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Death toll in Angeles City building collapse rises to 30 as recovery efforts continue

The number of people killed in the collapse of a nine-story building under construction in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, has climbed to 30 as search, rescue, retrieval, and clearing operations ente...

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Bridge collapse in Pirojpur (Bangladesh) cuts off key transport link

Road connectivity on the Charkhali–Mathbaria route was disrupted late last night after an iron bridge collapsed in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. when a truck c...

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Powerful earthquake hits Philippines: at least 32 fatalities reported

A powerful earthquake struck the Philippines on Monday morning, leaving at least 32 people dead and more than 100 injured. The magnitude 7.8 quake occurred off the coast of Mindanao shortly before 7:4...

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6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Hawaii, causing damage and rockslides across Big Island

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Hawaiʻi on the evening of May 22, local time, with tremors felt across the island chain and reports of rockslides, power outages, downed utility lines and property dam...

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11 dead in Morocco building collapse

A multi-storey residential building collapsed on Thursday in the Moroccan city of Fes, leaving 11 people dead and six others injured, according to Moroccan media reports. Early reports from state new...

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Strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Japan

A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Friday evening, prompting emergency alerts across five prefectures. Although the tremor was strong enough to register lower l...

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Building under construction collapses in Abuja: five dead, eleven rescued

At least five people have died after a three-storey building under construction collapsed on Saturday morning in the Durumi 3 area near Gudu Market, within the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Fede...

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Two workers injured after church under construction collapses in Hagerstown

Two construction workers were seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after part of a church under construction in Hagerstown, Maryland, collapsed. Emergency crews were called to Hagerstown First Church o...

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Suspension footbridge collapses in Ust-Kamenogorsk: several injuries

A pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, while several people were crossing it. According to local reports, eight people were on the bridge at the time, including four...

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Mbale City: deadly building collapse linked to structural flaws, poor regulatory enforcement and insufficient inspections

At least one person has died, and several others are feared trapped after a partially built five-storey structure collapsed in Mbale City, raising concerns about construction standards and site oversi...

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