http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/world/asia/bangladesh-building-collapse.html?hp&_r=0

 

NEW DELHI — An eight-story building in Bangladesh that housed several garment factories collapsed on Wednesday morning, killing at least 70 people, injuring hundreds of others, and leaving an unknown number of people trapped in the rubble, according to Bangladeshi officials and media outlets.... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/world/asia/bangladesh-building-co...

 

So much happening under our feet.  Daily collapses of roadways due to the severe bow stretch, severe rains, crunching and land subduction all predicted in Zetatalk and all happening now.  Last week in Utah a fatal road collapse killed a 14 year old girl and injured 2.  It's painful to watch the planet crumble but we all knew it was coming.

Buildings collapsing.........a daily happening too.  With responses about what's causing all these happenings ranging from, rain, human error, poorly constructed, yada yada.....BUT, that's not going to fly with people much longer.  As soon as Planet X peers out at us from the sky, people will remember all the things that have happened up to this point and finally somehow, they will connect the dots.  Some will be in extreme denial, others will be so afraid and look for someone to take care of them, and still others will stand up and be counted and prepare as best we could.  There's no wishing this away, there's only pushing forward to a better tomorrow.  While our infrastructure crumbles around us we need to learn to be more careful, tread softly, kiss your kids, love with all your heart.  We are IN IT NOW.

I live in a house built in 1850 and it isn't falling down.  Age does not mean collapse. 

100-year-old building partially collapses in Malone

By: Rachael Paradis

A building in Malone that has been standing for more than a century will no longer be a sight in the town. The building on Route 11, well known to many in the community, collapsed overnight. While no one was injured, our Rachael Paradis tells us why the town is in a rush to tear it down.


MALONE, N.Y. -- Neighbors in Malone stood in surprise, took pictures and even shared stories of a once popular tavern that started to crumble early Monday morning.

County Legislator Billy Jones said, "It's an old structure, it was a structure that was obviously unsafe."

The tavern/hotel was built in the early 1900'. It has been closed to the public for about 15 years and was condemned six months ago.

Franklin County Emergency Services Director Rick Provost, "We're unsure what occurred last night at 3 a.m. What we do know is this building has been on our list of buildings with issues."

Jones said, "Old things fall down."

Police closed off part off Route 11 to traffic and to people, out of concern the rest of the building could fall down. Some in the community voiced concern over why this building, along with others like it in the area that haven't already been demolished. Officials say it comes down to money.

Provost said, "The high cost of abatement for these buildings really makes it tough for the county or the village to take those burdens on."

Jones, "We just have to come up with a plan to start taking some of these building down so we don't run into this problem going forward."

The demolition is only expected to take hours, but cleaning up the area is a different issue. Officials say it could be weeks before the site is completely cleared.

http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/551123/100-year-old-bu...

 

 LAKE ELSINORE: Water leak causes street collapse

 

10:00 PM PDT on Friday, July 22, 2011

By GENE GHIOTTO
The Press-Enterprise

Temporary repairs to a section of Joy Street in Lake Elsinore are in place today after a 1-inch water line gave way, causing 80 feet of the roadway to collapse and the asphalt to buckle.

The leak, caused by a 6 to 8-inch diameter tree root, was reported late Thursday in a line that leads to several duplexes on Joy between Machado Street and Riverside Drive, and behind Machado Elementary School.

Water service was restored to the 34 customers early Friday morning, said Greg Morrison, spokesman for the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District.

Water district and contractor crews spent much of Friday removing the damaged asphalt on the southbound side of Joy and laying down a temporary patch. The road was opened in both directions by late afternoon.

"That way the road will be open completely for the entire weekend," Morrison said.

Crews will return Monday and trench from curb to curb to permanently repair the 1-inch line.

On Tuesday, a paving company will remove the patch, put down new base and repave one side of Joy, Morrison said. Work on the other side will take place on Wednesday.

"That way on Tuesday and Wednesday we'll be able to keep on

 

http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_spipe23.38e27e6...

Windhorst, Parsons Roadway Collapse: Cautious Testing Continues

County workers are testing for sinkholes but the work is proceeding methodically because of utility lines at the intersection, according to a Hillsborough County spokesman.

Several lanes at the intersection of Windhorst Road and Parsons Avenue in Brandon remained closed for the indefinite future as county workers tread carefully in determining what caused a section of the roadway to collapse July 19.

“We have to be really careful at that intersection because there are lots of utility lines in the area,” said Hillsborough County spokesman Patrick Murray. "We have a sewer line and a water line there and we have to make sure there are no other utilities, so we have to be careful drilling.”

At the scene, late afternoon July 22, barricades were seen at the intersection, with drilling under way.

Crew workers first believed a 16-inch sewage pipeline beneath the intersection might have caused the collapse of the 6-foot-square section of roadway on July 19, according to a county report.

But the sewer line was dug up and found to be intact.  Now the county is testing the intersection for sinkholes — but carefully, as Murray noted.  

Additional detours and lane closures are possible as crews dig up the line for inspection and any necessary repairs.

Motorists who must travel through the intersection are warned to expect delays.

http://brandon.patch.com/articles/windhorst-parsons-roadway-collaps...

Sewer collapse closes part of Lexington Road

At least one eastbound lane of Road near Etley Avenue and Cave Hill Cemetery will be closed during Thursday morning’s rush hour after a 48-inch brick sewer collapsed Wednesday evening.

Crews noticed a depression in the road before discovering the sewer had collapsed, and the area will be excavated Thursday morning, said Metropolitan Sewer District Executive   Bud Schardein.

He said it was too early to tell what caused the collapse, but age was a likely factor. That part of the sewer was built in the 1880s and could have been weakened from an unusually wet spring.

“With all the wet weather we’ve had this past spring, that has a tendency to undermine the mortar,” Schardein said.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110720/NEWS01/307200099/Se...

Road collapse might have killed Colorado family

(2011-07-20)

(wpr) - Engineers say a large section of Wyoming highway where four Colorado family members plunged to their deaths might have totally collapsed in a matter of minutes.

It had been raining for hours Monday night when local authorities warned the Constantinides family, among others, about potential flood conditions near North Brush Creek Campground around midnight.

Not long afterward, the family's van drove into a washed-out portion of Wyoming highway 130 and was swept about 75 yards down Brush Creek. Laurel Constantindies and her three daughters died.

The husband and father, Alex Constantindies, who had grown up in Laramie, survived and escape the vehicle. He and a passerby later rescued Carbon County Emergency management Coordinator John Ziegler, whose car washed out while he was trying to assist in flood protection efforts.

Ziegler said he was "very fortunate" to have survived.

Bruce Burrows of the Wyoming Transportation Department says engineers are studying what happened to the roadway early Tuesday morning. He says preliminary assessments indicate the creek swollen with rain and snowmelt may have undermined the roadway over some hours and then gouged a 25-foot-wide, 9-foot-deep hole in a matter of minutes.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wpr/news.newsmain/article/1/0/183...

Yunnan road test the opening day collapse resulting in four deaths and injuries

8, Yunnan” in the history of the most short-lived highway “a serious collapse destroyed sections of the site. After investigation, the highway there in time duration and other issues. Xinhua News Agency reporters Chen Hai and Ning She

Recently, Yunnan Province, Internet users post, said the new Xinping county secondary road test three estuary opening day collapse occurs, resulting in 2 dead 2 injured. Internet users have questioned this “the most short-lived highway” Why just fix it collapsed, was “too much rain” or “bad way”?

After the incident, Yunnan Provincial Department and the Transportation Department were dispatched to investigate a group of experts, the group that really belongs to all “natural disasters caused by heavy rainfall.”

collapse of the vehicle crash on

recently, Internet users “pass,” said Post, June 27, Xinping County of Yuxi City, three city secondary road test the opening of the estuary collapse occurred the next day, resulting in a vehicle passing through here turn under the cliff, killing two people died inside the car and two others injured, highway interrupted. For the cause of the accident, the local government is a single point of heavy rain caused by a natural disaster.

7 8, correspondent along the new road to the scene three, the road there are construction workers on the highway guardrail, drainage and other construction, from time to time some sections of earth and rock rolled down from the hills.

close to the scene of the accident, the construction set up roadblocks on the road side. In the new three road K25 +450 to K26 +480 road, the reporter saw a total of three road damage, including two collapsed, a surface crack. Road accident at the hillside, two-way four-lane have collapsed, a lot of rocks, soil and concrete was rushed into the street of the valley.

“red water collapsed roadbed”

Zhang Xinping County Department of Transportation Secretary BU has introduced three new roads through villages and towns in Xinping County 8 19 village committees, with a total mileage of 90 kilometers . Road along the fragile geology, disasters, floods and geological disasters have been more serious.

accidents mainly due to heavy rains led to a single point of soft roadbed, road ditches and culverts to be above the blockage, and finally the formation of water as a waterfall of impact, resulting in collapse of highway roadbed.

