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Catastrophic bridge collapse in Brazil resulted in at least 10 fatalities
- Dec, 22, 2024
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Brazil
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday December 22, 2024, a tragic event occurred in Brazil, as the 533 meters long Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge, spanning across the Tocantins River, collapsed resulting in at least 10...
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A four-storey building collapsed in Mohali, India: at least 2 fatalities
- Dec, 21, 2024
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- India, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday December 21, a four storey-building collapsed in Mohali, Punjab, India resulting in at least two casualties while many others are feared to be trapped beneath the debris. The Indian Army...
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A powerful 7.3 magnitude struck Vanuatu: at least 14 fatalities
- Dec, 17, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Other Structural Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Structural Failures News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena Other News
- Vanuatu
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday December 17, a strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Vanuatu resulting in the death of at least 14 people, while hundreds were injured and many other are still trapped beneath d...
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Mumbai: four-storey building collapsed highlighting the deterioration of city’s infrastructure
- Dec, 13, 2024
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- India, Mumbai
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, December 13, at approximately 12:06 a.m. local time, a four-story building in Bhendi Bazaar, Mumbai, partially collapsed. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported, as the build...
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Building collapse in Cairo: at least 8 fatalities
- Dec, 10, 2024
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- Egypt, Cairo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday, December 10, an apartment building collapsed in Egypt's capital, Cairo, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people, according to authorities. The Health Ministry reported that three...
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Railway construction site collapsed: at least 13 workers remain missing
- Dec, 04, 2024
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- China, Jiangmen
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday, December 4, around 11 p.m. local time, a railway construction site in southern China collapsed, leaving 13 workers missing after the ground suddenly gave way. Authorities announced that...
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Wall Collapsed in North-Eastern Perth: One Fatality and One Severely Injured
- Dec, 05, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Australia, Perth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A tragic event occurred in north-eastern Perth at a construction site in the Inglewood suburb, where a man lost his life after a wall collapse. Another individual sustained severe injuries and was tr...
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Bridge, built for 5-ton capacity, collapsed when loaded with 30-ton truck
- Nov, 13, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural Bridges Load Factors Structural Stability Structural Behavior Structural Loads News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Vietnam
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge in An Giang Province’s Mekong Delta, designed to support a maximum load of five tons, collapsed on Wednesday, November 13, after a heavily overloaded truck attempted to cross it. The inciden...
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: 13 fatalities due to building collapse
- Nov, 16, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, November 16, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m. local time, a four-storey building collapsed in the Kariakoo market area of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial hub. The incident resulted...
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Two fatalities due to massive explosion in commercial facility in Louisville
- Nov, 13, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Blasting Effects Structural Reliability Structural Stability Structural Behavior News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Kentucky, Louisville
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday, November 12, around 3 p.m. local time, an enormous explosion occurred at the Givaudan Sense Colour plant, a commercial facility located in Louisville, Kentucky. The blast resulted in the...
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