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6.1-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan: At least 1,000 fatalities and 1,500 injuries

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan, an official of the ruling Taliban told the BBC. The quake struck shortly after 01:30 (21:00 GMT Tuesda...

Cairo, Egypt: Building collapse, at least six fatalities

A five-story building in Egypt’s capital Cairo collapsed in the early hours of Friday killing at least six people, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported. The incident also resulted in the partial colla...

Assam, India: Part of bridge collapses in Baksa district after heavy rains

Part of a bridge collapsed in Assam's Baksa district on Wednesday due to incessant rainfall and an increase in the water level of the Dihing river. In a video posted by news agency ANI, people can be...

Seven earthquakes hit Iranian coast - no damage reported

Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Persian Gulf. The U.S. Geological Survey said six temblors of magnitude 4 struck, as...

Extreme weather in southeast China triggers landslides and damage buildings leaving 6 people dead

Jun, 16, 2022
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Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org

Heavy rain in China has claimed six lives this week and forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people. Five people died in southeastern China, according to state media reports: A house collapse took...

Mexico: Bridge collapses during its opening ceremony sending mayor and guests into river – at least 25 injuries

At least 25 people were injured, including the mayor’s wife who needs surgery on her leg. ‘There were a lot of people jumping. That was reckless,’ mayor José Luis Urióstegui said. Mr Urióstegui als...

East Boston: a historic building partially collapses

Emergency crews responded Friday to a report of a partial building collapse at a historic landmark in East Boston. Boston police said they are investigating the reported collapse on White Street. Th...

Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world's tallest buildings in megacity NEOM

Saudi Arabia is aiming to build the world's tallest buildings in its futuristic megacity NEOM, overshadowing others in the kingdom and in neighbouring Dubai. According to Bloomberg, sources current...

Western Aleutians: Strong earthquakes were recorded

A 6.3- magnitude earthquake was recorded at 3:38 p.m. on Saturday about nine miles south of Davidof Island in the western Aleutians. Since that first quake, there have been five additional earthquake...

Earthquakes in southwestern China: at least 4 fatalities and 14 injuries

A magnitude 6.1 quake struck at a depth of 17 kilometers (10 miles) in Ya’an city, about 110 kilometers (65 miles) southwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, the China Earthquake Network Center sa...

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