Tragedy ahead of Rio Olympics

Emergency personnel at work after a section of a cycling path built for the upcoming Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, collapsed earlier this week. Two people were killed when strong waves caused a 50m section of the path to collapse.
PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY
  • Published
    Apr 23, 2016, 5:00 am SGT

Emergency personnel at work after a section of a cycling path built for the upcoming Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, collapsed earlier this week. Two people were killed when strong waves caused a 50m section of the path to collapse.

Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 23, 2016, with the headline 'Tragedy ahead of Rio Olympics'. Subscribe
Topics: