Openreach thought it was bad.

[klondike]

Constant thefts of copper cabling costs Openreach a fortune but we don't get things like this happening...

https://www.quora.com/How-did-a-50km-long-road-in-Russia-get-stolen-without-anyone-knowing

International news outlets report that locals noticed the sudden disappearance of an overpass just outside the abandoned settlement of Oktyabrskaya, roughly 100 miles south of Murmansk. Located in a desolate area near the border of Finland in the Arctic region, the bridge was a crucial crossing for the Umba River and was formerly an active railway crossing.

Russian authorities launched a criminal investigation into the disappearance of the nearly 62-ton, 75-foot-long span. Rumor has it that the bridge was dismantled by metal thieves for scrap, which is an apparent issue throughout the region.

Most likely, metalworkers pulled the structure down into the water, and there they slowly took it apart into scrap pieces.

[Michael Rolls]

the mind boggles