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"A nearly 2,000-year-old arch in Caesarea’s famous ancient Roman aqueduct
system collapsed on a much-frequented beach early Friday morning, leading the
head of the Israel Antiquities Authority to issue accusations against the
bodies responsible for the beach for ignoring repeated warnings and appeals to
care of the structure.
IAA inspectors arrived Friday morning at the beach, which is popular with
bathers, to assess the damage.
The aqueduct was built some 2,000 years ago, in the days of King Herod. The
authority said the section that collapsed was a later addition, built in the
time of Emperor Hadrian, some 1,900 years ago.
“It’s pure luck that bathers weren’t killed,” said IAA Director-General Eli
Eskosido. “We have been sounding the alarm, we presented documents and plans,
we said the situation was catastrophic and there was a real danger of collapse,
we met again and again with the owners of the land — we even offered to cover
some of the cost of the works, as we understood that this was a disaster
waiting to happen.”
“I believe that now we will be listened to,” he added."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
