An Unstoppable Force Meets an Immovable Object

 

Typhoon Yagi raged across Southeast Asia earlier this month with such force that it has been classified as a super typhoon. More than 700 people have been killed by the storm, thousands were injured, and the damage exceeds $15 billion. In Vietnam, floodwaters caused two sand dredgers laden with equipment to become unmoored on the Chay River in Vietnam on September 9. One was carrying a crane! Both barges struck the To Mau bridge. As you can see in this footage, the first barge was completely broken up, with the wrecked pieces passing under the bridge. That's some powerful flow. The second barge became stuck, although the crane was eventually toast as the dredger came apart underneath it. The bridge held up surprisingly well, considering the mass that hit it.  (Thanks, Brother Bill!)