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North Carolina: a pedestrian bridge collapses, video reveals the arches collapsing
- Feb, 18, 2022
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- United States, North Carolina, Hickory
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The 40-ton arches that topped a bridge collapsed after strong winds and storms on February 18 in Hickory, North Carolina. A new video shows it happening. The incident happened overnight, and no one...
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6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra: at least 7 fatalities, buildings reported collapsed
- Feb, 25, 2022
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- Indonesia
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A strong and shallow earthquake hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring 85, while causing panic on the island and in neighboring Malaysia...
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Earthquakes: five deadliest earthquakes ever recorded around the world
- Feb, 24, 2022
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Earthquakes are one of the most dangerous natural disasters. More than 100 earthquakes of the magnitude that can cause severe damage are recorded each year. They strike without warning, and many ea...
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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala: at least two fatalities
- Feb, 16, 2022
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- Guatemala
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Southwestern Guatemala has been struck by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The earthquake was strong killing two people,...
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Lagos, Nigeria building collapse: at least four fatalities and several trapped
- Feb, 13, 2022
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- Nigeria, Lagos
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
This is the second such incident in Lagos in three months with another one in November 2021 leading to the death of at least 40 people. The incident happened around 3 p.m. on Saturday. A building u...
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Rinsdorf bridge was blasted by German engineers - a new record is marked
- Feb, 06, 2022
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- Germany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Rinsdorf viaduct on Germany's A45 autobahn near Wilnsdorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia was destroyed by demolition crews who used around 120 kilograms (265 pounds) of explosives on Sund...
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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
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh hours before scheduled Biden visit to talk infrastructure
- Jan, 28, 2022
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- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ten people were injured while no fatalities have been reported when a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, hours ahead of a previously scheduled visit to the city by President...
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Earthquakes hit southern Haiti: at least two fatalities and dozens injured
- Jan, 24, 2022
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- Haiti
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake and a series of smaller tremors have struck southwest Haiti, killing at least two people, injuring dozens and sending panicked residents into the streets. Hundreds of homes...
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