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(1) THREADS DIRECTORY: #SurfsideBuildingCollapse.
I'm here to tell you about New Zealand's response to losing 115 people in the very similar 2011 #CTVBuilding collapse.
I write about emergencies in thread form, for ease of navigation. Only a few end up needing a directory.
I'm here to tell you about New Zealand's response to losing 115 people in the very similar 2011 #CTVBuilding collapse.
I write about emergencies in thread form, for ease of navigation. Only a few end up needing a directory.
(2) I'm not an American but one day I might be. I love the country. NZ & the US are old friends & we should get on better than we do.
Anyway, my first #Surfside thread was limited to concern for those directly affected. Aimed to be free of controversy:
Anyway, my first #Surfside thread was limited to concern for those directly affected. Aimed to be free of controversy:
(3) Thread #2 saw me express some righteous anger about those who allow disasters to happen through their own incompetence and recklessness.
It turns out, channeling emotion into showing care for others makes one feel better for at least a while.
It turns out, channeling emotion into showing care for others makes one feel better for at least a while.
(1) Thread #2: Bridge Collapse - Live updates on Florida International University, (FIU) Miami bridge collapse.
Thread #1 (link below) reached 44 tweets on the first day, so it's time to start another.
Thread #1 (link below) reached 44 tweets on the first day, so it's time to start another.
(2) The above rendering of what the end product would have looked like shows the most obvious of the design flaws: a very wide span relying on overhead suspension cables for load bearing. Engineers apparently thought they could install all 950 tons without the cables.🤔
(3) This project was in the 8th of 9 years to completion. That's about standard for such a project. I think we're going to see that mistakes were made at every level of the process, by multiple institutions. Checks and balances did not work.
Florida has a big problem.
Florida has a big problem.
