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Man Left Dangling From 330-Foot Glass Bridge As Strong Winds Shatter Panels China is home to a number of glass bridges, walkways and slides A man in China was left temporarily stranded on a glass bridge due to bad weather. A man in China was left dangling from a 330-feet-high, glass-bottomed bridge after its panels were damaged by strong winds. The terrifying incident occurred on Friday when the man was visiting the bridge located in the Piyan Mountain Cultural Tourism Scenic Area outside the city of Longjing, reports CNN.  China is home to a number of glass bridges, walkways and slides -...

First Thing: Twenty-four killed in Gaza as tensions rise with Israel Miranda Bryant Good morning. Twenty-four people, including nine children, were killed in Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry has said, following all-night Israeli airstrikes that came after weeks of tension that dramatically escalated on Monday. Officials said seven of those killed in Gaza were members of a single family. The Israeli military accused Palestinian militants of launching more than 200 rockets and said it had killed 15 Hamas “operatives” and a battalion commander. Israeli medics said six Is...

GZMKS/Getty Images High winds are reported to have broken a glass-bottomed bridge in China, leaving a man clinging to a handrail above a 91-metre drop. Authorities claim that the bridge outside the city of Longjing was struck by winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour. With similar glass-bottomed tourist attractions becoming more common around the world, from Tower Bridge in London to the Grand Canyon Skywalk in Arizona, should people be concerned about safety? Advertisement Paul Bingham, a materials scientist at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, says he would have no qualms about walking on on...

Tourist in China left dangling 330ft in the air after glass panel shatters due to strong wind Images of the incident show the person clinging to the rail of the bridge, surrounded by gaping holes and damaged glass platform panels. (Image Source: Video grab) Updated: May 11, 2021, 05:59 PM IST In a shocking incident from China, a tourist was temporarily left stranded on a 330-ft glass-bottomed suspension bridge at Piyan Mountain in China's Longjing City. The incident occurred after sudden winds shattered the transparent panels around him. Pictures of the incident...

Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Five people were arrested in Hangzhou on Monday in connection with the escape of three leopards from a safari park in the city and attempts to cover up the incident. Wang Hong, vice-mayor of Hangzhou, confirmed at a news conference that the leopards had escaped from Hangzhou Safari Park in the capital of Zhejiang province on April 19. He added that the park’s management had sought to cover up the incident amid concerns that it could seriously impact its business during the recent May Day holiday. Police in the city’s Fuyang district arreste...