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Standing but unsafe: Venezuela faces major structural assessment challenge

More than two weeks after the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela, the emergency response is moving from search and rescue toward structural assessment, temporary housing and recovery planning....

Manhattan column failure raises warning over office to residential projects

A high-rise building in Manhattan was declared unstable after two structural columns buckled during works to convert the former Pfizer headquarters into residential apartments. The incident occurred a...

Paris apartment floor collapse injures 19 during birthday celebration

A birthday celebration in a fifth-floor apartment in Paris’s 11th arrondissement ended abruptly early on 18 January 2026 when the apartment floor collapsed into the level below. The incident occurred...

One Dead After Roof and Facade Collapse at Missouri “Slowly Tilting” Retail Store

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, a partial building collapse occurred at the Family Dollar store located at 3726 Broadway Boulevard in Kansas City. The collapse involved both the roof and the front facade,...

Typhoon Wipha Triggers Among Others Scaffolding Collapse in Hong Kong

On July 20, 2025, Typhoon Wipha swept through Hong Kong, causing widespread destruction including multiple scaffold collapses across the city. Among the most serious incidents was the collapse of the...

Tilted Structure in Kolkata, the Inferior Materials and Red Flags on Construction Standards

In a densely populated area of Kolkata, a four-story building in Vidyasagar Colony, Ward 99, Jadavpur, tilted dangerously onto an adjacent structure on January 14, raising safety concerns and prompti...

From Cracks to Collapse: The Impact of Storm Eowyn on Historic Structures

The destructive force of Storm Eowyn has left an indelible mark on the UK and Ireland, wreaking havoc with its deadly winds that reached speeds of up to 114mph. Described as the most powerful storm t...

A case study on the repair of West Seattle Bridge

The West Seattle Bridge is a cantilevered segmental bridge with a maximum clearance of 140 ft (43 m) and a total length of 2,607 ft (795 m), that connects West Seattle to the city’s greater metropoli...

Demolition order issued for partially collapsed building in Detroit’s Eastern Market

A demolition order was issued for a building in Eastern Market, Detroit, after it partially collapsed shortly before noon on Saturday, September 16. Furthermore, parts of the south façade collapsed...

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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