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An ancient site in Iran is under threat due to heavy rainfall and ground subsidence
- May, 04, 2024
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- Iran, روستای امیدیه
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The ancient archaeological site of Naqsh-e Rostam in Iran's Fars Province faces the threat of collapse due to damage caused by ground subsidence aggravated by recent rainfall. Situated near the renow...
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South Africa: 6 fatalities and at least 50 are missing due to building collapse
- May, 06, 2024
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- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A five-story building collapsed on Monday 6th of May in the southern coastal city of George at South Africa. The incident caused the death of at least 6 people while over 50 are still missing. Due to...
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Southern China: 48 fatalities due to road collapse
- May, 01, 2024
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- China, Beijing
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday 1st of May around 2a.m. local time in southern China a tragic incident occurred, as a segment of highway, spanning 17.90m, collapsed. More specifically, the ground beneath the road gave...
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Jakarta: 6.2 magnitude earthquake caused injuries and infrastructure damage
- Apr, 28, 2024
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- Indonesia, Jakarta
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at 11:29 p.m. local time on Saturday 28th of April. The quake's epicenter was approximately 156km southwest of Garut, West Java, at a depth of 70km. The earthquake...
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Building collapsed causing 7 fatalities
- Apr, 24, 2024
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- Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
During the early hours, approximately at 05:00 local time, of Wednesday 24th of April, a residential building collapsed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The collapse resulted in seven casualties who were as...
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Piraeus, Greece: Masonry building collapse caused one fatality and three injuries
- Apr, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Walls Masonry Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Greece, Piraeus
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday 16th of April, a building collapsed in the Pasalimani area of Piraeus. Due to the collapse one man lost his life while three others were injured. It is mentioned that the structure was und...
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Structural damage of wooden pedestrian bridge due to fire
- Apr, 11, 2024
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Wood Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Canada, Saskatoon
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday 11th of April, a wooden pedestrian walkway in Gabriel Dumont Park caught fire. The Saskatoon firefighters reported that the fire caused significant damage to the structure. According to t...
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Leeds: Building partially collapsed on Kirkgate
- Apr, 12, 2024
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- United Kingdom, Leeds
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At around 4pm on Friday 12th of April, a building on Kirkgate, Leeds partially collapsed. The building was deemed unsafe after the incident, and thus Kirkgate was closed off from the High Court to Ne...
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Central Harare: Numerous fatalities due to balcony collapse
- Apr, 06, 2024
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- Zimbabwe
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday 6th of April afternoon, the balcony of a partially damaged house collapsed causing unknown, as of present, deaths while it injured many others. The incident occurred in central Harare, an...
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Montgomery County: One fatality due to the collapse of a warehouse
- Mar, 29, 2024
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- United States, Pennsylvania
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Tragedy struck in Montgomery County on Friday the 29th of March as one individual lost his life following the collapse of a warehouse structure. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. at 1004 Levee R...
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