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.
Starr DiGiacomo
https://7dnews.com/news/tourist-and-2-egyptian-girls-die-in-luxor-b...
Tourist and 2 Egyptian Girls Die in Luxor building collapse
Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:55 GMT
A German woman and two Egyptian children were killed Tuesday 5th February when a building collapsed in a residential neighbourhood of Egypt's southern city of Luxor, a senior security official told AFP.
"So far there is a German tourist who died along with two Egyptian girls," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The woman, who had been passing by the building the moment it collapsed at around 6:00 pm (1600 GMT), succumbed to her injuries soon after arriving in hospital, he said.
A German man who had been walking with the woman was injured and taken to the hospital. His relation to the woman was unclear, medical sources and other security officials said
Feb 6, 2019
jorge namour
ISTANBUL - TURKEY
http://www.zetatalk4.com/info/tinfx027.htm
When the 7 of 10 scenario for Africa occurs, dropping Africa and widening the Red Sea, the isthmus holding Istanbul will tear, dropping the city into rubble
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Video footage of the moment that collapses an apartment building in the Kartal district of Istanbul Turkey, today Feb. 6. 2019
8-story building in Istanbul collapses
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/6-story-building-in-istanbul-colla...
Feb 7, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.scoopnest.com/user/KHOU/1095041622759428097-breaking-bu...
Breaking: Building collapse in north Houston at East Crosstimbers and Fulton
Building collapses in north Houston
Rescue crews are on the scene of a building collapse in north Houston.
Views from Air 11 show almost the entire building has collapsed.
At least one person inside was injured, according to the Houston Fire Department.
It happened at a business called Play House near Crosstimbers and Fulton.
HFD says it was a strib club that closed a couple of months ago
Feb 12, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://wreg.com/2019/02/13/road-washed-out-after-collapse-in-st-fr...
Road washed out after collapse in St. Francis County
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, Ark. —The wet weather is taking a toll on road in the Mid-South. So far, it’s caused potholes, sinkholes and streets to collapse.
A driver in a van was on County Road 311 in St. Francis County around 2 a.m. Tuesday when the road gave way. The van was hanging by it’s bumpers on both sides of the road.
“It was chipping away at the dirt underneath it. There was a lot of water going through there,” James Bradford, supervisor with The St. Francis County Road Department, said.
Bradford says there were no injuries.
The county has ordered two culverts to replace the ones that were displaced. They estimate repairs should be complete by Feb. 22, 2019 for a total cost of $25,000.
We’re told the van had to be towed after it fell into the below ravine.
Feb 14, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Several floors collapse at St. Petersburg university, reports of people trapped under rubble
Published time: 16 Feb, 2019 15:26
A university building has partially collapsed in the city of St. Petersburg. It is feared that a number of people may be trapped under the rubble, Russian media reports, citing eyewitnesses.
https://www.rt.com/russia/451630-st-petersburg-university-collapse/
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Feb 16, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d32497a4e32457a6333566d54/index.html
A building collapsed in an industrial area in the Cangshan District in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 5:50 a.m. BJT on Saturday (2150 GMT, Friday).
Updated at 9:30 p.m. BJT
One person has died of injuries following Saturday's building collapse.
The deceased was one of the 15 people who were rescued and hospitalized as of this afternoon, six of whom have been discharged from the hospital.
According to firefighters, the five-story structure was self-built in 2003.
Following the incident, people living near the site have been evacuated and a district-wide safety inspection has been carried out on self-built houses and dilapidated houses.
Updated at 3:00 p.m. BJT
A total of 17 people were found trapped by rescuers as of 2:00 p.m. and 15 of them were pulled out and sent to the hospital, according to Fuzhou authorities.
The authorities confirmed one person sustained serious injury.
The cause behind the incident remains unclear, and teams of medics, police and emergency staff are working at the scene for any survivors.
Updated at 11:16 a.m. BJT
Fourteen people who were trapped under the rubble have been rescued and hospitalized, including one person with serious injuries.
The owner of the building has also been detained by the police.
