For example, one suicidal jumper has survived a fall from the 39th story of a building, as has a non-suicidal person who accidentally fell from the 47th floor. Almost all falls from beyond about 10 stories are fatal, although people have survived much higher falls than this, even onto hard surfaces. Observers sometimes encourage potential jumpers to jump, an effect known as "suicide baiting". A frequent scenario is that the jumper will sit on an elevated highway or building-ledge as police attempt to talk them down. Survivors of falls from hazardous heights are often left with major injuries and permanent disabilities from the impact-related injuries. In New Zealand, secure fencing at the Grafton Bridge substantially reduced the rate of suicides. However, in a 75-year period to 2012, there had been around 1,400 suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge. In the United States, jumping is among the least common methods of suicide (less than 2% of all reported suicides in 2005). The Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of the University of Hong Kong believes that it may be due to the abundance of easily accessible high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. Jumping is the most common method of suicide in Hong Kong, accounting for 52.1% of all reported suicide cases in 2006 and similar rates for the years before that. Nonfatal attempts in these situations can have severe consequences including paralysis, organ damage, and broken bones.
Other well known suicide sites for jumping from include the Eiffel Tower (France) and Niagara Falls (Canada). Many countries have noted suicide bridges such as the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge ( China) and the Golden Gate Bridge ( US). Jumping from a dangerous location, such as from a high window, balcony, or roof, or from a cliff, dam, or bridge, is an often used suicide method in some countries.
In the west, another key city, Herat, is overrun.Īugust 14 - The Taliban take the major northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif and, with little resistance, Pul-e-Alam, capital of Logar province just 40 miles south of Kabul.Īugust 15 - The Taliban take the key eastern city of Jalalabad without a fight, effectively surrounding Kabul.As a suicide prevention initiative, signs on the Golden Gate Bridge promote special telephones that connect to a crisis hotline, as well as a 24/7 crisis text line. July 26 - The United Nations says nearly 2,400 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in May and June in escalating violence, the highest number for those months since records started in 2009.Īugust 6 - Zaranj in the south of the country becomes the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban in years and many more the ensuing days, including the prized city of Kunduz in the north.Īugust 13 - Four more provincial capitals fall in a day, including Kandahar, the country's second city and spiritual home of the Taliban. July 25 - US vows to continue to support Afghan troops "in the coming weeks" with intensified airstrikes to help them counter Taliban attacks. July 21 - Taliban insurgents control about a half of the country's districts, according to the senior US general, underlining the scale and speed of their advance.
July 2 - American troops quietly pull out of their main military base in Afghanistan - Bagram Air Base, ending US involvement in the war.
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June 22 - Taliban fighters launch a series of attacks in the north of the country, far from their traditional strongholds in the south. June 7 - Government officials say fighting is raging in 26 of the country's 34 provinces. May 4 - Taliban fighters launch a major offensive on Afghan forces in southern Helmand and at least six other provinces. April 14 - President Joe Biden announces US troops will withdraw from Afghanistan starting on May 1 and ending on September 11.
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