Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Bridge Collapses at Common Wealth Games


At the common wealth games a footbridge collapsed, 27 people were injured and four were taken with critical injuries. The bridge was under construction when the mid section gave out. Bystanders watched as the bridge twisted and turned in the midsection before it collapsed. The bridge was being constructed to connect the parking lot with the main stadium in New Delhi. Many of the organizers for the event are questioning the choice of New Delhi to host. There have been issues outside of the bridge about cleanliness, plumbing, electrical wiring, and internet access. The villages that were supposed to hold the athletes are not properly prepared, the Canadian team has decided that they would stay at a hotel instead of the village residences. Many people are questioning whether the event will continue at this slow, unprepared pace.

I believe that errors like these can be prevented. The bridge should never had collapsed the bridge should have had proper support braces to make sure that nothing like this ever happened. Also since New Delhi is hosting these games they should be prepared having athletes move to hotels due to unpreparedness is wrong. These problems should have been dealt with months and months ago. I believe that India should not be hosting the games there truly is not enough money to host a big events of this caliber.

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