Updated at 9:30 a.m. BJT
A preliminary investigation confirmed that seven out the 10 trapped have been rescued and sent for medical treatment.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Updated at 8:58 a.m. BJT
At least seven people were trapped under the rubble after the collapse.
Two of the trapped people have been rescued, according to local authorities.
A search and rescue operation is underway.
Feb 16, 2019
KM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6712313/21-students-feared...
Students' shocking footage shows them stumbling to safety after three storeys of a university building in St Petersburg collapse amid fears people are buried under rubble
Dust-covered students have been filmed stumbling through rubble still in shock after a Russian university building has collapsed trapping an estimated 21 people.
Security services said more than 80 people have been evacuated after the fifth and sixth floors of the National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics in St. Petersburg collapsed earlier today.
Students were filmed clambering over ruins inside the smoke-filled building and could be heard coughing as they inhaled the dust.
Pictures from social media show the roof has caved in of the university building, from which 60 people have been evacuated
A rescue worker with a service dog in the building where the floors between the first and the fourth storeys have collapsed
One source claimed 150 square metres of the building have collapsed, but the cause is not yet clear. News reports said there may have been students in the building for elective weekend instruction.
According to Russian agencies that several people were trapped under debris in the building but there was no immediate information on casualties.
The roof and several floors of the building collapsed during renovation work. TASS news agency said that acting St Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov had gone to the scene.
The workers rummage through the rubble to look for anyone who may be trapped inside
Russian Emergency employees work at the scene of the collapse building of the National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics in St. Petersburg, Russia
Fire fighters and rescuers work wait anxiously near the St. Petersburg Research University building
Student Fedor Gusak was on the top floor and said: 'The whole building trembled, shaking, and I thought that everything was falling apart.
'The electricity went off. 'It was very scary at this moment. I opened the door to the corridor to see what had happened.
'There was unreal dust, I saw a hole in the roof and no stairs to go down. No exit. While we were thinking what to do, people shouted 'Is there anyone alive?'.
'The firemen arrived very quickly and we descended the fire ladders. There was really no panic, everyone reacted very calmly.'
Feb 16, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.wymt.com/content/news/Road-collapses-State-of-Emergency...
Road collapses, State of Emergency declared in Wolfe County
WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT/WYMT) - A State of Emergency was declared in Wolfe County after heavy rains moved into the region Saturday night.
Our sister station, WKYT , reports many roads were flooded and Shooting Fork partially collapsed.
"The water collapsed the culverts and just washed the whole road out," Wolfe County EMS Director Marcus Stephens told WKYT.
No cars were on the road during the collapse.
Thirteen people were unable to leave their homes due to the road collapse.
Stephens told WKYT that crews were building a temporary bridge.
If you have any flood damage, officials ask that you give them a call.
Officials said those who are eligible will receive a clean-up kit and that funding would be determined by the extent of the damage.
The American Red Cross is also helping people affected by flooding damage
Feb 25, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/roof-collapse-at-montana-state-un...
Roof collapses on Montana State University campus
by NBC Montana Staff Thursday, March 7th 2019
MISSOULA, Mont. — Part of the roof at a Montana State University fitness center in Bozeman collapsed early Thursday morning.
The collapse occurred at the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center used by students.
The Bozeman Fire Department says firefighters were called around 2:20 a.m. and found a partial roof collapse on the backside of an unoccupied building.
There was no fire, but broken heating pipes were releasing steam.
"It was an unexpected situation," said MSU spokesman Michael Becker. "We are immensely grateful that, if it was going to happen, it happened when it did, when the building was barely occupied."
One maintenance worker told NBC Montana he was on the roof a few days ago, and the snow was up to his waist.
Becker added that it's too early to say what the cause is.
"We have to wait for the assessments from the engineers to come back to find out what exactly what the status is for the rest of the building before we can even begin looking at reopening," Becker added.
The school notified students via email and text.
"Actually, it's a lot worse that I thought it was going be," said sophomore James Olechowski. "I was like, 'Well, might as well check it out, since I'm not getting any gym in today.'"
"I was very upset," said student Sabine Byrne. "This is where we usually come and now -- can't work out here anymore."
