Two cranes employed to restore a bridge in the central Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn have collapsed on to buildings with rescuers searching for victims. An amateur video showed the cranes, on a pontoon on the River Rhine, trying to hoist a section of the Juliana Bridge and toppling over under the weight.
It is still not known how many people, if any, are trapped in the rubble, the town's vice-mayor said. Images on Dutch media showed a row of crushed buildings. Witness Dick van Smirren, who filmed the incident, told the NOS national broadcaster: "You see the cloud of dust arise - that is a terrible image and you think: 'Who is under there?' You can't believe what you see." De Volkskrant newspaper said a Dutch team normally used for earthquakes and other disasters had been sent to the scene.
INC News, 03/08/2015
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