask him to forgiveness if you have to but put him First in your life now not your Mom not your Kids And not your dad . Some of us treated him like if he owes us, We 0we him and its time to pay up now it's time to show him Real Love and Talk to him every day and every night ok. God bless you'll get right with God....

[@anttimaja9931]

Seuraava

[@WadcaWymiaru]

Build from shit and mud...i would use rocks - they would held...

[@toransingh3890]

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[@johnlawton5534]

I couldn't believe people could be so reckless with their own lives, but when that stupid and irresponsible parent crossed the gap with his baby,well I was flabbergasted. it's true what they say, you meed a license to have a pet but any moron can have a baby. And if it was reported in the news of their deaths, people would be saying "poor folks died in their prime"

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

John, the situation is not as simple as it seems. When the bridge washed away, there was no other way in or out of the area except the way you see on the video. People had to get home to their families and other responsibilities. We live on a small peninsula surrounded by sea so that road is the only access. When the bridge first washed away they built this temporary bridge that you saw being washed away again. We now have a permanent bridge so the situation should not arise again. Be careful about jumping to conclusions without all the facts especially if the situation occurs in a different country from your own. What you should have seen is a community standing together to help those that had no option but to cross the divide. If you watch the first video you will see exactly the same thing. The guys in red jackets are competent National Sea Rescue volunteers who make themselves available during any type of crisis. These are people doing their very best to help each other. You will notice that it was the NSRI that carried the children and dogs across wherever possible. This is a community that stands together. We are very fortunate that ordinary people are always willing to step up.

[@antoniogomes4975]

oh ffs - if the guy with baby fell, all that would happen is they would both get muddy.

[@99unclebob]

WHOEVER built this should be made to rebuild ,built it with an engineer, not a bath tub fitter

[@jamesrivis620]

Demonstrating just how stupid some people are, carrying children into such potential danger.

[@monicaregina82]

THIS PERSONS ARE CRASY!

[@zurnainshah1751]

Nice good.veido.good.helping

[@lindacollisonstfrancisbay]

Thank you Zurnain

[@renzopicchi9181]

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