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Two dead and at least 17 injured after building collapses beside Brooklyn construction site



At least eight people have died, including two children, and 18 others have been injured after a three-storey building collapsed into an active construction site in Brooklyn, New York, triggering a la...

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321 deaths linked to 111 building collapses in Nigeria between 2015 and 2025



Nigeria recorded 111 validated building-collapse incidents between 2015 and 2025, resulting in 321 deaths and 344 injuries, according to figures cited in a 2026 engineering study as concerns continue...

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Spain examines signalling and operational failures after high-speed train disaster



At least 69 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided on the Madrid-Seville railway south of the Spanish capital, in the second fatal high-speed rail accid...

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Questions over approvals emerge after 18-storey building collapses in Nairobi and six rescued as search continues



Rescue teams are continuing to search through the remains of an 18-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi's Eastleigh district on Friday 23 October, with six people reported rescued alive while doz...

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102-year-old Atlanta bridge remains closed after support wall collapse into creek



A 102-year-old bridge over Peachtree Creek in northwest Atlanta remains closed after part of its outer support wall collapsed into the water, prompting structural inspections and a wider investigation...

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School collapse kills at least 34 as rescue operation continues in Pakistan



At least 35 people, including 34 pupils and a teacher, have been killed after part of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, trapping children beneath the rubble during morning le...

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85 ft drilling rig topples at Miami tower site, injuring four



Four people were taken to hospital after an 85 ft drilling rig overturned during soil improvement works at the site of Citadel's planned global headquarters in Miami on 14 September.The rig fell from...

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Delhi hostel collapse death toll rises to seven as repair works face scrutiny



The death toll from the Satya Niketan building collapse in New Delhi has risen to seven, including five students and two labourers, as the police investigation widens into the building owners, paying...

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Catastrophic earthquake tests Colombia’s urban infrastructure and emergency response



A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck western Colombia, causing widespread building collapse, damaging hospitals and airports, and triggering a national emergency. The death toll was still de...

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Tower crane collapse highlights temporary works vulnerability under extreme wind



A tower crane collapse in Coquimbo, Chile, during severe winter storm conditions highlights the vulnerability of temporary construction structures when exposed to extreme wind loading. Although tower...

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