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Top 5 Dangerous Roads You Should Never Drive On  Guoliang Tunnel:  The Guoliang Tunnel is carved along the side of and through a mountain in China. The tunnel links the village of Guoliang to the outside through the Taihang Mountains which are situated in Huixian, Xinxiang, Henan Province of China.  #shorts #naturalbeauty #highway #dangerous #beautifulplaces #beautifulplaces #wonderfulplaces #naturelovers #nature #mindblowing #touristattraction #exploreworld #touristguide #mystriesfacts    The Zoji Pass in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir The Zoji Pass is often closed during the winter as heavy snowfall forms thick walls of ice along either side of the road. Under normal weather conditions, the narrow dirt path lacks protective barriers, putting drivers at risk of plummeting some 11,500 feet to the ground.   Like many of the world's most dangerous roads, the Zoji Pass is also vulnerable to avalanches and landslides, leaving many tourists stranded at high elevations.  What happened during the Highway of Death? During the American-led coalition offensive in the Persian Gulf War, American, Canadian, British and French aircraft and ground forces attacked retreating Iraqi military personnel attempting to leave Kuwait on the night of February 26–27, 1991, resulting in the destruction of hundreds of vehicles and the deaths of many.   How Dangerous Is Death Road Bolivia? Driving up or down this 43-mile (69-kilometer) switchback is extremely perilous due to fog, landslides, cascades, and cliffs that drop 2,000 feet (610 meters) at every turn. The road seldom gets any wider than 10 feet (3 meters), and many crosses stand as memorials to those who have perished there.  TAGS(166):  documentaries ,  dicing with death ,  deadliest journeys ,  deadliest roads ,  road to death

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00:00for most dangerous roads in the world. Number 4. Guoliang Tunnel, China. This 1.2

00:06kilometers tunnel along the edge of the Taihang Mountains is 4 meters wide and 5 meters high also

00:11has some open edges over a rocky precipice earning its nickname, the road that does not

00:15tolerate mistakes. Number 3. The highway links China and Pakistan. At the Conjura Pass, at an

00:20altitude of 4,693 meter, it's prone to landslides and floods and to make matters worse, the road is

00:26unpaid in Pakistan. Number 2. Highway of Death, Iraq. Highway 80, from Kuwait to Basra, went

00:33down in history as the, highway of death, in the first Gulf War when a retreating column

00:36of Iraqi tanks and trucks was bombed by US in 1991, destroying 2,700 vehicles, the death

00:42toll estimates vary from 300 to 10,000. Number 1. Road of Death, Bolivia. Once declared by

00:49the Inter-American Development Bank as the most dangerous road in the world, the route from

00:53La Paz to Kuroko drops steeply, trucks and buses still ply, and quite often fly off the route,

00:57with 200 to 300 fatalities a year.

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