Iraq's longest bridge collapses partially due to heavy rain

Record ID: 1926799

  • Title: Iraq's longest bridge collapses partially due to heavy rain
  • Date: 13th March 2023
  • Summary: Iraq's longest bridge collapses partially due to heavy rain SHOTLIST: 1. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING DAQUQ BRIDGE IN KIRKUK, IRAQ 2. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING DAMAGE ON BRODGE 3. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING VEHICLES MOVING ON BRIDGE 4. VEHICLES ON BRIDGE 5. VARIOUS OF DESTROYED AND COLLAPSED PARTS OF BRIDGE 6. VEHICLES ON BRIDGE 7. VARIOUS OF DESTROYED AND COLLAPSED PARTS OF BRIDGE 8. DAQUQ ROAD SIGN 9. DIRECTORATE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES IN KIRKUK 10. QASIM HAMZA, DIRECTOR OF ROADS AND BRIDGES IN KIRKUK, SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) 11. VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING DESTROYED AND COLLAPSED PARTS OF BRIDGE 12. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING VEHICLES MOVING ON BRIDGE KIRKUK, IRAQ (MARCH 13, 2023) (AAVN - ACCESS ALL) SCRIPT Heavy rain hit northern Iraq's Kirkuk province in the past two days damaging the country's longest bridge on Kirkuk-Bagdad motorway. Drone footage shows the collapsed part of the historical Daquq Bridge, which was built in the Ottoman era over the Daquq Chey River northeast of the city of Daquq. The bridge is 1 kilometer long and stands on 23 piers, said Qasim Hamza, Director of Roads and Bridges in Kirkuk. Flood caused by heavy rain destroyed some of its piers, he told, adding they temporarily closed the bridge for heavy vehicles.
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