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Indonesia school collapse: three fatalities and dozens injured
- Sep, 29, 2025
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Indonesia, Sidoarjo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday, a tragic incident occurred at Sidoarjo, East Java, when a building at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school collapsed, leaving at least three student dead and dozens more injured. Rescue work...
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Audit Finds Deterioration and Oversight Failures Behind Rhode Island Bridge Shutdown
- Sep, 29, 2025
- Bridges News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Rhode Island, East Providence
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 64-page forensic audit obtained by the Rhode Island attorney general’s office attributes the abrupt December 2023 closure of the westbound span of the Washington Bridge to long-term deterioration,...
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Massive sinkhole in Bangkok, Thailand after heavy rainfall
- Sep, 24, 2025
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- Thailand, Bangkok
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A massive sinkhole, which was about 50m wide, opened near Vajira Hospital and a local police station in Bangkok, pulling down power lines and revealing a burst water pipe. Officials believe the collap...
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Indonesia’s Papua region: powerful earthquake causes severe damage
- Sep, 19, 2025
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- Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Friday, shaking coastal communities and leaving scattered damage in its wake. Authorities reported t...
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Wooden bridge collapsed in Biswanath flood
- Sep, 18, 2025
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- India, Biswanath Charali
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The transportation situation has become critical in Sootea, Biswanath constituency, following the collapse of the wooden bridge linking Bokorapotta and Kuruwaati. The bridge, already weakened by age...
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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit India's northeast
- Sep, 14, 2025
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- India
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Assam in northeastern India on Sunday, shaking large parts of the region, officials reported. No damage was immediately reported. According to India’s National Cente...
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Indonesia building collapse: at least 3 fatalities and dozen injured
- Sep, 07, 2025
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- Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least three people lost their lives and dozens were injured after a building hosting a Quran recital collapsed on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Sunday (Sep 7), according to disaster officials...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan: at least 800 fatalities
- Sep, 01, 2025
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- Afghanistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday at 23:47 local time (19:17 GMT), with its epicenter about 27 km from Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. The quake’s shallow depth of ju...
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Virar building collapse: 17 dead and 9 injured
- Aug, 26, 2025
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- India, Virar
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At least 17 people were killed and nine others injured when part of Ramabai Apartment in Virar East collapsed late Tuesday night. Officials said around 15–20 people were initially feared trapped unde...
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Dozen earthquakes hit South Carolina in one week
- Aug, 25, 2025
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- United States, South Carolina
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least a dozen small earthquakes, ranging from magnitude 1.7 to 3.0, occurred in South Carolina’s Greenwood County over the course of about a week, centered near Coronaca and Lake Greenwood. The So...
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