Guaiba: A replica of the Statue of Liberty collapsed in the Brazilian city of Guaiba on Monday afternoon after the region was hit by a severe storm. Local authorities and the company that owns the structure confirmed that no injuries were reported in the incident.
The nearly 40-metre-tall statue, installed in the parking area of a Havan retail megastore near a fast-food outlet, was struck by intense winds as a powerful line of storms swept across southern Brazil. Dramatic footage circulating online showed the towering structure bending under the force of the wind before toppling over and breaking apart. The statue’s head was crushed on impact.
Video footage shows a forty-meter-tall replica of the Statue of Liberty, located across from a McDonald’s within the parking lot of a Havan in the Brazilian city of Guaíba, one of several dozen replicas of the statue located throughout the country, collapsing during a wind and… pic.twitter.com/kUid9lwA3b
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