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$500 Million for Typhoon Rebuilding
- Nov, 21, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Manila, Philippines
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
World Bank Group is providing the Filipino government with a $500 million emergency loan to help rebuild the devastated country. They will also provide a cash transfer to help clean up from the disast...
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2 Dead, 30 Injured in South African Building Collapse
- Nov, 21, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Durban, Africa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two people are dead and up to 40 people were trapped on Tuesday afternoon when a section of a shopping mall under construction collapsed in South Africa. Construction workers were roughly half-way don...
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Devastating Tornado Leaves Path of Destruction
- Nov, 20, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other Structural
- Illinois, United States
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The storm system that swept across the Midwest on Sunday night left 8 people dead and thousands of people homeless. The storm claimed 6 lives in Illinois and 2 in Michigan. According to th...
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Philippines Devastated After Typhoon Haiyan
- Nov, 11, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Manila, Philippines
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines on Friday as one of the strongest storms on record. Sustained winds of 145 mph with gusts up to 235 mph, as well as waves topping 40 feet in heigh...
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4 Dead in Nigerian Building Collapse
- Nov, 09, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Abuja Capital Territory, Nigeria
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A four-story residential building under construction in one of the most expensive communities in Africa collapsed on Tuesday. Four people are confirmed dead and it is believed that as many as 50...
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