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Added on the 21/05/2023 17:01:06 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of demolition crews working on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor, Maryland, which was destroyed in seconds last Tuesday when a cargo ship lost power and hit a bridge support column, killing six people. Authorities hope that removing the bridge -- by cutting it into smaller sections and lifting them out -- will help rescuers recover all the victims' bodies and eventually reopen the crucial shipping lane. IMAGES
Images show the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore as workers have lifted out the first 200-ton chunk of the bridge. Work is underway to complete the lengthy process of removing the structure, which collapsed when the Dali cargo vessel lost power and struck the bridge, killing six people. IMAGES
Continuing an annual tradition, Romans jump off a bridge into the Tiber river to celebrate the New Year. IMAGES
Rescuers and civilians work at the site where 18 people, including 10 children, are reported missing after a sewage-polluted river, flooded by heavy rains, washed away precarious homes in the Guatemalan capital, according to authorities. IMAGES
Members of the Russian Investigative Committee work at the site of an explosion on Crimean bridge. Russia says two drones hit the bridge in the early hours of Monday and blames "the Kyiv regime." It is the second attack on the bridge, a personal project of President Vladimir Putin, during the Kremlin's 18-month long Ukraine offensive. IMAGES