Students are being asked to avoid the area until further notice from MSU.
The school is making arrangements for those who had classes at the fitness center.
Brick Breeden Field House is only accessible through the south entrance at this time.
There were no injuries and the fitness center has been closed. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.
Mar 8, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Many children feared dead, trapped as school building collapses in Nigeria (WATCH LIVE) Published time: 13 Mar, 2019 12:04
A three-story building collapsed on a primary school in Lagos, Nigeria shortly after the day’s classes had begun, sparking fears that many children were killed or are trapped beneath the rubble.
The collapse happened at roughly 10am local time on Wednesday. Initial reports indicate that at least 10 children have been pulled from the rubble so far as rescue workers scramble to save lives. Many more are feared dead.
Hundreds of concerned residents flooded the area in the immediate aftermath of the collapse as rescue workers began removing rubble.
"It is believed that many people including children are currently trapped in the building," Ibrahim Farinloye, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, said as cited by Reuters.
The building contained residential apartments on the other two floors, and the cause of the collapse remains unclear. https://www.rt.com/news/453705-nigeria-school-building-collapse/
Mar 13, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-killed-kampong-cham-af...
Three killed in Kampong Cham after balcony collapses
Publication date 08 April 2019 07:29 ICT
Deaths caused by the collapse of a balcony at a housewarming party rose to three on Sunday, while nine people injured in Saturday’s incident in Sdoeung Chey commune’s Khna village in Kampong Cham province’s Cheung Prey district remained hospitalised.
The house owner and host of the party was identified as Srun Bros, deputy district police chief Yem Sophal told The Post on Sunday.
The victim who passed away immediately was identified as Nhil Pok, a 70-year-old woman from Khna village, while the two who died in hospital had yet to be identified.
“Bros built his own house as he is a house builder. He spent nearly two months building it at a cost of more than $10,000. I do not know what techniques he used on his house, but he has built others for people and there have been no problems with those."
“I do not know yet who is to take responsibility and pay compensation. The house owner is deeply saddened and we are further investigating,” he said.
Neither Prak Sarom, Sdoeung Chey commune chief, nor Lanh Leang, the commune’s police chief, nor Bros were available for comment on Sunday.
A Cheung Prey district police report said the balcony collapse occurred at 9:45am on Sunday. A 7mx12m wooden building and a metre-and-a-half area of concrete in front of the house were damaged in the incident, as was a tuk-tuk, a motorbike and a bicycle.
Apr 8, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2019/04/dramatic-washout-close...
Dramatic washout closes OR 42 S east of Bandon
The closure will likely remain in place into next week. A recent release said the washout happened at milepost 5.4 near a culvert that was blocked. Heavy rains resulted in water pooling on the uphill side of the road and debris blocking the water flow.
Drivers who are traveling between the Bandon area and Coquille will need to use U.S. 101 and OR 42 to get around the closure.
Apr 12, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/771715/rio-buildings-co...
Two dead and 15 missing after buildings COLLAPSE
TWO buildings have collapsed in Rio de Janeiro killing two and leaving 15 missing, according to reports.
Published 12th April 2019
Services have rushed to the scene and are scouring the rubble.
Witnesses say the buildings "suddenly crumbled", reports Globo.com.
One resident said: "The locals who are helping went there and heard a lady scream exactly in her room."
The homes have between three and four floors.
One man was seen being taken away on a stretcher after the collapse at around 7am local time, or 11am GMT.
The region had been hit by thunderstorms earlier this week, although the cause is not yet clear.
It was not raining at the time of the collapse.
According to reports, there is a strong smell of gas.
Firefighters have put the area on alert over fears buildings nearby may also be at risk.
According to reports there are around 60 buildings under construction in the area.
One witness added: "They build without end, without stopping.
"One building after another, crazy. It was constant explosions. They just want to build and sell."
another link:
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL1N21U0HI
Two dead after buildings collapse in militia-controlled Rio neighborhood
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 12 (Reuters) - At least two people died and two more were injured when two unlicensed buildings in a militia-controlled outer borough of Rio de Janeiro collapsed on Friday, just days after deadly rains caused chaos in Brazil’s second largest city.
