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Havana, Cuba: One fatality and many injuries after a series of building collapses
- Jun, 19, 2024
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- Cuba, Havana
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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Albany: Multiple buildings were damaged due to storm
- Jun, 20, 2024
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- United States, New York, Albany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday 20st of June, a catastrophic storm struck Albany’s Warehouse District around 5:30 p.m. local time. A four-storey 100 years old brick building partially collapsed. After the damage, the bu...
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Papua, New Guinea: At least 2000 people are trapped under rubbles after landslide
- May, 24, 2024
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- Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A devastating landslide occurred in Papua New Guinea on Friday, May 24th, burying at least 2,000 people under the debris, according to estimates provided by the acting director of the National Disast...
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Southern China: 48 fatalities due to road collapse
- May, 01, 2024
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- China, Beijing
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday 1st of May around 2a.m. local time in southern China a tragic incident occurred, as a segment of highway, spanning 17.90m, collapsed. More specifically, the ground beneath the road gave...
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Pakistan: At least 36 fatalities due to building collapses and landslides
- Mar, 03, 2024
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- Pakistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Extensive heavy rains across Pakistan on Sunday 3rd of March have resulted in at least 37 fatalities and 50 injuries, according to authorities. The downpours have caused significant damage and/or col...
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At least 36 fatalities in Colombia due to landslides
- Jan, 12, 2024
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- Colombia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A landslide, triggered by intense rainfall, occurred in northwest Colombia claiming the lives of at least 36 people and causing injuries to numerous others. The tragic event happened on Friday aftern...
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Bridge collapsed in Malanje, Angola due to heavy rainfall
- Jan, 06, 2024
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- Angola, Malanje
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A metal bridge that stood proudly over the Ngola River in the Ngola Luije commune, Malanje municipality, in the heart of Angola, succumbed to the relentless force of Mother Nature. The region faced t...
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Two buildings collapsed in Alaska during the weekend
- Mar, 04, 2023
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- United States, Alaska, Anchorage
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The roofs of two commercial buildings collapsed during the weekend in the town of Anchorage, Alaska. The first event took place around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, where the roof of a thrift store near...
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Jakarta school building collapses during flash flood: at least three students died
- Oct, 06, 2022
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- Indonesia, Jakarta
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At least three students of a state Islamic junior high school in South Jakarta died on Thursday after walls in a section of the school building were swept by floods and collapsed on Thursday afternoo...
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Assam, India: Part of bridge collapses in Baksa district after heavy rains
- Jun, 16, 2022
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- India
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Part of a bridge collapsed in Assam's Baksa district on Wednesday due to incessant rainfall and an increase in the water level of the Dihing river. In a video posted by news agency ANI, people can be...
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