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A bridge in Bhoranj collapsed hours after the shutters were removed

A bridge, that was still being built, collapsed close to the village of Jahu in the Public Works Department's (PWD) Bhoranj district. No employees were on the scene when the incident occurred, and fo...

6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Central Chile

The Central Chilean coast was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 11:03pm (IST) at a depth of 10 kilom...

Visakhapatnam building collapse: 3 fatalities - 2 children among them

A three-story building collapsed in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday, 23 March 2023. Specifically, the incident occurred at 1.30 am and eight residents, members of three d...

Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan: at least 19 fatalities

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday night. The strong earthquake, centered in a mountainous area in northern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border, left at least 1...

Building collapse in Qatar: at least one fatality

Authorities reported that a building collapsed in Doha, the capital of Qatar, killing at least one person. Rescuers are now looking through the debris for survivors, while the collapse of the buildin...

The Notre Dame cathedral fire revealed a long-hidden secret for the famous Parisian monument

Notre-Dame was the first Gothic cathedral whose construction made extensive use of iron staples. This was a long-kept secret about the famous Parisian landmark before it was engulfed by fire four yea...

Lake Polyfytos Bridge in Greece is closed for at least a month due to structural damage

The Lake Polyfytos Bridge, in Greece, has been closed due to structural damage. More specifically, cracks and structural damage were spotted on the bridge, which was deemed unsafe by officials on M...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Ecuador: at least 16 fatalities

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon. Dozens were injured while at least 16 people lost their lives, according to authorities. The US National Weather Service repo...

A vacant building collapsed in west Baltimore due to strong wind loading

Strong wind loads are anticipated to be the cause of the collapse of a vacant building in the Upton neighborhood of west Baltimore, Maryland, according to a report from WBFF. There have been no injur...

The earthquake damage in Turkey is estimated to be more than $100bn

An official from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has estimated that the damage from the deadly earthquakes that struck Turkey last month will surpass $100 billion. The World Bank had...

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