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The Guyana telecommunications tower collapsed
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) cell site tower at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, collapsed in the wee hours on Friday, causing disruption to mobile customers in the area. A release from the telephone company stated that the tower came crashing down at about 03:00h during bad weather. The Ministry of Labour's Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department is currently probing the workplace accident that occurred at Kwakwani, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), on the morning of May 14, 2024 that injured two employees. Masts and towers can collapse as a result of natural disasters, such as storms and fires; from engineering defects; and from accidents, sabotage or warfare. Identical design to South Wellfleet installation. Police had not released details or made any.
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