Watch: Congo bridge collapses during inauguration as officials scramble to safety

A bridge collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the day of its inauguration, or rather the very moment when it was being inaugurated. Videos of the incident show the country's leaders cutting the ribbon when the bridge started to fall apart.

According to reports, the small bridge was constructed to help people cross a river. It replaced a temporary structure that would collapse frequently.

The clip shows a delegation cutting the ribbon to formally open the bridge for public use when the structure began to collapse. The woman official was immediately pulled to safety while the other official buckled and fell to his knees before being rescued. The bridge appeared to have broken into two from the middle.

While the video has gone viral, social media users have called out the government for the poor construction quality of the bridge.

"I thought this video was some sort of prank tik-tok videos. The fact that the bridge fell apart as soon as the tape was cut, tells me that one could tell, just by looking at it, that the thing will fall apart easily. My question is why did these officials let the filming to be done? For documentation?" commented Ilerbe Bake (@isa_ilerbe_bake).