Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
Sep 22nd 2010, 9:19 am
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Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
Yes more bad news for the Games which are supposed to start in a few days time.
After the bridge collasped yesterday , now a ceiling has collasped in the weight lifting arena.
The Commonwealth Games has been thrown into more chaos after a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting arena - a day after a footbridge collapsed, injuring 27 people.
It comes as Scotland said it was delaying sending its athletes to Delhi over health and safety fears.
Some of the world's top athletes have already pulled out amid widespread anger over India's last-minute preparations for the Games, which are due to start in 11 days.
Buildings are unfinished, two structures have now collapsed at the main stadium, and the athlete's village is said to be filthy.
On Monday, 27 people were injured - five critically - when a footbridge linking a parking area with the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsed.
In another embarrassment, a false ceiling came down on Tuesday at the stadium's 2,500-capacity weighlifting arena.
The shooting of two foreign visitors by suspected militants combined with a dengue fever epidemic, heavy monsoon rains, delayed construction, and traffic chaos have only added to the safety fears.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...afety_Concerns
After the bridge collasped yesterday , now a ceiling has collasped in the weight lifting arena.
The Commonwealth Games has been thrown into more chaos after a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting arena - a day after a footbridge collapsed, injuring 27 people.
It comes as Scotland said it was delaying sending its athletes to Delhi over health and safety fears.
Some of the world's top athletes have already pulled out amid widespread anger over India's last-minute preparations for the Games, which are due to start in 11 days.
Buildings are unfinished, two structures have now collapsed at the main stadium, and the athlete's village is said to be filthy.
On Monday, 27 people were injured - five critically - when a footbridge linking a parking area with the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsed.
In another embarrassment, a false ceiling came down on Tuesday at the stadium's 2,500-capacity weighlifting arena.
The shooting of two foreign visitors by suspected militants combined with a dengue fever epidemic, heavy monsoon rains, delayed construction, and traffic chaos have only added to the safety fears.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...afety_Concerns
Sep 22nd 2010, 9:33 am
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Re: Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
Yes more bad news for the Games which are supposed to start in a few days time.
After the bridge collasped yesterday , now a ceiling has collasped in the weight lifting arena.
The Commonwealth Games has been thrown into more chaos after a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting arena - a day after a footbridge collapsed, injuring 27 people.
It comes as Scotland said it was delaying sending its athletes to Delhi over health and safety fears.
Some of the world's top athletes have already pulled out amid widespread anger over India's last-minute preparations for the Games, which are due to start in 11 days.
Buildings are unfinished, two structures have now collapsed at the main stadium, and the athlete's village is said to be filthy.
On Monday, 27 people were injured - five critically - when a footbridge linking a parking area with the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsed.
In another embarrassment, a false ceiling came down on Tuesday at the stadium's 2,500-capacity weighlifting arena.
The shooting of two foreign visitors by suspected militants combined with a dengue fever epidemic, heavy monsoon rains, delayed construction, and traffic chaos have only added to the safety fears.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...afety_Concerns
After the bridge collasped yesterday , now a ceiling has collasped in the weight lifting arena.
The Commonwealth Games has been thrown into more chaos after a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting arena - a day after a footbridge collapsed, injuring 27 people.
It comes as Scotland said it was delaying sending its athletes to Delhi over health and safety fears.
Some of the world's top athletes have already pulled out amid widespread anger over India's last-minute preparations for the Games, which are due to start in 11 days.
Buildings are unfinished, two structures have now collapsed at the main stadium, and the athlete's village is said to be filthy.
On Monday, 27 people were injured - five critically - when a footbridge linking a parking area with the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsed.
In another embarrassment, a false ceiling came down on Tuesday at the stadium's 2,500-capacity weighlifting arena.
The shooting of two foreign visitors by suspected militants combined with a dengue fever epidemic, heavy monsoon rains, delayed construction, and traffic chaos have only added to the safety fears.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...afety_Concerns
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Sep 22nd 2010, 10:32 am
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Sep 22nd 2010, 12:28 pm
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Sep 22nd 2010, 12:41 pm
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Re: Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
I think the problem obviously lies here in the middle east as we have all the best Indian engineers, managers etc over here.
How were they ever going to cope without them?
How were they ever going to cope without them?
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Sep 22nd 2010, 4:40 pm
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Re: Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
Yes more bad news for the Games which are supposed to start in a few days time.
After the bridge collasped yesterday , now a ceiling has collasped in the weight lifting arena.
The Commonwealth Games has been thrown into more chaos after a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting arena - a day after a footbridge collapsed, injuring 27 people.
It comes as Scotland said it was delaying sending its athletes to Delhi over health and safety fears.
Some of the world's top athletes have already pulled out amid widespread anger over India's last-minute preparations for the Games, which are due to start in 11 days.
Buildings are unfinished, two structures have now collapsed at the main stadium, and the athlete's village is said to be filthy.
On Monday, 27 people were injured - five critically - when a footbridge linking a parking area with the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsed.
In another embarrassment, a false ceiling came down on Tuesday at the stadium's 2,500-capacity weighlifting arena.
The shooting of two foreign visitors by suspected militants combined with a dengue fever epidemic, heavy monsoon rains, delayed construction, and traffic chaos have only added to the safety fears.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...afety_Concerns
After the bridge collasped yesterday , now a ceiling has collasped in the weight lifting arena.
The Commonwealth Games has been thrown into more chaos after a ceiling collapsed at the weightlifting arena - a day after a footbridge collapsed, injuring 27 people.
It comes as Scotland said it was delaying sending its athletes to Delhi over health and safety fears.
Some of the world's top athletes have already pulled out amid widespread anger over India's last-minute preparations for the Games, which are due to start in 11 days.
Buildings are unfinished, two structures have now collapsed at the main stadium, and the athlete's village is said to be filthy.
On Monday, 27 people were injured - five critically - when a footbridge linking a parking area with the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium collapsed.
In another embarrassment, a false ceiling came down on Tuesday at the stadium's 2,500-capacity weighlifting arena.
The shooting of two foreign visitors by suspected militants combined with a dengue fever epidemic, heavy monsoon rains, delayed construction, and traffic chaos have only added to the safety fears.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wor...afety_Concerns
Where's the common wealth?
Sep 22nd 2010, 5:05 pm
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Re: Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
maybe they could turn it into a big Kryton Factor type event?
Sep 22nd 2010, 5:57 pm
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Re: Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
yaaaay!!!
FUNNY!!!
(does anyone know the show Wondershowzen? Funny / Not funny?)
FUNNY!!!
(does anyone know the show Wondershowzen? Funny / Not funny?)
Sep 23rd 2010, 7:01 am
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Re: Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
Having seen the "arena ceiling collapse" on TV this morning, I had to laugh. It was only 3-4 polystyrene suspended ceiling tiles, which had obviously been poorly affixed. Hardly the catastrophic scenario described by most of the media.
Sep 23rd 2010, 7:51 am
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Re: Commonwealth Crisis: Arena Ceiling Collapses
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story......
It seems our pampered and cosseted 'athletes' have moved on from the Spartan ideal.
