https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-u ... a-68663071
It was at about 1:30am local time that a large container ship hit this bridge and then really, the pictures tell the story - the bridge completely collapsed into the river below.
We understand the container ship is actually flagged in Singapore. Often container ships have flags from different countries - it doesn't necessarily mean they're from that country, but it's from where they are overseen.
This has been declared as a mass casualty incident - that really gives us a sense of the seriousness of the situation.
Authorities don't declare an incident to be a mass casualty event unless it is extremely serious.
ModEdit: Split out from the American Politics Thread, hence the slightly cursory OP; but felt that this warranted its own thread.