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6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Hawaii, causing damage and rockslides across Big Island

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

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

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

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

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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Suspension footbridge collapses in Ust-Kamenogorsk: several injuries

A pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, while several people were crossing it. According to local reports, eight people were on the bridge at the time, including four...

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Mbale City: deadly building collapse linked to structural flaws, poor regulatory enforcement and insufficient inspections

At least one person has died, and several others are feared trapped after a partially built five-storey structure collapsed in Mbale City, raising concerns about construction standards and site oversi...

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Roof collapse at retail construction site: on Perry Parkway 4 workers injured

Four construction workers were hurt Wednesday afternoon in an accident at a building site in Perry, officials said. The Perry Police Department reported that shortly after noon, police officers and fi...

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Storm damage shuts down Rockport Bridge in Rock County

A major roadway in Rock County remains shut down indefinitely after severe storms on Friday caused the collapse of the Rockport Bridge. Motorists traveling along Rockport Road are being forced to turn...

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Tetouan (Morocco) building collapse: two children died - safety concerns for aging buildings

Local officials in Tetouan reported that two children lost their lives early Saturday when part of a residential building collapsed in the old medina. The structure had a ground floor and two addition...

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