A video showing a bridge being swept away by strong currents is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, three young men can be seen recording the scene. Many users claim it is from India, while the tags in the video indicate that it is from Bihar.
Similar claims can be seen here, here, here and here. (Archive link)
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim, and found it to be false.
Running the viral video keyframes through Reverse Image Search, the NM team detected media reports featuring the same video in the New York Post and HTX, dated December 26, 2023.
According to the New York Post report, floodwaters in northern Argentina triggered a massive wave of mud that violently swept away an entire bridge, while local residents fled in panic.
The shocking video was recorded in Catamarca province, shows a group of locals watching the surging Rincon River after days of heavy rain in the area. Suddenly, a wave of water, mud, and rocks strikes the only bridge leading out of Rincon, lifting it off the road and carrying it into the raging river.
Also, a YouTube video report from The Weather Network, dated December 30, 2023, states: “Significant rainfall in Argentina’s Catamarca province caused a massive mud wave to sweep away an entire bridge, forcing local residents to flee in panic. Although no casualties were reported, the destruction of the bridge left the entire town of Rincón isolated.”
The New York Post also shared the report on their X handle.
Frightening moment Argentina town’s only bridge is swept away by mud wave captured on video https://t.co/WODCWdybvN pic.twitter.com/40HZXU7zyG
— New York Post (@nypost) December 26, 2023
Hence, it is clear that the viral clip showing a bridge being swept away by strong currents is not from India, but Argentina.
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