JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A part of the parking lot in Jerusalem’s Shaarei Tzedek hospital collapsed Monday afternoon, causing a gaping hole to be formed in the ground. A number of cars fell into the hole but no injuries were reported in the incident.
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The apparent cause of the collapse is a tunnel being excavated under the parking lot as part of the new Route 16 which is set to be a new access route to Southern Jerusalem bypassing the entrance to the capital. It is possible that the excavating work weakened the foundations of the car park and caused some of it to collapse. Officials however insist that there is no danger to the hospital itself and it can continue to function as normal.
Many people noted the fact that this week the Parsha of Korach is read, where the Torah describes a hole formed in the ground swallowing Moshe Rabbeinu’s enemies…
אני מבין שראשי גוש השינוי נפגשו ב"שערי צדק" ובזמן הפגישה #ביבי פתח להם "שער" וניסה לעשות עמם צדק…#חניון #צדק #בנט #לפיד #פוליטיקה pic.twitter.com/K6OCb8BImg
— Ariel Aharonovich (@AAharonovich) June 7, 2021
Initial collapse
דוברות המשטרה (ירושלים):
בעקבות אירוע קריסת חניון בבית חולים שערי צדק, נחסם לתנועה רחוב שמואל בייט משני הכיוונים, בין שד' הרצל לכביש בגין.
ציבור הנהגים מתבקש להשתמש בדרכים חלופיות. pic.twitter.com/MFvSzhOV6w— רועי ברזילי roi barzilay (@roibar82) June 7, 2021
Different angle to view collapse
חניון קרס בבית החולים שערי צדק. למה למה למה למה. רק בישראל pic.twitter.com/t5UStA76DF
— עופר פטרסבורג (@oferpetersburg) June 7, 2021
Continuation of collapse as another car falls into hole
Nerve racking wake up call…parshas Korach
Coming to the Israeli Supreme Court building soon BE”H, to punish all those anti-Torah/anti Hashem low lives.
Farshrinkene tzionim! I don’t recall hearing of suck holes before the Zionists arrived to the area. Look it up