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Death toll in Angeles City building collapse rises to 30 as recovery efforts continue
- Jun, 11, 2026
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Philippines, Angeles
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The number of people killed in the collapse of a nine-story building under construction in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, has climbed to 30 as search, rescue, retrieval, and clearing operations ente...
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Bridge collapse in Pirojpur (Bangladesh) cuts off key transport link
- Jun, 10, 2026
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Steel Structures Load Factors Limit States Structural Behavior
- Bangladesh, Pirojpur Pourashava
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Road connectivity on the Charkhali–Mathbaria route was disrupted late last night after an iron bridge collapsed in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. when a truck c...
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Powerful earthquake hits Philippines: at least 32 fatalities reported
- Jun, 08, 2026
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Other Structural Structural Failures Roofs News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/Phenomena Other News
- Philippines
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A powerful earthquake struck the Philippines on Monday morning, leaving at least 32 people dead and more than 100 injured. The magnitude 7.8 quake occurred off the coast of Mindanao shortly before 7:4...
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Modular timber building system shows exceptional earthquake resistance in full-scale University of Auckland testing
- Jun, 03, 2026
- Wood Structures Sustainable Development Performance-Based Design Structural Design Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services Other News
- New Zealand, Auckland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A full-scale earthquake simulation carried out at the University of Auckland has shown that a newly developed modular timber building system can withstand major seismic loading, drawing strong interes...
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At least 21 missing after 9-story building under construction collapses near Manila, Philippines
- May, 24, 2026
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Philippines, Manila
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A nine-story building under construction collapsed before sunrise in Angeles City, north of the Philippine capital, Manila, leaving at least 21 people missing by Sunday morning, officials reported. A...
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6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Hawaii, causing damage and rockslides across Big Island
- May, 22, 2026
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- United States, Hawaii
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Hawaiʻi on the evening of May 22, local time, with tremors felt across the island chain and reports of rockslides, power outages, downed utility lines and property dam...
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11 dead in Morocco building collapse
- May, 22, 2026
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Morocco, Fes
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A multi-storey residential building collapsed on Thursday in the Moroccan city of Fes, leaving 11 people dead and six others injured, according to Moroccan media reports. Early reports from state new...
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Strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Japan
- May, 15, 2026
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- Japan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Friday evening, prompting emergency alerts across five prefectures. Although the tremor was strong enough to register lower l...
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Building under construction collapses in Abuja: five dead, eleven rescued
- May, 16, 2026
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- Nigeria, Abuja
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least five people have died after a three-storey building under construction collapsed on Saturday morning in the Durumi 3 area near Gudu Market, within the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Fede...
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Two workers injured after church under construction collapses in Hagerstown
- May, 13, 2026
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- United States, Maryland, Hagerstown
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two construction workers were seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after part of a church under construction in Hagerstown, Maryland, collapsed. Emergency crews were called to Hagerstown First Church o...
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