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Fire breaks out at the Xintiandi office building in Tianjin, China

The Xintiandi Building, a high-rise office structure located in Tianjin, China, was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, August 22. Furthermore, Xintiandi consists of 27 floors and two underground levels....

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Part of Kala Academy Building in India was collapsed due to corrosion of steel structure

A section of the Kala Academy building in the capital city of Panaji, Goa, collapsed last month due to the corrosion of steel and composite structures. This information was stated by Chief Minister P...

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Bogota, Colombia: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the city

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Bogota, the capital of Colombia, along with numerous aftershocks, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. The Colombian agency said that the quake hit at...

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Building collapse near Joshimath: one killed, five others rescued

A building collapse occurred near Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Tuesday evening. One person was killed, while five others were successfully rescued from the wreckage. The State Disas...

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A railway bridge collapsed in Norway due to heavy rainfall

A railway bridge, located in the southeastern part of Norway, collapsed on Monday due to heavy rainfall. Constructed in 1957, the bridge, which crossed the Laagen River, measures 172.5 meters in leng...

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Iran building collapse: at least five fatalities, over a dozen injuries

Five people lost their lives, and over a dozen others sustained injuries when five adjacent structures crumbled in the southwestern part of Tehran on August 6. The tragic event occurred as police and...

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Earthquake in eastern China: houses collapsed and at least 21 people injured

A strong earthquake hit eastern China on Sunday. The quake caused houses to collapse and injured at least 21 people. More specifically, the incident led to the collapse of 126 homes, as indicated by...

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Record flooding destroys homes along the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska

The water level in Mendenhall Lake near Juneau, Alaska, crested at 14.97 feet at around 11.15p.m. on Saturday, with the previous record being 11.99 feet in 2016. Flooding came as a result of the sud...

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Church building collapses in Peoria: demolition is scheduled

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a church building collapse in Peoria early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a report of a roof collapse at 231 South Saratoga Street...

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Cameroon building collapse: at least 33 fatalities

At least 33 people lost their lives and five others were injured in a tragic incident when an apartment building collapsed in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. The catastrophe occurred on Sat...

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