At least two people were killed after a cycle-way built for this summer's Rio Olympics collapsed into the sea. A 50metre section of the bike lane in the Brazilian city was reportedly smashed up when a huge wave crashed into it. Search operations involving helicopters are underway to find the people who could not be accounted for. The 3.9km cycle route - which had no events planned on it for the Games - was opened earlier this year and runs along the edge of the Rio coastline.
Witness Damiao Pinheiro told O Globo newspaper: "People stopped on the bike lane. They were taking pictures of the waves - they were huge. Then I saw the biggest one ever.
"It lifted the cycleway and a piece came off. I saw the people falling. It is really sad."
Two bodies were recovered from the sea and laid out on the beach below the path. Ademir Guedes, who was cycling along the route before being warned of the danger, said: "I thought he was joking. I never imagined a newly built bike path would collapse.
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Too many calamities befalling Rio during this Olympic prep
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