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Philippines: A massive 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Saturday

A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday 3rd of August at approximately 6:30 a.m. Τhe epicenter, according to the United States Geological Survey, was a...

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Russia: A five-storey building collapsed after gas explosion

A partial collapse of a five-storey building occurred on Thursday 1st of August 2024 in Nizhny Tagil, which is an industrial city at the Russian Ural Mountains. The incident resulted in 10 casualties...

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Saudi Arabia: Bridge collapse after heavy rainfall - one fatality and several injuries

On Thursday 1st of August, a bridge collapsed due to a flash flood from the mountains in southwestern Saudi Arabia in Jizan province resulting in the death of one person. Specifically, officials had...

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Pietrapaola, Italy: A 5.0 magnitude quake hit Galabria region

On the 1st of August, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Italy at the southern Calabria region. The epicenter of the earthquake, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, was...

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Navi- Mumbai: Catastrophic building collapse killed 3 while 3 others were injured

Sector 19, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, collapsed, resulting in three fatalities. Furthermore, two others were injured and transferred to the hospital for medical treatment. As eyewitnesses stated, at a...

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Shaanxi, China: Partial collapse of highway bridge - at least 15 fatalities and 30 missing

Almost 2 weeks ago, on Friday 19th of July, at approximately 8:40p.m. (12:40 GMT) in Shaanxi province, a highway bridge partially collapsed resulting in the death of 15 people, while dozens are mis...

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Barcelona, Spain: The first zero waste, near zero CO2 emission footprint, 3D-printed building

The first building created by earth-mix material and a 3D printer is being constructed at Valldaura Labs in Barcelona, Spain. Specifically, researchers of the 3D Printing Architecture (3dPA) postgrad...

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Balcony collapsed in Mumbai resulting in one death and four injuries

Last Saturday, around 11am local time, a balcony partially collapsed in South Mumbai resulting in the death of an elderly woman while four others were injured. The survivors were promptly transferred...

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Walkway collapse in Naples, Italy: two fatalities and at least 13 injuries

On Monday the 22nd around 10:30 p.m. local time the third floor's walkway of a housing estate, known as Le Vele di Scampia at Vela Celeste, Naples collapsed resulting in 2 fatalities. Also, 13 other...

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North Chile: A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the region last Wednesday

On Wednesday 17th of July, a massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook North Chile according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). As EMSC stated the epicenter was near Calama while...

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