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Building collapse in Puerto Morelos killing 2 workers
A construction of a shopping center along the federal highway of Puerto Morelos in Mexico collapsed killing 2 and injuring 14 people on Tuesday 7 of August. According to reports, the roof gave away...
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Greek government to demolish illegally built structures in the aftermath of deadly wildfire
At least 3,150 illegally built structures in the wider area of Athens will be demolished after the fatal wildfires in June 23, according to Greek government. In most cases, these houses are used fo...
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Bridge collapse due to heavy rain in Cuba
Two people standing just next to the spot of collapse almost fell into the water As a result of the intense rainfalls caused by the subtropical storm Alberto, the bridge that connects the town of Z...
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Defective silo demolition in Denmark results in it falling on opposite direction
The 170-foot tower collapsed in the wrong direction, damaging the nearby cultural center On Friday April 6th, the scheduled detonation of a silo in the town of Vordingborg in eastern Denmark to...
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Florida pedestrian bridge collapses 5 days after its installation
The bridge, which was expected to open in January 2019, was being built using a method called accelerated bridge construction The main 174-foot section of a pedestrian bridge at Flori...
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This giant sinkhole on a busy street in Japan was repaired in just 48 hours (vid)
Engineers and construction workers impressed the world with their efficiency In November of 2016, a 30-metre sinkhole on a busy street in the Japanese city of Fukuoka was repaired in just...
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Colombian under-construction bridge collapsed, probably due to high loads
The cable-stayed bridge, whose collapse killed 10 construction workers, was set to be opened in March as part of a major highway linked to the capital Bogota On January 15th, a partially c...
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The 6.4-magnitude quake in Taiwan and the more than 100 reported aftershocks that rattled the region
Experts disagree on whether Taiwan is facing an ‘earthquake swarm’ or not On February 6th, a magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit Taiwan’s east coast, killing at least 9 people and injuring 270 other...
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40 years after Kelly Barnes dam failure
On this day in 1977, a small embankment dam located above Toccoa Falls Bible College in Georgia failed, releasing a wall of water that killed 39 people. This dam failure along with several others in t...
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Storm Ophelia’s winds rip school roof off in Dublin (video)
On the afternoon of October 16th, the roof of Douglas Community School’s PE hall in Cork, Dublin City in Ireland was ripped off by the extreme winds of storm Ophelia. Being a hurricane as it crossed t...
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