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India’s Morbi bridge collapse

More than 50 children are among 135 people killed in Sunday’s bridge collapse in India’s Gujarat state, according to a list of victims published by state authorities on Wednesday. Investigators ar...

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Ηistoric downtown LaPorte building collapsed: investigators trying to determine the cause

Part of a three-story building more than a century old in downtown LaPorte collapsed Wednesday night. Fortunately, authorities said nobody was inside when about one-third of the front of the structur...

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6.4-magnitude earthquake in Philippines: at least 26 injuries

At least 26 people were injured by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked the northern Philippines, forcing the closure of an international airport, sending panicked residents into the streets and ca...

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Brazil’s Amazon: bridge collapses, at least three fatalities and 15 missing

At least three people have been confirmed dead, with as many as 15 missing after a bridge collapsed as some vehicles were travelling across it in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas, firefighter...

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Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA): building collapse due to bad economy

The Nigerian Institute of Architects, NIA has stated that the building collapses in the country normally happen during the construction stage and is compounded by the bad economy. Speaking to newsm...

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Jakarta school building collapses during flash flood: at least three students died

At least three students of a state Islamic junior high school in South Jakarta died on Thursday after walls in a section of the school building were swept by floods and collapsed on Thursday afternoo...

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5.7-magnitude earthquake hits northwestern Iran: at least 490 injuries

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and medical authorities in the area reported that at least 490 people had been injured. The quake's epicentre was close to the town...

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Florida: death toll rises after Hurricane Ian

The death toll from Hurricane Ian has reportedly risen to nearly 100 in Florida as rescue personnel continue to search for survivors. Officials in the US state have come under fire as critics allege...

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Earthquake damage in Groningen: 3,300 buildings demolished since 2012

Over 3,300 buildings have been demolished in Groningen since 2012, when the strongest earthquake since gas drilling began hit the province, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. The buildings which...

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Building collapse in Kenya: at least 5 fatalities

At least five people Five people were confirmed dead in Kirigiti on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a six-story building collapsed on Monday. Authorities fear that the death toll cou...

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