PhotoConstruction cranes are a ubiquitous sight in Miami, symbols of a growing city towering hundreds of feet above its streets. They are built to withstand high winds, but maybe not to withstand Hurricane Irma. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate, Miami officials said in a statement. The 20- to 25-tower cranes now in use in Miami were designed to withstand 145-mile-an-hour winds, city officials said last week. Miami officials said on Twitter last week that it would take two weeks to move them — and two weeks ago, Hurricane Irma was not even a tropical storm.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2017 23:38 UTC