Danger hanging overhead
Tuoi Tre
Updated : Thu, April 28, 2011,9:31 AM (GMT+0700)
Tangled telecom cables on Tran Huy Lieu Street , Ward 12, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City
Photo: Tuoi Tre
In many streets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, overhead telecom cables which have been installed carelessly have caused accidents, even deaths.
On April 26, an overhead cable fell down on 83-year-old Ly Van, who was riding his bicycle. Ly Van fell off his bike and died.
The following photos recently taken in Hanoi and HCMC show irresponsibly installed overhead cables.
A 200 meter section of telephone cables falls down toward travelers’ heads on Tran Van Dang Street, Ward 11, District 3, HCMC
Bundles of overhead electric wires and phone cables are messed up together on Cau Dien Street, Hanoi
Local residents use a ladder to support a telephone cable that has fallen down to Le Van Luong Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi
An electric post is covered with telecom cables at the crossroads of Ngoc Khanh and Giang Vo streets in Hanoi. The cable mess also covers a traffic signboard
Cables fall apart on Nguyen Kien Street, Phu Nhuan District, HCMC
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