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Dresden, Germany: Carola bridge collapsed, no injuries were reported
- Sep, 11, 2024
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- Germany, Dresden
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday September 11, a bridge partially collapsed at Dresden, eastern Germany. Specifically, an approximately 100-meter-long piece of the 1971 Carola Bridge, which connects the historic old tow...
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A three- storey building collapsed in Lucknow killing 8 while 28 were injured
- Sep, 07, 2024
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- India, Lucknow
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, September 7, around 5 p.m. a three-storey building collapsed in Lucknow's Transport Nagar, resulting in the death of 8 people while at least 28 were injured. The injured were transferred...
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Extreme flooding in Nigeria: at least 180 casualties
- Sep, 02, 2024
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- Nigeria
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday September 2nd, a building collapsed after heavy rainfall and flood in Katsina, northern Nigeria. The incident resulted in the death of 2 children while a third one was injured. According to...
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Singapore: Nanyang Technological University mass-timber building shows signs of mould
- Aug, 29, 2024
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- Singapore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The building that hosts Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), known as Gaia and made of timber has shown signs of mould. As the spokesman of the university had stated mould appeared at...
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Montreal: Building collapses next to construction site after excavation
- Aug, 26, 2024
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- Canada, Montreal
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A three-storey 1900’s building located in Saint- Henri, Montreal partially collapsed on Monday 26th of August. Montreal's firefighters promptly arrived at the site to investigate whether anyone was t...
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Kuwait: A six-storey building collapsed during demolition process
- Aug, 21, 2024
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- Kuwait
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday 21st of August, approximately 9:30 p.m. local time, a six-storey building collapsed at the Jabriya area of Kuwait. According to authorities, the building collapsed in the wrong direction...
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US-Canada Borders: The bridge that spans over the border collapsed
- Aug, 14, 2024
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- Canada, Rainy River
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On August 14, 2024, the rail lift bridge located near the International Falls Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario and is spanning above US-Canada boarder collapsed. Authorities stated that the repai...
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Kröv, Germany: Hotel collapsed during renovation and killed 2 people
- Aug, 06, 2024
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- Germany, Kröv
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A catastrophic building collapse occurred on Tuesday around 10:55 p.m. local time resulting in 2 deaths while several others were injured. The hotel Reichsschenke Zum Ritter Götz that partially colla...
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Russia: A five-storey building collapsed after gas explosion
- Aug, 01, 2024
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- Russia, Nizhny Tagil
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A partial collapse of a five-storey building occurred on Thursday 1st of August 2024 in Nizhny Tagil, which is an industrial city at the Russian Ural Mountains. The incident resulted in 10 casualties...
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Saudi Arabia: Bridge collapse after heavy rainfall - one fatality and several injuries
- Aug, 01, 2024
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Saudi Arabia, Jazan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday 1st of August, a bridge collapsed due to a flash flood from the mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia in Jizan province resulting in the death of one person. Specifically, officials had...
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