{"id":117068,"date":"2024-10-22T13:17:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T06:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117068"},"modified":"2024-10-22T13:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T06:17:44","slug":"dock-collapse-in-georgia-strikes-sapelo-island-community-fighting-for-its-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117068","title":{"rendered":"Dock Collapse in Georgia Strikes Sapelo Island Community Fighting for Its Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The dozens of descendants of enslaved people who form the backbone of the Gullah Geechee community on Sapelo Island, off the coast of Georgia, have fought for years to protect their homes and traditions from the erosion of time and development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/21\/us\/gangway-collapse-georgia-sapelo-island.html\" title=\"\">The deadly collapse<\/a> on Saturday of a dockside gangway not only jolted the community into a deep grief but also brought to the fore longstanding frustrations over the treatment of residents and the state of the island\u2019s infrastructure. Seven people were killed as they waited for a ferry back to the mainland after taking part in an annual cultural celebration on the island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe are on Sapelo fighting for our survival,\u201d said Reginald Hall, 59, who was among a group of residents who confronted officials during a weekend news conference to demand answers on the collapse of the dock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Monday, state officials said they had removed the gangway as part of an investigation into its \u201ccatastrophic structural failure,\u201d but they provided no new details on the cause of the collapse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some residents questioned whether Georgia officials, who have responsibility for most of the island, had taken adequate precautions to prepare the dock for the influx of hundreds of visitors for the festivities. 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