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A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Tokyo
- Jan, 13, 2025
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- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday, January 13, a powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Japan at 9:19 p.m. local time. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the epicenter was located in the Hyug...
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Wall collapse in Nottinghamshire
- Jan, 08, 2025
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- United Kingdom
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday January 8, a wall collapsed and fall onto the Town Street in Bramcote at the “Devil’s Bend’ spot resulting in the closure of the road. The incident on the Nottinghamshire road immediatel...
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New Orleans: A two-storey building collapsed
- Dec, 30, 2024
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- United States, Louisiana, New Orleans
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday December 30, around 5:43 p.m. local time, a two- storey building partially collapsed at Magazine Street in the Lower Garden District. Specifically, a large portion of the roof and the secon...
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Catastrophic bridge collapse in Brazil resulted in at least 10 fatalities
- Dec, 22, 2024
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Brazil
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday December 22, 2024, a tragic event occurred in Brazil, as the 533 meters long Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge, spanning across the Tocantins River, collapsed resulting in at least 10...
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A four-storey building collapsed in Mohali, India: at least 2 fatalities
- Dec, 21, 2024
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- India, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday December 21, a four storey-building collapsed in Mohali, Punjab, India resulting in at least two casualties while many others are feared to be trapped beneath the debris. The Indian Army...
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A powerful 7.3 magnitude struck Vanuatu: at least 14 fatalities
- Dec, 17, 2024
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- Vanuatu
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday December 17, a strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Vanuatu resulting in the death of at least 14 people, while hundreds were injured and many other are still trapped beneath d...
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Mumbai: four-storey building collapsed highlighting the deterioration of city’s infrastructure
- Dec, 13, 2024
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- India, Mumbai
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, December 13, at approximately 12:06 a.m. local time, a four-story building in Bhendi Bazaar, Mumbai, partially collapsed. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported, as the build...
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Building collapse in Cairo: at least 8 fatalities
- Dec, 10, 2024
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- Egypt, Cairo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday, December 10, an apartment building collapsed in Egypt's capital, Cairo, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people, according to authorities. The Health Ministry reported that three...
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Railway construction site collapsed: at least 13 workers remain missing
- Dec, 04, 2024
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- China, Jiangmen
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Wednesday, December 4, around 11 p.m. local time, a railway construction site in southern China collapsed, leaving 13 workers missing after the ground suddenly gave way. Authorities announced that...
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Wall Collapsed in North-Eastern Perth: One Fatality and One Severely Injured
- Dec, 05, 2024
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- Australia, Perth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A tragic event occurred in north-eastern Perth at a construction site in the Inglewood suburb, where a man lost his life after a wall collapse. Another individual sustained severe injuries and was tr...
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