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Florida: death toll rises after Hurricane Ian

The death toll from Hurricane Ian has reportedly risen to nearly 100 in Florida as rescue personnel continue to search for survivors. Officials in the US state have come under fire as critics allege...

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Earthquake damage in Groningen: 3,300 buildings demolished since 2012

Over 3,300 buildings have been demolished in Groningen since 2012, when the strongest earthquake since gas drilling began hit the province, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. The buildings which...

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Building collapse in Kenya: at least 5 fatalities

At least five people Five people were confirmed dead in Kirigiti on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a six-story building collapsed on Monday. Authorities fear that the death toll cou...

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Amman, Jordan: a 4-storey building collapses - at least five fatalities

A four-storey residential building in Jordan’s capital, Amman, has collapsed, killing five people, and wounding 14 others, officials said. The toll from the collapse in the city’s Jabal al-Weibdeh d...

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Taiwan earthquake: bridge collapsed and several buildings damaged

Drone footage shows a collapsed bridge damaged in a 6.8 earthquake that hit southeastern Taiwan on 18 September 2022. Taiwan's weather bureau said the epicentre was in Taitung County and followed a...

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Taiwan: 6.9-magnitude earthquake, buildings collapse

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on Sunday, causing buildings to collapse and triggering tsunami warnings. The quake hit the Chishang township in rural southeastern Taiwan and had a...

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Congo: Bridge collapses during ribbon-cutting ceremony

Sharply-suited dignitaries gathered to inaugurate a footbridge in the Congolese capital on Monday only for the structure to collapse beneath their feet to the barely concealed delight of onlookers, v...

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Southwest China: 6.8-magnitude earthquake leaves at least 46 dead

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday, triggering landslides and shaking buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, whose 21 million residents are a...

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Building collapse in Abuja, Nigeria – at least one fatality and two trapped

A three-storey building collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja on Friday. At least one person has been confirmed dead while Channels Television had earlier reported that two persons were trapped an...

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Βuilding collapse in Lagos: two children dead

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday confirmed that bodies of the two children were recovered in the incident. The children have died following the collapse of a building in...

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