It was unclear why the four-story buildings, located in the western neighborhood of Itanhangá, collapsed. Locals said at least four families were living in the buildings, which were undergoing construction. An unknown number of people were still missing, locals and officials said.
“Two people were injured and two were killed, and teams are on the scene looking for survivors who may be buried,” a fire department spokesman said.
The mayor’s office said the two buildings were irregular constructions, which had not been authorized. Brazilian cities underwent rapid and mostly unplanned urbanization in the last six decades, giving rise to vast shantytowns, erected haphazardly without adhering to building codes.
Powerful militias - originally created to defend inhabitants from drug gangs, but which now act as fearsome local crime outfits - have a strong presence in the neighborhood where the buildings collapsed. Militias often control gas and electricity services, but now make huge profits by stealing land and illegally selling it for construction projects.
“As (the region) is dominated by militias, the technicians of the municipal inspection office usually require the support of the military police to carry out inspections there,” the mayor’s office said in a statement, adding that it had shuttered several unauthorized constructions nearby last November.
A man who said he was a resident in one of the buildings told reporters that he made it out after hearing a snap.
“I managed to escape, but there were people left behind,” said the man, who declined to give his name.
The buildings collapsed just days after Rio de Janeiro was hit by record rains that caused severe damage across the city. At least 10 people died in the storm on Monday night, which led city authorities to declare a state of emergency.
Apr 12, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/13-dead-after-church-collapses-in...
13 dead after church collapses in South Africa
19/04/2019 - 15:48:00
At least 13 people have been killed after part of a church collapsed in South Africa, according to local media.
Broadcaster News24 cited KwaZulu-Natal emergency medical services spokesman Robert McKenzie as saying heavy rain may have been to blame for the collapse on Thursday night in Dlangubo.
The report said the collapse at the Pentecostal church occurred as an Easter season service was underway.
Mr McKenzie said six people were seriously injured.
Officials are on their way to the scene
Apr 19, 2019
Juan F Martinez
COLOMBIA Collapse of a 3-story building in the center of Fundación, Magdalena this afternoon, May 16. The structure of the Metamorfosis warehouse located in the downtown area of this municipality, collapsed this afternoon. People were reported trapped in the rubble. No reports of deaths at the moment, there are 12 injured, 2 serious.
https://www.facebook.com/285981445512146/videos/299025754310866/Uzp...
May 17, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3010991/three-dead-...
Three dead and dozens injured as bar roof collapses in China
Published: 7:18pm, 20 May, 2019
At least three people were killed and 87 injured in southwest China on Monday after the steel roof of a bar collapsed.
The roof of the 0776 bar on the top floor of a three-storey building in Baise, Guangxi, caved in on staff and customers at about 1am, state media reported, citing city authorities.
By late afternoon, rescuers were still searching for four other people believed trapped under the debris, The Beijing News reported.
About 30 emergency vehicles and more than 200 firefighters were sent to the scene, the official Weibo account of the fire and rescue service said.
Firefighters used demolition equipment to dismantle the remains of the roof.
The entrance and exit to the 12-metre (40 feet) high building were on the ground floor, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported
The 700 square metre bar opened in January at a cost of 20 million yuan (US$2.9 million), the CCTV report said.
The Ministry of Emergency Management sent a team to help local authorities in their rescue efforts, while six doctors from the National Health Commission were at the scene
May 21, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.newscenter1.tv/road-collapse-strands-hotel-occupants-in...
Road collapse strands hotel occupants near Keystone
KEYSTONE, S.D. — Heavy flowing water has caused a road collapse on Old Hill City Road near Keystone.
The collapse happened in front of K Bar S Lodge. According to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, there’s no way in or out from the lodge.
Crews have been working with the lodge’s manager to get medications as needed to staff and customers. According to management, the lodge has 60 rooms occupied today and about 20-25 visitors that are trying to leave, but are stranded.
Officials say everyone is safe and there are no evacuations at this time.
May 29, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/building-collapses-in-hillsboro-v...