Bu there are rules that highway design, construction and supervision units are selected strictly in accordance with the bidding system, procedural compliance and found no serious design flaws, quality of construction or supervision of omissions.

collapse occurred Sections of the construction unit project manager Jiangzu Long introduction, the unit will subcontract work to the successful construction services company, the project head of engineering equipment and materials, and is responsible for management and technical guidance, service company only the labor force, which is not labor sub-subcontract, the state permitted by law.

he said, in strict accordance with design drawings for construction, engineering, quality is no problem, Lu Jisong soft infiltration and erosion is mainly caused by the floods.

no quality problems, experts say

afterwards, Yunnan Provincial Department and the Transportation Department were sent experts to the scene. The Group believes that: section of the incident transverse slope steep terrain, poor geological conditions, heavy rainfall increased the hydrostatic pressure, the formation of collapse, is a heavy rainfall-induced natural disasters.

Yunnan Provincial Communications Department who participated in the survey, experts say, from the survey of the situation, roadbed, retaining wall strength and so meet the requirements and found no quality problems.

subsidy investigation in time duration for the fight

accused of the most short-lived road not approved the first building, not the acceptance that the opening test

Reporter learned that the investigation, three new road opened in October 2009 to build, and design in May 2010 before the Provincial Communications Department has been approved, there is “not approved prior to construction” and “time duration” issue. Not hand over the road in case of acceptance of test traffic violations, and plans to be held on 30 June the opening ceremony, canceled after the accident.

construction personnel, three new road along the geological environment is complex, time is short, heavy task in building a post, Xinping shouted “make a big quick-drying 60 days,” the slogan of the progress of the projects Forced , post workers overtime work.

what makes engineering so catch it? Reporters learned that, in addition to travel to meet the requirements of the masses, more important reason is that for national road toll for the abolition of two grants. According to the policy, the new secondary roads shall be June 30 this year, opened to traffic, or can not enjoy the state’s two highway toll abolition of subsidies.

http://www.cnkeyword.info/yunnan-road-test-the-opening-day-collapse...

Details Emerge in Deadly Road Collapse

Cheyenne : WY : USA | Jul 20, 2011
 
Engineers say a large section of Wyoming highway where four Colorado family members plunged to their deaths may have totally collapsed in a matter of minutes. Bruce Burrows of the Wyoming Transportation Department says engineers are studying what happened to state Route 130 over South Brush Creek... FULL ARTICLE AT KSAZ

http://www.allvoices.com/news/9730810-details-emerge-in-deadly-road...

 

 

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Comment by SongStar101 on January 8, 2016 at 11:43am

Just from water?  This is huge!

Giant earth crack opens up along Route III in Paraguay

http://strangesounds.org/2015/12/giant-earth-crack-opens-up-along-r...

About 6 km of road have been swallowed by a giant crack along Route III between the districts of Yby Yaú and Azotey in Paraguay.

This giant fissure in the ground is the result of torrential rains and the overflowing of creek Guireño on December 10, 2015. Apocalyptic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLPS-hdPxTM

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 6, 2016 at 9:55pm

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/0...

Worker killed in Altoona trench collapse

1:38 p.m. CST January 6, 2016

Officials say a man has died after a trench collapsed on him at an Altoona construction site Wednesday morning, but rescue crews are having trouble retrieving his body.

Sgt. Jason Ferguson of Altoona police said they were called to the site, which is just north of the intersection of 5th Avenue Northwest and Adventureland Drive, at 8:15 a.m. A man, working for a private contracting company, and a few other workers were laying utility infrastructure for the residential development when walls of a trench collapsed.

The hole is likely more than 12 feet deep, Ferguson said, and slick with thick mud. Des Moines firefighters' technical rescue crew worked for hours constructing a make-shift box from plywood and hydraulic jacks, but the walls continued to re-collapse during their recovery effort.

By 1 p.m., authorities called for an industrial trench box, a tool used in construction to protect workers from cave-ins, which was expected to arrive within the hour, Ferguson said.

Ferguson added that the workers didn’t seem to be using any kind of protection during their morning work. A trench box was at the site, but not in use.

“That’s why they make the trench boxes like that, so this type of thing doesn’t happen,” Ferguson said.

Excavation standards require that some sort of protective measure be in place, said Nissen Jens, administrator of Iowa’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

The agency did send an inspector to the scene, Jens confirmed.

“Our objective …is to determine if the employer was in compliance with the law,” Jens said. “If there are violations, then we issue citations to an employer.”

OSHA does have the authority to take cases of dangerous work environments to the local county attorney’s office, where prosecutors could decide whether to pursue criminal charges. But Jens couldn’t say whether that was under consideration for the Altoona incident or comment further about their investigation.

At about 9:35 a.m., the Des Moines fire department's tactical team were still in rescue mode, but soon after, officials changed the status to a recovery effort.

