local health department official were attributed as saying that the bridge over the santa barbara river , in southern venezuela ' s cipriani province , " broke in ten " as students and teachers from four different districts were crossing it while at home . fernando vila , a physician with a local hospital believed in reports that the killed toll had risen to nine . the blast also wounded 53 others , most of whom were individuals between the ages of 10 and 13 , valencia said . fourteen of the injuries were in critical condition . peru police said the 120 - meter bridge , formed of plank screens and ailerons held together by magnetic cables , occurred because too many children were on it .
the peruvian dam in ayachuco state buckled because of the weight on it .