Building collapses in Hillsboro Village
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Emergency crews responded to a building collapse in Hillsboro Village.
Part of the building that housed The Impeccable Pig store at 21st Street and Belcourt Avenue collapsed Wednesday evening.
The store is located at the end of a strip mall. It appears some kind of construction was going on in the parking lot next door.
Nashville Fire Department officials said the strip mall will remain closed until it is inspected and deemed safe.
It's unclear what caused the collapse. No injuries have been reported.
Jun 13, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-news-up-to-100-residents-e...
Sydney high-rise evacuated amid fears building could collapse
12:06am Jun 15, 2019
Up to 100 untis were evacuated amid fears the high-rise on Bourke S...
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Jun 14, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://viraltab.news/half-of-road-collapses-after-cracks-appear/
Half Of Road Collapses After Cracks Appear
This is the moment half of a multi-lane road disappears down a construction pit hours after workers discovered cracks forming underneath it.
Footage from the city of Nanning, capital of China’s southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, shows the construction site’s retaining wall giving way on 8th June.
It happened at 6pm local time, just six hours after workmen noticed cracks emerging on the surface of eight-lane Dongge Road, which has four lanes going in either direction.
By 2pm, construction was halted and personnel were evacuated from the pit, where the foundations of a multi-storey building were still being laid.
Footage taken from a nearby tower block shows half of Dongge Road then collapsing and tonnes of earth pouring into the excavated land.
Officials said no one was injured during the accident, which affected a road section 60 metres (196 feet) long and 15 metres (50 feet) wide.
According to reports, minor cracks in the road surface had been discovered a week earlier, but they were not serious enough for work to be stopped.
Authorities have sealed off the west-to-east section of Dongge Road and are working to reconstruct the retaining wall, which they say had been warped due to erosion caused by a leaking pipe.
Heavy congestion has already been reported in the area, with traffic having been diverted away from the thoroughfare.
Officials did not reveal who the construction site belongs to whether the owners would be held liable for the incident.
Jun 14, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/huge-hole-after-bridge-roadwa...
Huge hole after bridge, roadway collapse in Licking County
Wednesday, June 19th 2019
LICKING COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — A pickup trucker driver likely got a huge scare Tuesday night during the storm. Workers said the guy came across a collapsed bridge and roadway on Deeds Road near Granville, his front tires slipping off the pavement in the dark.
Crews were called out to repair the rural road of State Route 37.
Licking County Engineer Jared Knerr said all the rain is taking a toll on some roads across our area. The road and bridge on Ramp Creek collapsed and left a thirty-foot wide hole. The road is closed and traffic is being detoured.
Knerr said the bridge had been inspected in the past year and no issues were found. “The pipe itself has some damage on the underside, the inside, which again, didn’t show up on our inspection. So it has just happened recently as well,” Knerr said.
Salina Thrasher lives next to where the collapse happened. Thrasher joked that if we get more rain she might have to build an ark for her goats, chickens, and pet turkey named Fred. Thrasher said the rain came down so hard and fast the asphalt just crumbled.
“A big hole. It looks like there’s been an earthquake and the road just fell in,” said Thrasher.
Crews worked to cap off a natural gas line on the site. They will remove the damaged pipe. Knerr said they would look for a concrete box culvert to replace the damaged section. That may take weeks or even months. People who live in the area are not looking forward to the inconvenience of the road being closed. No word yet on what the repairs will cost.
Jun 20, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Video of the collapse of a 9-story building in Atakia Moldova, thankfully all the people were evacuated in time 6-20-2019
https://www.facebook.com/rodolfomartin.brenessalvatierra.5/videos/1...
Jun 21, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-building-collapses-in-hps-so...
13 armymen among 14 dead in HP building collapse
As many as 14 people died and 28 others were injured after a multi-storey building collapsed in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district, officials said on Monday.
The bodies of 13 Army personnel of 4 Assam Regiment from nearby Dagshai Cantonment and a civilian were extricated from the debris, they said.
