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At least 18 missing, 1 dead after Nevada tunnel collapse
FOXNEWS ^ | 06/11/12 | FOXNEWS

Posted on 06/11/2012 6:12:25 PM PDT by Doogle

DEVELOPING: At least 18 people are trapped and one person is dead after a tunnel under construction collapsed in Nevada, the National Park Service says.

The tunnel project in Lake Mead, where the collapse occurred, was created to deal with ongoing drought conditions in the Southern part of the state, Fox 5 reports.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: collapse

1 posted on 06/11/2012 6:12:39 PM PDT by Doogle
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To: Chode

ping


2 posted on 06/11/2012 6:15:39 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Doogle

Not a good sign!

Waiting for updates to come.


3 posted on 06/11/2012 6:21:10 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (I hate pragmatists!)
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To: Doogle
so is this tunnel supposed to be like a giant U to tap into the lake from the bottom so that they can siphon off water from the side of the lake???


4 posted on 06/11/2012 6:33:42 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Chode

*schruggs*


5 posted on 06/11/2012 6:35:46 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Doogle

Good news:

“18 people were trapped in the tunnel collapse that happened around 4:30. All 18 made it out and have been accounted for.”

http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/18760787/construction-worker-killed-in-lake-mead


6 posted on 06/11/2012 6:38:16 PM PDT by CedarDave (Voted for Newt last Tuesday in New Mexico -- too bad he's thrown in with Mittens)
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To: CedarDave

that’s good news


7 posted on 06/11/2012 6:50:36 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: CedarDave

Thanks for the update. That’s a relief!


8 posted on 06/11/2012 7:11:41 PM PDT by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: CedarDave

Thank God!


9 posted on 06/11/2012 8:02:20 PM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: Doogle

RIP.


10 posted on 06/11/2012 8:07:56 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (If you like lying Socialist dirtbags, you'll love Slick Willard)
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