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Images of demolition crews working on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor, Maryland, which was destroyed in seconds last Tuesday when a cargo ship lost power and hit a bridge support column, killing six people. Authorities hope that removing the bridge -- by cutting it into smaller sections and lifting them out -- will help rescuers recover all the victims' bodies and eventually reopen the crucial shipping lane. IMAGES
Images show the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore as workers have lifted out the first 200-ton chunk of the bridge. Work is underway to complete the lengthy process of removing the structure, which collapsed when the Dali cargo vessel lost power and struck the bridge, killing six people. IMAGES
Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Monday begin demolishing homes in a large slum in an operation against sub-standard housing and illegal migration. France has deployed hundreds of police officers and gendarmes in Mayotte -- the country's poorest department -- since April to prepare a major security measure called Operation Wuambushu ("Take Back" in the local language). Diggers started destroying the sheet-metal shacks in the Talus 2 slum in the Majicavo area at around 7:30 am (0430 GMT) on Monday. IMAGES
A shanty town in the north of Mayotte is demolished to make way for a high school, amid an operation to clear slums on the Indian Ocean island territory and expel illegal migrants, which has sparked clashes between local youth and security forces. The operation, called Operation Wuambushu ("Take Back" in the local language), aims to improve living conditions for Mayotte locals in France's poorest department, one of several French overseas territories that span the Caribbean to the Pacific. IMAGES
Miami, Jul 5 (EFE).- (Camera: Cristobal Herrera). The remaining section of the condominium that partially collapsed late last month in the beachside Florida town of Surfside has been demolished to allow rescue efforts to resume.FOOTAGE OF THE TIME OF THE FULL COLLAPSE OF THE CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH IN MIAMI.
Surfside (Florida), Jul 4 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Cristobal Herrera) The demolition of what remains of the Champlain Towers South building, which partially collapsed on June 24 for reasons not yet determined, can be carried out this Sunday at night, as confirmed by one of the Miami-Dade fire chiefs. FOOTAGE OF THE COLLAPSED BUILDING IN SURFSIDE, FLORIDA, US.