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Plateau State, Nigeria school building collapse: 22 fatalities and 132 people trapped

On the 12th of July at approximately 11:30 local time a two-storey school building collapsed in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria resulting in 22 deaths. Furthermore, 132 others primarily students were tra...

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Surfside beach, South Carolina: A three-storey building closed for structural problems after inspection

A complex of apartments at Surfside beach was deemed unsafe after inspection and closed due to structural deficiencies. Initially, according to Town records fire marshal during a routine inspection n...

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Six-storey building collapse in Surat, India: at least 7 fatalities

On Saturday, July 6th, a six-storey building with 30 apartments collapsed in the Sachin area of Surat, Gujarat, following extended bad weather and heavy rainfall. The catastrophic incident resulted i...

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Egypt: 14 fatalities after building collapse

On Monday 1st of July, a three-storey building collapsed in Egypt's southern Assiut governorate resulting in at least 14 fatalities while 6 others were injured as local authorities stated. The offici...

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A 7-storey building collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey

On June 27, a seven-storey building collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey. The incident occurred in the Zafer neighborhood of the Bahçelievler district. Witnesses stated that early in the morning, they heard...

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Bihar: An under-construction bridge collapsed marking the 3rd incident within a week in the state

On Sunday 23rd of June in the East Champaran district a bridge under construction collapsed. The bridge is located in Ghorasahan block in Motihari, and, fortunately, no fatalities or injuries were re...

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Mumbai: Two casualties after building collapsed

On Friday 14th of June around 9:30 p.m. local time, a four-storey building in the Vijay Nagar slums of the Antop Hill area collapsed for unknown reasons. Two women were killed due to the incident as...

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Abia State, Nigeria: a building under construction collapsed, trapping three workers beneath debris

On Friday, 7th of June, a three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria, located in the south-east region. Local authorities stated...

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Athens- Corinth highway, Greece: A bridge was demolished after truck’s overturn

On Friday, the 7th at around 10 p.m. local time, a fuel truck overturned and burst into flames on the Athens–Corinth highway, causing severe structural damage to the bridge it was crossing. Although...

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Istanbul: One fatality and at least 8 injuries after five-storey building collapse

On Sunday 2nd of June, a 36-year-old building collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey at 8:40 a.m. (0540 GMT).  The collapse resulted in one death while at least 8 people were injured. Emergency workers immedi...

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