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India, Mumbai: Building collapse – at least 3 fatalities and 11 injuries
- Jun, 30, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Systems Concrete Structures Structural Behavior
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least three people were killed and 11 were injured when a dilapidated residential building collapsed in India's financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, officials said Tuesday. The four-stor...
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6.1-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan: At least 1,000 fatalities and 1,500 injuries
- Jun, 24, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Afghanistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan, an official of the ruling Taliban told the BBC. The quake struck shortly after 01:30 (21:00 GMT Tuesda...
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Cairo, Egypt: Building collapse, at least six fatalities
- Jun, 23, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Structural Design Structure Reinforcement Structural Behavior
- Egypt
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A five-story building in Egypt’s capital Cairo collapsed in the early hours of Friday killing at least six people, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. The incident also resulted in the partial colla...
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Assam, India: Part of bridge collapses in Baksa district after heavy rains
- Jun, 20, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Snow And Rain Loads Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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Seven earthquakes hit Iranian coast - no damage reported
- Jun, 16, 2022
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- United Arab Emirates
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Persian Gulf. The U.S. Geological Survey said six temblors of magnitude 4 struck, as...
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Mexico: Bridge collapses during its opening ceremony sending mayor and guests into river – at least 25 injuries
- Jun, 15, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Bridges Bridge Design Other Structural
- Mexico
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 25 people were injured, including the mayor’s wife who needs surgery on her leg. ‘There were a lot of people jumping. That was reckless,’ mayor José Luis Urióstegui said. Mr Urióstegui als...
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East Boston: a historic building partially collapses
- Jun, 08, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Emergency crews responded Friday to a report of a partial building collapse at a historic landmark in East Boston. Boston police said they are investigating the reported collapse on White Street. Th...
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Earthquakes in southwestern China: at least 4 fatalities and 14 injuries
- Jun, 02, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6.1 quake struck at a depth of 17 kilometers (10 miles) in Ya’an city, about 110 kilometers (65 miles) southwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, the China Earthquake Network Center sa...
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Strong quake strikes Peru, no reports of damage or casualties
- May, 30, 2022
- Seismic Effects Earthquake Engineering Other Structural Damage (Structural)
- Peru
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 212 km (132 miles). Peru is locate...
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Iran building collapse: at least 11 fatalities
- May, 25, 2022
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Concrete Structures Steel Structures Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Iran
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Rescuers dug through debris of a collapsed building in southwestern Iran that killed at least 11 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble. Meanwhile, authorities arres...
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