German of the day: Sprengung

That means blasting, the blasting or demolition of.

Another section of the Carola Bridge in Dresden collapsed during demolition work on Friday night.

It is the section of the bridge near the riverbank that had already collapsed into the Elbe on Wednesday night, according to a police spokesperson in the morning. Streetcar tracks and a cycle and footpath run over the so-called bridge span. It had collapsed over a length of around 100 meters. Two other bridge sections (A and B), including lanes for cars, are still standing.

German Nuclear Power Plant Explodes

Just kidding. Hardy, har, har. Everybody knows Germans don’t have nuclear power plants anymore. Well, not many. One less now for sure.

Former German nuke plant towers demolished in morning blasts – The two cooling towers of a former nuclear power plant in southwestern Germany have been demolished in a pair of early-morning explosions whose timing was kept under wraps to prevent crowds from gathering during the coronavirus pandemic