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Construction crane’s boom falls on metro train in Taichung, Taiwan

A construction crane’s boom fell from the top of a building on a moving metro train in Taichung, Taiwan, on May 10, around 12.29 p.m. More specifically, the crane was reported as being dismantled fr...

Bridge demolished by controlled explosion in Germany

The Rahmede Valley bridge in Germany was successfully demolished by means of a controlled explosion on May 7. The Rahmede Valley bridge was built between 1965 and 1968 and was located in Lüdenscheid...

Dust storm causes more than 70 vehicle pileup on Illinois’ interstate 55

A dust storm caused more than 70 vehicles to pile-up interstate 55, north of Farmersville around 11 a.m. on Monday. Furthermore, winds of up to 45 miles per hour were reportedly blowing in the area o...

Illegal mine collapse in Rwanda’s Huye district followed by landslides

An illegal mine collapsed in the Kinazi sector of Huye district, Rwanda, on April 19. Furthermore, six workers were trapped inside the 80-meter deep collapsed mine, three of whom are senior six stu...

California’s Tulare “ghost” lake reemerges

California’s Tulare Lake, a “ghost” lake that was dried up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, has recently reemerged due to record snowfall. Tulare Lake is located roughly between Los An...

Fire broke out at Toronto’s Bloor-Yonge subway station

Footage has emerged, showing a fire breaking out at the Bloor-Yonge subway station in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday, April 25. Furthermore, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. and fire crews dashed...

7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on April 24 and briefly triggered a tsunami warning, which was later lifted. More specifically, the earthquake’s focus was at a dep...

At least 20 under-construction homes destroyed by fire in Vaughan, Ontario

A massive fire destroyed at least 20 $2-million-houses of a new under-construction development in Vaughan, Ontario, on Wednesday. The fire started around 1 p.m., local time, on Wednesday and took a...

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes Northern California, U.S.A.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake took place in Lake County, California, late on Tuesday. More specifically, the earthquake struck at 10.39 p.m., and was located 7.4 kilometers from northwest Cobb and rou...

Airborne excavator used for the demolition of collapsed motorway bridge in Spain

A video has emerged of an airborne excavator used in Spain for the demolition of a collapsed motorway bridge, which appears to be on the A-6 motorway. More specifically, the video shows a hanging exc...

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