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6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan: at least one fatality and damaged buildings
- May, 05, 2023
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- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A strong earthquake struck near the west-central coast of Japan early Friday, according to Japanese media. The quake inflicted injuries and at least one fatality, which concerned a man that fell off...
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Brazil building collapse: at least 6 fatalities
- Apr, 28, 2023
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- Brazil
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Authorities reported that the collapse of an apartment building in the northeastern Brazilian city of Olinda caused at least six fatalities. The collapse occurred on Thursday night in the Jardim Atlâ...
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An under construction Bailey bridge over the Bheri river collapsed: two fatalities and seven injuries
- Apr, 19, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Nepal
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An under construction Bailey bridge that was being constructed across the Thuli Bheri river in Tallubagar of Jajarkot district collapsed on Thursday, causing four fatalities and seven injuries; three...
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A parking garage collapsed in Manhattan: one fatality
- Apr, 19, 2023
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- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A parking garage, which was a four-story building located on Ann Street in Lower Manhattan, collapsed on Tuesday. The collapse caused the death of one person and the injury of five others; four of th...
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Bridge collapse in Colombia: 2 fatalities, 15 people injured
- Apr, 12, 2023
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- Colombia, Texas, West Columbia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Authorities in Colombia are investigating the reason behind a bridge collapse in the western part of the country that killed two police officers. Four trucks fell into the void during the incident, r...
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Marseille building collapse: at least six fatalities
- Apr, 09, 2023
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- France, Marseille
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An explosion destroyed a four-story apartment building in Marseille, a city in southern France. The explosion took place on Sunday at 00:49 local time (22:49 GMT on Saturday). Investigators are looki...
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Slab collapses in Goa's Mapusa: 5 workers injured
- Apr, 03, 2023
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- India, Mapusa
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A concrete slab of an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday in Mapusa, injuring five workers. An eyewitness report stated that the incident happened at 12.30 on Sunday afternoon in the vici...
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Serious cracks forced the closure of the Servia Bridge in northern Greece
- Mar, 21, 2023
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- Greece, Kozani
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Following major cracks in four tendons between the sixth and seventh piers, the Servia Bridge in Western Macedonia in northern Greece, has been closed to all vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons. T...
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A bridge in Bhoranj collapsed hours after the shutters were removed
- Mar, 31, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Damage (Structural) Structural Failures
- India, Bhoranj
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A bridge, that was still being built, collapsed close to the village of Jahu in the Public Works Department's (PWD) Bhoranj district. No employees were on the scene when the incident occurred, and fo...
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6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Central Chile
- Mar, 30, 2023
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- Chile
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Central Chilean coast was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 11:03pm (IST) at a depth of 10 kilom...
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