Terrifying Video Of NZ Bridge Collapsing Due To Heavy Rainfall And Flooding

Human beings are capable of dangerous things. Some of the world’s most tragic events like atomic bombings, mass genocides, holocaust, slave trade, etc. were all man-made. But there is one such force in front of which human’s claim defeat – and that is nature.

Nature has its ways of giving warning signals to mankind. In the face of a natural disaster, we understand how men and any amount of power that they hold is tiny and insignificant.

A recent incident whose news has been making rounds on social media will bear witness to this.

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New Zealand’s Westland district has announced a state of emergency after being thrashed by torrential rain and strong winds in its South Island region.

Emergency services had to shut down roads and evacuate the public.

However, the situation went way out of hand after the Waiho Bridge was broken down and washed away by rising and violent floodwater.

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This is a 100-year event, there is a huge amount of rain … I haven’t seen all of the rivers impacted in Westland at exactly the same time”, Westland Mayor Bruce Smith said.

A video shows the bridge twisting, breaking, and ultimately snapping, leaving only debris behind.

Imagine this happening right in front of your eyes!

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