Bridge built in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria is swept away by Fiona floodwaters
A temporary metal bridge in Puerto Rico, built in the wake of Hurricane Maria, was swept away in the rushing floodwaters of Hurricane Fiona.
A temporary metal bridge in Puerto Rico, built in the wake of Hurricane Maria, was swept away in the rushing floodwaters of Hurricane Fiona.
The bridge, over the Guaonica River in Utuado, was destroyed Sunday, the same day Fiona made landfall on the island, officials said at a news conference.
Harrowing video shows the moment the metal bridge creaks and groans under the pressure of the rising, fast-moving floodwaters.
Clattering metal is heard as the bridge comes loose and then flows downstream in one piece, whisked away by the current. The video then shows bystanders in disbelief with hands over their heads.
U.S. House Delegate Roberto Lefranc Fortuño said the bridge, known as PR-123, was built after Hurricane Maria in 2017, the deadliest natural disaster on U.S. territory in 100 years.
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