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[VIDEO] Construction Vehicles Swallowed by Massive Amount of Muddy Water After Dam Failure in Loas

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In the terrifying video below, you can see workers scrambling as they notice the nearby water start to rage and 2 run to their vehicles to flee.  A grader ended up blocking their path and the two trucks were lifted up by the muddy water.

Amazingly, no injuries or deaths were reported from the flooding, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). RFA also reported that the minister of Loas’ Ministry of Energy and Mines is blaming the contractor’s building the nearby hydropower dam for the incident and will be “legally responsible repairing the damage to electrical networks andwater supplies, because the reservoir’s construction was ‘not standard.’”

The dam failed on September 11 and released approximately 17.5 million cubic feet of water (500,000 cubic meters) to the areas below.

Full story: Faulty Construction, Heavy Rain Cause Dam to Flood Lao Villages | Radio Free Asia

As if the high winds and heavy rains weren’t enough of a safety hazard for the people of Florida, citizens who are staying in the area also need to be concerned about the dozens of tower cranes that are still erected throughout downtown.

New demolition videos are always fun to watch.  You know what’s even better, though?  A bunch of demolitions all at once.

While being prepared for demolition, the Grand Avenue Bridge in Glenwood Springs, Colorado unexpectedly collapsed to the railroad tracks below.  Thankfully, no injuries were reported, but the local police chief said that workers had to flee the scene once the bridge section started to fall.

Directional boring, or horizontal directional drilling, is a common method for installing underground pipe and conduits, among others.  Its main benefit is that it minimally disturbs the areas around where your pipe or cable needs to be installed.  Instead of cutting concrete, asphalt, or ripping up landscaping, the boring machine digs a tunnel underground and the installing material slides in after it’s complete. 

That’s what it’s SUPPOSED to do anyway.