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Bridge Failure Database

Bridge in Daman (Damanganga River)

Year 2003
Type Road
Country India (9)
Cause Human error
Details Irregularity of the administration in repairs, should have been replaced for 15 years
Fatalities 26
Injuries 25
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Phase in service
Period 1991-2009
Continent Asia
Reference Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2003, sigma No. 1/2004, Swiss Re, Zurich, 2004

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