28 people, including 17 Army personnel and 11 civilians, were injured after the four-storey building, which housed a restaurant, collapsed on the Nahan-Kumarhatti Road on Sunday evening following heavy rains.
The rescue operation ended at about 4 pm on Monday, Solan Additional Superintendent of Police Shiv Kumar told PTI.
He said initial investigation has found that the structure was not built up to specifications.
"A magisterial inquiry has already been ordered. Strict legal action will be taken against erring persons after getting the report," he said.
The CM said a first information report has been registered against the owner of the building.
"There are more such buildings in the state. Owners have constructed them without following building by-laws. Whatever is required to be done, will be done to check it," he said in response to queries by the media.
"Necessary equipment was airlifted on Sunday evening itself through a helicopter from Shimla's Sunni to carry out the rescue work by the NDRF," Thakur added.
Deputy Commissioner K C Chaman said Solan Sub Divisional Magistrate Rohit Rathore has been directed to conduct the inquiry into the incident.
An injured soldier told reporters from the hospital that when the building collapsed, there were 35 Army personnel inside it, of whom 30 were Junior Commissioned Officers.
He said Army personnel belonging to the 4 Assam Regiment of nearby Dagshai Cantonment went to the restaurant "to party as it was a Sunday but suddenly the building shook and collapsed in no minutes".
Another injured person Rakesh Kumar, said that about 50 people, including several Army personnel, restaurant staff and other customers were in the building when it collapsed.
"We thought it was a quake and did not know how the building collapsed and we were trapped under the debris. I remained trapped for about 10-15 minutes after which some people rescued me," he added.
The Army, Central Reserve Police Force and police initially carried out the rescue operation.
Subsequently, two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams -- one from Haryana's Panchkula and the other from Shimla's Sunni -- reached the spot Sunday night to carry out the rescue work, Director-cum-Special Secretary Revenue and Disaster Management, D C Rana told PTI.
A third NDRF team from Panchkula joined the rescue operation on Monday morning, he said.
Jul 16, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/20/c_138321623.htm
5 confirmed killed after building collapse in north Nigeria
ABUJA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Five persons were confirmed killed after two residential buildings collapsed in two different locations in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa on Monday, said a local official.
The two incidents in Kirikasamma area of the state occurred following days of torrential rainfalls, said Salisu Garba-Kubayo, head of the local government.
Garba-Kubayo said three persons from one family died after their house suddenly collapsed in the village of Kuraduge, while two others, a man and his wife, died after their house collapsed in Madachi village in the same area.
The local official told reporters that following the persistent rainfall, over 30 villages in Kirikasamma had been taken over by flood.
At least 330 houses were destroyed by the floods, he added.
On Aug. 7, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, which is responsible for issuing flood alert, issued an alert over possible flooding due to the high intensity of rainfall across the country.
The hydrological body said the flooding incidents are due to high rainfall intensity of long duration, rainstorms, blockage of drainage systems and poor urban planning resulting from the erection of structures within the floodplains and waterways.
This year, Nigeria's 36 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja, would witness different levels of flooding, the hydrological body predicted. Enditem
Aug 20, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.theprevalentindia.com/bhiwandi-four-storey-building-col...
Bhiwandi: Four-Storey Building Collapsed, 2 Killed, Five Injured
August 24 2019
Mumbai: In the early hours of Saturday, 24th August, a four-storey building collapsed in Shanti Nagar area of Bhiwandi Thane district. Two people were killed while five others were injured.
“We had received a message that the column of the building might dismantle. Our emergency team reached here and after examination, they found that the building might collapse. We vacated the entire building but some people entered the building without permission. It was then the building collapsed,” Ashok Rankhamb, Commissioner of Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation told ANI.
“It’s an 8-year-old building and was built illegally. The investigation will be done,” he added.
It is feared that several other people are still trapped in the debris.
Aug 24, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3024684/block-flats...
Block of flats collapses in southern China after ‘sinking into ground’
1:55pm 28 Aug, 2019
Emergency workers sealed off a building in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen after it collapsed on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.
At around 11.20am, a block of flats in Luohu district suddenly sank into the ground and leaned to one side, the Shenzhen government said on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter.
