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Bridge collapse in Pakistan due to flood
- May, 10, 2022
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- Pakistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge in northern Pakistan collapsed at the weekend after a glacial lake outburst caused by a recent heatwave released huge amounts of water into the stream and surrounding areas, local media repo...
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Ireland: Bridge collapses in Wexford after heavy flooding
- Dec, 26, 2021
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- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A bridge collapsed at Wilton Bree, Wexford, Ireland and another bridge at Kilcarbry in Enniscorthy was "severely damaged". The Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works...
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Two historic footbridges collapse as River Annan level hits 50-year high
- Nov, 02, 2021
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- United Kingdom, Annan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two historic footbridges, the Diamond Jubilee Bridge and the Cuthbertson Memorial Bridge, located near Annan in the United Kingdom, have been washed away as the water levels at the River Annan hit a...
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Torrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities: at least 25 deaths
- Jul, 22, 2021
- Structural Failures Snow And Rain Loads Forensic Engineering
- China
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A torrential rainfall hit Central China on the 20th of July causing the death of several people. Although floods during summer season are not unprecedented in some parts of China, the current record...
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Western Europe Floods update: Deaths up to 180, hundreds still missing
- Jul, 21, 2021
- Snow And Rain Loads Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Forensic Engineering
- Germany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Last week, heavy rainfall across central and western Europe caused rivers to burst their banks, leading to at least 180 deaths and hundreds of people missing. As floodwaters start to recede in the co...
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Catastrophic flooding in Germany
- Jul, 16, 2021
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- Germany
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Weather experts said rain in the regions of West Germany over a 24-hour period on July 14th has been unprecedented. More specifically, the weather system brought down 148 liters of rain per square m...
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Parking garage partially collapses in downtown Lexington
- Feb, 19, 2021
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Beams Structural Health Monitoring Snow And Rain Loads News On Failures
- United States, North Carolina, Lexington
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A parking garage partially collapsed in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, early Thursday February 18th. The collapsed structure is located at South Mill and West High streets. The local fire depart...
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