The southwestern-bound lanes on Adventureland Drive are currently closed to traffic between 5th Avenue and just west of 1st Avenue.

Linden Oaks One LLC out of Ohio purchased the 20-acre plot of land from Grinnell State Bank in October for $1.75 million, according to Polk County Assessor records. It's still unclear which construction company was working at the site when the trench collapsed.

Redwood Living out of Ohio is building a 107-unit apartment complex called Linden Oaks. The market-rate apartments were designed to look like one-story duplexes and aimed at people 55 and older, said Jeff Mark, Altoona city administrator. Initial site work being done was sanitary and storm sewer construction, he said.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 6, 2016 at 6:43am

http://www.hngn.com/articles/166481/20160105/scottish-castle-floodi...

Jan 05, 2016 10:35 AM EST

Abergeldie Castle
Floodwaters removed 60 feet of land from the back of Abergeldie castle, leaving it precariously close to the River Dee's edge. (Photo : Twitter Photo Section)

A 16th century Scottish castle is on the verge of collapse after chunks of soil were swept away by floods caused by heavy rains, leaving the building just a few feet away from from the water's edge.

On Sunday, the caslte's owner, 76-year-old Baron John Gordon, was forced to evacuate the A-listed four-story building after the River Dee swept away a large portion of the land behind the property, leaving it at risk of collapsing into the now-swollen river, according to the BBC.

"It moved a 60-foot lump of ground and took a lot of big mature trees," said neighbor Gordon Fraser.

After evacuating, the baron was forced to take refuge in Fraser's home before moving on to another house on the 11,700-acre estate, according to the Daily Record.

"He left the castle when the river was at its height," Fraser said.

The baron, too upset about the ordeal, declined to talk to local news crews.

"John is at his wits' end. It's not only a home. It's the heritage, the history. Nothing can be done while the river is in spate like it is," said another neighbor, according to the Australian Broadcasting Company.

Abergeldie Castle is located in Aberdeenshire and is an historic landmark. It was built by Sir Alexander Gordon of Midmar around 1566. It's believed to be haunted by a French serving woman named "French Kate" who was imprisoned in the cellars beneath the castle before she was burned alive after she was accused of being a witch.

In the meantime, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency issued more than 30 flood warnings on Monday in Tayside, Angus, Dundee and Aberdeenshire, as well as four flood alerts, as Scotland continues to clean up after Storm Frank ravaged the country last Wednesday.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 1, 2016 at 7:21am

http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/67289371-story

Washed-Out Road Strands Neighborhood in Kings Mountain


Neighbors using bridge to walk across, but can't get cars out

Posted:Dec 31 2015 07:31PM EST

Updated:Dec 31 2015 09:41PM EST

A neighborhood in Kings Mountain is now cut off after flooding caused a hole in the road Wednesday. Emergency officials say water in Beason Creek got so high it washed out a culvert pipe that runs underneath Brookforest Drive, causing the road to collapse, which left eight families stranded.

Now that the water has receded, there are two bridges neighbors can walk across, but they can't get their cars out of the community.


Some of the neighbors were trapped inside their homes overnight Wednesday because the waters were so high. And some of the residents had already gone out, and then they couldn’t get back in to their homes and their families.

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Washed-Out Road Strands Neighborhood in Kings Mountain



Brian Edmonson said, “My wife was here. She was here by herself and for her, she felt stranded, and we were at the end of the driveway, couldn’t get to her.”

Colby Brown was affected by the flooding. He explained the problems the washed-out road is still causing. Brown said, “Basic grocery runs, getting back to work. If emergency services need to get in here, they can’t get in here now.”

Neighbors are already cleaning up the mess, and they expect to start repairs on Monday. It's a private drive, and that means the people living on the road are responsible for fixing it.  

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on December 15, 2015 at 5:27am

http://fox17.com/news/local/high-winds-cause-wall-to-collapse-in-na...

High Winds Cause Wall to Collapse in Nashville


Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on December 14, 2015 at 12:28am

http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Wind-causes-barn-collapse-in-Hut...

Wind causes barn collapse in Hutchinson; several ponies injured

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KAKE) — Strong winds caused a barn to collapse in Hutchinson, injuries several ponies in the process.

Emergency crews were called around 2:30 p.m. Sunday to a building collapse in the 1600 block of North Harding on Hutchinson’s north side. When they arrived, they found a 20-by-15-foot barn had blown about 15 feet off its foundation, Battalion Chief Jeremy Unruh said.

Crews used the Jaws of Life to lift the structure off of three ponies. A fourth had freed itself, Unruh said.

