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India: A three-storey building (under renovation) collapsed
- Nov, 08, 2024
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- India, Bangarapet
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On Friday, November 8, a three-storey building near Dandu Road in Bangarapet, Kolar district, Karnataka, collapsed. The building, and specifically its ground floor, was under renovation. According to...
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Sri Lanka: Five buildings located in the same road collapsed
- Oct, 30, 2024
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- Sri Lanka
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On October 30, multiple buildings collapsed at the same time at Galle Road, which is located in Panadura, Sri Lanka. Specifically, five two-storey buildings in total collapsed after work on the drain...
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Structural Engineering News Recap of October 2024
- Nov, 05, 2024
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You can now find TheStructuralEngineer.info's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting structural engineering news of October 2024. Namely, these w...
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Building collapse in SW Nigeria: at least 11 fatalities and several injured
- Oct, 31, 2024
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- Nigeria, Ibadan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday, October 31, around 2 a.m., in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Nigeria a building collapsed resulting in the death of eleven people. Seven others were severely injured and transferred to t...
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Villa Gessell, Argentina: A 10-storey hotel collapsed, resulting in one casualty, while others were trapped
- Oct, 29, 2024
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- Argentina, Villa Gesell
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On Tuesday, October 29, around 3:00 a.m. local time a 10-storey building located in the city of Villa Gessell, around 370 kilometers from Buenos Aires, Argentina, collapsed resulting in the death of...
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Flash floods in Spain: at least 95 fatalities
- Oct, 31, 2024
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Flash floods in Spain killed at least 95 people in one of the country’s worst natural disasters. Streets were turned into rivers, homes were damaged, and transport was disrupted due to these extreme...
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Strong winds in Wellington cause damage at Ministry of Foreign Affairs building site
- Oct, 24, 2024
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- New Zealand, Wellington
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Steel beams that form part of the framework for a new Ministry of Foreign Affairs building have collapsed. Located on Molesworth Street in central Wellington, the building is scheduled to open next y...
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Building collapse due to heavy rain in Bengaluru: at least 8 fatalities
- Oct, 22, 2024
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- India, Bengaluru
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An under-construction building collapsed on Tuesday evening in northern Bengaluru, resulting in the deaths of eight people and the rescue of 13 others. Among them, five individuals sustained severe i...
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Nigeria, NIA: Over 500 cases of building collapse
- Oct, 19, 2024
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- Nigeria
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The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) said on Friday that the country has experienced over 500 building collapses since 2010 that have resulted in more than 100 fatalities. NIA President, Arc Ad...
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The project of the Bridge Farm Bridge paused due to concrete problems
- Oct, 17, 2024
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On Wednesday 9th of October, Suffolk Highways announced that the replacement of the Bridge Farm Bridge at Stowlangtoft that is located on the A1088 has stopped. They stated that they discovered a str...
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