TODAY IN RIO: Freak Winds, A Concerning Bushfire & A Snapped Camera Wire

Or maybe a country with an endemically corrupt government and crippling systemic poverty might be a less than amazing place to host an extremely expensive international sports gathering! But that’s none of our business.

There have been a couple of solid entries today in the holy shit I think God is conspiring against the Rio Olympics file.

More: Flags whipping inside Olympic Stadium. Very strong winds in #Rio right now. @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/AKo2kJjfc3

— Brian Curtis (@BrianCurtisNBC5) August 15, 2016

Rio is an incredibly windy city, and events have already been postponed and shuffled around over the past week thanks to the intensity of the gusts. The rowing was postponed today because of the wind, but then the sailing was postponed because the wind died down too much. Make up ya damn mind.

The rowing was postponed because it was too windy. Now sailing is postponed because it’s not windy enough. Ahhh Rio! https://t.co/O7XViOurLn

— Candice Wyatt (@CandiceWyatt10) August 15, 2016

When I was in Rio last week hanging out at the Oakley House, I saw winds strong enough to pick up and blow around entire tables in the back area. It’s a windy city.

A closer look at the fire in Rio causing all the smoke. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/R6gTWM5Lu1

— Cliff Brunt (@CliffBruntAP) August 15, 2016

We’ve woken up to the news that there’s a literal fire raging on the outskirts of Rio, and there’s a lot of smoke filling the air. The 7 News broadcast this morning was filled with smoke. The fire is apparently on the hill above where the women’s hockey is being played.

Huge fire raging on the hill above where Team GB’s women play hockey tonight. Smoke, debris in air #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/pmycthslxD

— Helen Pidd (@helenpidd) August 15, 2016

Nothing like a bit of a raging brushfire to keep spirits up.

Veja o momento de queda de câmera no Parque Olímpico: https://t.co/YeYTOjrLE2 #G1 pic.twitter.com/595HEY4UbM

— G1 (@g1) August 15, 2016

Turns out a television camera cable snapped above the Olympic Park, sending a huge camera plummeting to the ground and injuring two women. As you can see in the above photo, the camera is quite large and it is lucky no one died.

Check out this gnarly video of it happening though:

@jpanoticiasrj @InformeRJO @Rio_Acontece @Barrazine Camera suspensa no parque olimpico cai.momento da queda.feridos! pic.twitter.com/0pcAbScAlz

— JR. (@jotaaribeiro) August 15, 2016

There we have it, guys. Rio’s going well.