The injured ponies were taken to a local veterinarian who had the animals up and walking. Their injuries are not considered serious.

The Hutchinson Fire Department thanked neighbors for their assistance.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on December 13, 2015 at 9:29pm

http://timesoracle.com/2015/12/hilton-hotel-driveway-roof-collapses...

Hilton hotel driveway roof collapses

The debris fell on top of a car parked outside the hotel The debris fell on top of a car parked outside the hotel

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received a call at about 2:55 pm regarding people being injured at Hilton Singapore.

Mr Peter Webster, Hilton regional general manager, said a doorman heard a sound at around 2.50pm.

A black vehicle bearing a Malaysian licence plate took most of the impact from the fall. It then dispatched one ambulance and a fire engine to the hotel.

"They had scratches, but looked fine and were sent to the hospital as a precaution", said Mr Webster. During the inspection, only guests were allowed through the entrance, according to a hotel representative.

In a statement, SCDF said a total of four people were conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital as a result of the incident.

They were departing, and he was checking a location on Google maps when the ceiling collapsed. However, two people - one a passerby who was taking a shortcut via the hotel and another, a hotel worker - were hit by the falling parts.

Hilton will cover the damage to both vehicles, he said.

"We have the building checked on a regular basis", said Mr Webster.

Reports are coming in from social media that the roof of the Hilton Hotel along Orchard Road collapsed this afternoon following heavy rain.

Inspectors from the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) were investigating at the scene.

The hotel is to fix the collapsed ceiling and recommend "rectification measures", the statement said.

At around 5.30pm, contractors arrived to free the vehicles from the debris. By about 6pm, both cars had left the driveway.

The roof collapse at the Hilton is the latest in a string of incidents on Orchard Road this month.

On Saturday (Dec 12), a power outage at the Orchard Central shopping mall forced some shops to close early
Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on December 10, 2015 at 5:58pm

http://www.uncutindia.com/three-killed-as-slab-of-under-constructio...

Three killed as slab of under construction building collapses in Warangal

Dec 10, 2015

Three persons were killed and 19 others suffered injuries after a building collapsed at a construction site of a private engineering college at Annasagar village in Warangal district on Thursday afternoon.

The incident occurred when around 30 persons were working at the site. Two workers died on the spot while another one died when he was being shifted to a private hospital, an official attached with the local Police said. Two of the workers killed in the incident were identified as Prasad and Rajesh.

Warangal city police commissioner G Sudheer Babu rushed to the spot and supervised the rescue operation.

A case has been lodged in this regard and investigations are underway.

Comment by Khan on December 7, 2015 at 2:08am

Land subsidence strikes rural area in south China

2015. 12. 6.

 

173 residents were transferred to safety after land subsidence occurred in Mashan Country, Guangxi Province, in south China on Friday, causing severe damage to roads and buildings.

Local police forces cordoned off roads where large cracks had appeared on the ground and restricted traffic on rural routes. Buildings in many villages suffered significant structural damage following the land subsidence, the cause of which remains unknown.

"At about 7:00, the wall made some noise. I woke up and realized the danger. Some people yelled that the land had subsided and asked the villagers to come out. So I came out of my house for safety," said Shi Lizhao, a local villager.

One village saw 82 out of its 93 buildings suffer various degrees of damage. Some houses made of mud and clay were completely destroyed. Fortunately, these collapsed buildings were unoccupied and thanks to a quick evacuation, all 173 villagers were transferred safely and without injury.

The local government set up a temporary shelter in a primary school for villagers who had no other place to stay. The civil department also sent relief supplies of clothes and food to meet basic needs.

However, after the weekend, villagers will have to find alternative shelter as students return to school. The government will provide them with subsidies.

It is estimated that the geologic structure of the area needs at least three months to stabilize. Therefore, reconstruction work will not begin until full scientific observations and data analysis are complete.
More on: http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/news.jsp?fileId=330447 ;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELsILv_0tDA ;

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on December 1, 2015 at 9:25pm

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/silos-collapse-like-dominoes...

Silos collapse 'like dominoes' in Swellendam

2015-12-01 13:45
One of the collapsed silos. (Photo from Western Cape Truckers, Facebook)

One of the collapsed silos. (Photo from Western Cape Truckers, Facebook)

Cape Town - Fourteen silos holding about 11 500 tons of canola seeds collapsed at the Sentraal-Suid Koöperasie agricultural co-operative in Swellendam on Tuesday morning, the company has confirmed.

CEO Ernst Pelser confirmed to News24 the steel structures had been filled to the brim when it started collapsing “like dominoes” at about 08:30.

The seeds were being stored for the adjacent B-well Canola oil factory.

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