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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake rocks southern Bosnia: one killed, several injured, significant damage
- Apr, 23, 2022
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has rocked southern Bosnia with media reports saying at least one person had been killed and several injured. The earthquake struck late on Friday, at an epicentral dista...
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Ladakh bridge collapse due to wind loading: four workers found dead, injured shifted to hospital
- Apr, 10, 2022
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- Ladakh
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Four workers were found dead under the debris of an under-construction bridge which collapsed in Nubra sub-division of Ladakh, officials said on Sunday. A section of the under-construction Shatse T...
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5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Ecuador coast: damaged buildings, huge loss of property, no tsunami
- Mar, 28, 2022
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A huge loss of property was suffered when an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Ecuador coast on Saturday. Buildings were damaged and various electricity and light poles on the highway also fell due...
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3-storey building collapse in Kano, Nigeria: one dead, several injured
- Mar, 17, 2022
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- Nigeria, Kano
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A three-storey building collapsed in Kano State, Nigeria on Thursday 17 March 2022. One person has been confirmed dead and several persons injured. It was reported that the storey building which is...
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A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan's Fukushima prefecture
- Mar, 16, 2022
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- Japan, Fukushima
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A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, cutting power to millions of homes and leading to a tsunami advisory being issued around the Fukushima prefecture, where a 2011 quake caused...
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Surfside collapse: Florida fails to pass condo safety measures
- Mar, 12, 2022
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- United States, Florida
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In the nine months since 98 people died in the collapse of a Surfside, Florida, condominium, state lawmakers have pledged to pass measures that could help avoid a similar disaster. Negotiations bet...
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6-story Bronx building’s partial collapse: façade falls of raining down bricks
- Feb, 02, 2022
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- United States, New York
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Part of the facade of a vacant six-story Bronx building under construction collapsed on Tuesday. The partial collapse sent bricks falling onto an awning and the sidewalk below. No injuries were repor...
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India: 5 fatalities, several injuries as building collapses in Pune
- Feb, 04, 2022
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- India, Pune
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Five people were killed and several others were injured when an under-construction building in Pune, India collapsed late on Thursday night, police officials said. The authorities launched a probe to...
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Melbourne: the first 3D-printed house in southern hemisphere
- Jan, 18, 2022
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- Australia, Melbourne
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The first ever 3D-printed house in the southern hemisphere has been built in a Melbourne manufacturing warehouse in just three days. The structure's elements were printed in the first two days and as...
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Three fatalities after building collapses in southern Egypt
- Dec, 06, 2021
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- Egypt
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According to the country’s state-run media report, an apartment building collapsed in a southern Egyptian province on Monday, killing at least three children. At least nine injured people were retri...
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