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Pakistan: Pedestrian bridge collapsed at railway station results in one fatality

On Friday, May 30, a section of a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Khanewal Junction railway station, resulting in one fatality. Another person was seriously injured and transferred to the hospital for...

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Crete, Greece: 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattles the country

On Thursday, May 22, at 6:19 AM local time, a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Greece. The quake specifically affected the coast of Crete, resulting in partial building collapses. Fortunately,...

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New Delhi: Building collapses following powerful explosion

On Saturday, May 24, at around 4:48 a.m., a plastic bottle manufacturing unit in Sector 2 of Delhi’s Bawana industrial area caught fire, resulting in a powerful explosion that caused the collapse of...

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Fengyang Drum Tower, China: Roof tiles collapse damaging historic landmark

On Monday, May 19, at around 6:30 a.m. local time, hundreds of roof tiles unexpectedly detached and fell from the Fengyang Drum Tower, located in north-central Anhui Province, China. At the time of t...

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Lagos: One-storey building collapse results in one fatality

On Sunday, May 18, a one-storey building under construction collapsed around 3:30 p.m. local time in the Idi Araba area of Mushin, Lagos State. The incident resulted in one fatality, while three othe...

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Euboea Island, Greece: Frequent seismic events raise concerns of a potential major earthquake

On May 14, a powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea near the island of Kasos at a depth of 74 kilometers. Following this event, a series of frequent earthquakes have been shaking the...

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City of Fez, Morocco: 9 fatalities due to the collapse of a 3-story building

On Thursday, May 8, a three-story residential building in the Al-Hassani district of Fez, Morocco, collapsed, resulting in 9 fatalities and 7 others severely injured. The injured individuals were tra...

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Bangkok: at least 89 fatalities due to the collapse of the Office of the Auditor General building

Following Myanmar’s catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the Office of the Auditor General building in Huai Khwang, Bangkok collapsed, resulting in at least 89 fatalities and numerous injuries, whi...

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Powerful earthquake hits offshore near Chile and Argentina

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck about 219 kilometers south of Argentina on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at 9:58 a.m. local time (12:...

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Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador: at least 800 buildings damaged

On Friday, April 25, around 6:44 a.m. local time, a strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the northern coast of Ecuador, injuring more than 30 people and damaging at least 800 buildings. The tremor...

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