“Before it happened, the local community office heard noises coming from underground, and evacuated residents. Right now there are no casualties,” the Weibo post said. “The case is being investigated.”
In a short video published by state broadcaster CCTV, a residential building appears to have sunk into the ground and leans on the neighbouring building, with bricks and concrete strewn on the ground.
The area was closed off as police, ambulance crews and firefighters attended the scene.
The authorities also evacuated residents from surrounding buildings, moving them into temporary housing. A panel of experts began to investigate the cause of the collapse, while water, gas and electricity supplies were cut off in the area and construction work was halted as a precaution.
FDNY: Worker Killed in Partial Bronx Building Collapse
PUBLISHED 12:30 PM ET Aug. 27, 2019 UPDATED 3:12 PM ET Aug. 27, 2019
Aug 29, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/highway-8-rain-erosion-1.53...
Hwy. 8 closed as part of escarpment access road collapses after heavy rain
Oct 02, 2019 10:27 AM ET
Highway 8 in Dundas is closed after part of the escarpment access road collapsed following heavy rain.
The highway is closed in both directions between Bond Street in Dundas and Hillcrest Avenue above the escarpment in Greensville due to a "significant erosion event."
Crews are investigating the damage and repairs are required, according to the city. The highway will remain closed until further notice.
"The City thanks motorists for their patience and cooperation as we work to ensure continued public safety along the escarpment roadways," states a media release.
Oct 3, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/hard-rock-new-orleans-hotel-c...
Hard Rock Hotel Collapse in New Orleans Kills One and Injures at Least 18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yfdk8mO-pc
After the collapse of parts of the building, three people from the construction site remained unaccounted for, the New Orleans fire chief said on Saturday.
Parts of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans collapsed Saturday morning, killing one and injuring at least 18 others, a city official said. There are three people who remain unaccounted for.
The New Orleans Fire Department received reports of a collapsed building around 9:12 a.m., Chief Timothy McConnell said in a news conference on Saturday. The top six to eight floors of the building were affected, he said.
Chief McConnell and other officials repeatedly warned people to stay away from the area, noting that the structure and that a 270-foot crane remained unstable and still might collapse.
Nineteen people were assessed for injuries at the scene, 18 of whom were transported to area hospitals, he said. All were are in stable condition.
There were no reports of any injuries of people on the ground around the construction site.
Additional information on the person who was killed was not immediately available.
“Obviously, it’s a very serious situation here on Canal Street,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said at the news conference. “I’m just asking for everybody to lift up in prayer those who are at the hospital” and people who were “unaccounted for.”
Oct 12, 2019
Yvonne Lawson
Lewes Castle: Medieval wall collapses as emergency services search for casualties
Emergency services are searching through rubble after part of Lewes Castle in Sussex collapsed - sending 500 tonnes of Medieval wall crumble onto to nearby buildings.
Sussex Police confirmed its officers were assisting East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service with the ongoing incident.
Witnesses reported multiple emergency vehicles at the scene, as well as a helicopter and dog unit.
According to East Sussex Fire and Rescue teams, the area of wall collapse is not part of the main castle and not immediately accessible by the public.
They said there were no immediate reports of anyone missing but a "multi-agency search and rescue operation" is ongoing.
A spokesperson said: "A search of the area is not yet underway, due to the instability of the Old Coach House. ESFRS is working with other emergency services to gain a safe access.
The Norman Castle dates back 1000 years and occupies a commanding position guarding the gap in the South Downs cut by the River Ouse.
Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-lewes-castle-medieva...
Nov 11, 2019
Juan F Martinez
French bridge collapses near Toulouse, killing girl, 15
A 15-year-old girl has been killed and several other people are believed missing after a suspension bridge collapsed in south-western France.
Several vehicles fell into the River Tarn north of Toulouse when the bridge near the village of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn fell down at around 08:00 (07:00 GMT).
Four people were rescued and the river is still being searched for others who may be missing.
An investigation into the causes of the incident has been opened.
At least 60 emergency services personnel have been working at the scene.
