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6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Central Chile
- Mar, 30, 2023
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- Chile
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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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Visakhapatnam building collapse: 3 fatalities - 2 children among them
- Mar, 23, 2023
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- India, Visakhapatnam
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A three-story building collapsed in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday, 23 March 2023. Specifically, the incident occurred at 1.30 am and eight residents, members of three d...
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Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan: at least 19 fatalities
- Mar, 22, 2023
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- Pakistan
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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday night. The strong earthquake, centered in a mountainous area in northern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border, left at least 1...
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Building collapse in Qatar: at least one fatality
- Mar, 22, 2023
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- Qatar, Doha
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Authorities reported that a building collapsed in Doha, the capital of Qatar, killing at least one person. Rescuers are now looking through the debris for survivors, while the collapse of the buildin...
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The Notre Dame cathedral fire revealed a long-hidden secret for the famous Parisian monument
- Mar, 16, 2023
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- France, Paris
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Notre-Dame was the first Gothic cathedral whose construction made extensive use of iron staples. This was a long-kept secret about the famous Parisian landmark before it was engulfed by fire four yea...
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Italy will construct the world's longest suspension bridge
- Mar, 16, 2023
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- Italy
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On Thursday, March 16, Italy's Council of Ministers authorized the construction of the world's longest suspension bridge that will connect the island of Sicily and the Italian mainland. It should be...
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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Ecuador: at least 16 fatalities
- Mar, 18, 2023
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- Ecuador
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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon. Dozens were injured while at least 16 people lost their lives, according to authorities. The US National Weather Service repo...
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A vacant building collapsed in west Baltimore due to strong wind loading
- Mar, 14, 2023
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- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Strong wind loads are anticipated to be the cause of the collapse of a vacant building in the Upton neighborhood of west Baltimore, Maryland, according to a report from WBFF. There have been no injur...
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More than 100 infrastructure projects are approved in the Philippines
- Mar, 09, 2023
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- Philippines
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The economic planning chief announced that the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has authorized 123 new projects that will be a part of an infrastructure network worth 9 trillion pesos...
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The earthquake damage in Turkey is estimated to be more than $100bn
- Mar, 07, 2023
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- Turkey, Adana
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An official from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has estimated that the damage from the deadly earthquakes that struck Turkey last month will surpass $100 billion. The World Bank had...
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