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Structural Engineering News Recap of October 2024

You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of October 2024. Namely, these w...

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Building collapse in SW Nigeria: at least 11 fatalities and several injured

On Thursday, October 31, around 2 a.m., in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Nigeria a building collapsed resulting in the death of eleven people. Seven others were severely injured and transferred to t...

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Flash floods in Spain: at least 95 fatalities

Flash floods in Spain killed at least 95 people in one of the country’s worst natural disasters. Streets were turned into rivers, homes were damaged, and transport was disrupted due to these extreme...

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Building collapse due to heavy rain in Bengaluru: at least 8 fatalities

An under-construction building collapsed on Tuesday evening in northern Bengaluru, resulting in the deaths of eight people and the rescue of 13 others. Among them, five individuals sustained severe i...

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Buildings collapse in Nepal due to landslide (video)

Around 200 people have lost their lives, and widespread devastation has occurred in Nepal due to flooding and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains. Moreover, more than 100 people were injured, ac...

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Florida: Hurricane Helen flashed away Kisner Bridge

On Saturday, September 28, around 1:55 p.m. local time, the Kisner Bridge, located at Highway 107 in the town of Afton gave way and fell into the Nolichucky River after extreme flooding, due to categ...

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Vietnam: Yagi typhoon destroyed the Phong Chau bridge while vehicles were crossing

On Monday September 9, super typhoon Yagi hit Phu Tho province in Vietnam resulting in the partial collapse of Phong Chau bridge. According to Ho Duc Phoc, who is the Deputy Prime Minister, ten car...

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Extreme flooding in Nigeria: at least 180 casualties

On Monday September 2nd, a building collapsed after heavy rainfall and flood in Katsina, northern Nigeria. The incident resulted in the death of 2 children while a third one was injured. According to...

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Singapore: Nanyang Technological University mass-timber building shows signs of mould

The building that hosts Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), known as Gaia and made of timber has shown signs of mould.  As the spokesman of the university had stated mould appeared at...

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Havana, Cuba: One fatality and many injuries after a series of building collapses

This week Cuba experienced at least 19 partial collapses in Havana due to recent heavy rains. The collapses have resulted in fatalities, injuries, and growing concern over the vulnerability of housin...

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