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For the second time within a year, the London landmark Tower Bridge stuck open due to a technical failure

For the second time within a year, after a mechanical failure in August 2020, the world-famous, landmark, London Tower Bridge remained stuck open again on  August 10th, with cars and pedestrians unab...

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Haiti update: Tropical Storm Grace following the M7.2 earthquake

After the 7.2 earthquake of Haiti the death toll rise to 1,419 while more than 6,900 people injured. The authorities can not estimate how many are still missing. The real challenge that rescue has...

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Urgent evacuation for Miami Towers residents

The residents of Miami Towers which is located at Oklahoma are forced to evacuate the building within 24 hours. Last month the city inspectors held a meeting in order to determine if the building was...

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7.2 magnitude quake struck Haiti - at least 1,297 people killed, thousands injured, hundreds missing

A massive earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday August 14th, at 12:29 p.m. GMT, with 7.2 magnitude. The earthquake was about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 10 kilometers...

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Torrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities: at least 25 deaths

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

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

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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Tajikistan earthquake killed five people, dozens of houses destroyed

An earthquake struck at Tajikistan 27km (17 miles) east of Rasht district on Saturday July 10th at 7:14 am (02:14 GMT). The earthquake magnitude was 5.9 and the temblor was also felt in the capital,...

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Miami Building Collapse update: death toll up to 36 - remainder of the building comes down in controlled demolition

On Sunday, July 4th, at about 10:30 p.m. the standing portion of the 40-year-old building was demolished in order to allow rescue teams to search the area uneventfully. This action was essential in o...

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Investigation undertaken by NIST on Florida’s building collapse

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it would launch a full technical investigation into what caused the partial collapse of the Champlain...

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