In a very dangerous development, two construction cranes have collapsed in downtown Miami as a result of the heavy winds from Hurricane Irma.
A crane in Miami has collapsed amid strong winds from Hurricane #Irma. Several other cranes still hang over city. https://t.co/H7Jn5OMkoD pic.twitter.com/wriXAq1pZF
— ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2017
NEW: A second crane has collapsed in Miami amid Hurricane #Irma. https://t.co/KJSBP0WKwn pic.twitter.com/eqLLQlSldw
— ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2017
WATCH: A 2nd large crane has collapsed and is dangling from a high-rise building that is under construction in Miami – @MikeSpearsNBC6 pic.twitter.com/Z5vnKx50wx
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) September 10, 2017
The powerful winds began spinning the cranes on Saturday.
Watch these cranes in Miami spin in the wind as strong gusts from Irma continue to increase across South Florida https://t.co/YOKV6RC81j pic.twitter.com/IKxUygbpfH
— CNN (@CNN) September 9, 2017
Now it appears the beating they are continuing to take is becoming unsustainable.