Lucky escape in Parque de la Reina road collapse

Started by Janet, Mon 11 Nov 2013, 16:19

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Janet



The collapse of a wall of natural rock at the entrance to Parque de La Reina at 3.45pm not only closed the road itself but also caused long tailbacks on the TF1. Thankfully only one car was damaged, and no people were hurt, but it was a lucky escape for one bus full of children. Sources say that this example shows the vulnerability of such walls, and stressed that this collapse occurred in dry weather, saying that the risk is clearly considerably greater in heavy rain. What the solution is when such walls are commonplace, I don't know. JA