The bridge, 155m (170 yards) long and almost 7m wide, was renovated in 2003 by Haute-Garonne council.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50460671
Nov 18, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.themeditelegraph.com/en/shipping/shipowners/2019/11/24/t...
The storm destroys a road in the port of Vado Ligure
Genoa - “We are restoring the access road to the Vado terminal, while the Maersk port platform has not suffered damage, the collapse is part of the damage caused by the storm”, the president of the Liguria Region, Giovanni Toti, said.
November 24 2019
Genoa - Due to bad weather a road leading to the Reefer terminal in the port of Vado Ligure collapsed, while the ports of Genoa and Savona suffered no damage. This was stated by the president of the Liguria Region, Giovanni Toti. “We are restoring the access road to the Vado terminal, while the Maersk port platform has not suffered damage, the collapse is part of the damage caused by the storm, which has struck various stretches of walk, especially in Alassio and Vado”, explains the Ligurian governor .
Nov 25, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/road-collapse-road-collapse-h...
Road collapse has traffic down to 1 lane with temporary stop lights
Updated: Nov 25, 2019 - 2:43 PMThere were some delays in getting students to a nearby school this morning as well.
Channel 11's Erin Clarke takes drivers' and frustrated neighbors' concerns right to PennDOT to get answers. What the agency is saying about the problem tonight at 5:30.
Here's a map showing the area where the road collapse happened:
Nov 25, 2019
Juan F Martinez
Cincinnati building collapse with three injured
by: The Associated Press
Posted: Nov 25, 2019 / 05:42 PM EST / Updated: Nov 25, 2019 / 05:42 PM EST
CINCINNATI (AP) – Authorities say at least three people have been injured in Cincinnati after part of a building under construction collapsed.
Cincinnati Fire Chief Roy Winston said three people on the structure’s fifth floor were injured when part of the building collapsed Monday afternoon after workers on the sixth floor started pouring concrete.
Winston said one worker had minor injuries and the other two had more serious injuries. He said all were in stable condition.
The chief said crews were searching for any others who might have been injured and contractors were making sure workers were accounted for.
The structure resides on a construction site and isn’t accessible to the public.
Ron Howard, property manager of the building across the street, described the collapse as sounding like a “bunch of mud, metal crashing, timber falling.”
https://www.wkbn.com/news/ohio/3-injured-in-cincinnati-after-partia...
Nov 26, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://6abc.com/cars-crushed-after-exterior-wall-collapses-in-cobb...
Cars crushed after exterior wall collapses in Cobbs Creek
Thursday, November 28, 2019 5:06PM
It happened around 12:45 p.m. on the 6000 block of Osage Avenue.
Video shows cars crushed from falling bricks.
"Startled, like this was unbelievable. Thanksgiving Day," said Veronica Brinkley
Her car was among the three buried in the rubble.
"It sounded like a bomb hit this block and I just thought that I was dead," she added.
Police closed the section of the road to traffic. Crews from the city's Department of Licenses and Inspection were also spotted at the scene.
"I just walked into the house, I think I was in the house maybe 3, 4, minutes," said resident Anthony Randall. "Boom! The whole wall, building everything just fell down, smoke everything I turned around kinda scared cause it rocked a little bit," he described.
No injuries have been reported.
There is no word at this time what caused the collapse.
Nov 29, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/02/c_138600356.htm
Building collapse kills 5 in Syria's Aleppo
DAMASCUS, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed after an apartment building collapsed on Monday in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, state news agency SANA reported.
The accident happened in the morning in the al-Ma'adi neighborhood in the old quarter of Aleppo, killing five people including a child and two women.
The collapse was caused by a heavy rainfall that hit the illegal building in the previous night, SANA said.
Rescuers are still searching for more people under the rubble.
The old quarter in the eastern part of Aleppo suffered huge damage during the war as it was under the rebels' control before the army's full capture of the city in late 2016.
Dec 3, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/region/saudi-arabia/Two-killed-13-inju...
Two killed,13 injured in Saudi university building collapse
A Saudi citizen and an expatriate were killed in the accident.
Two people were killed and 13 were injured on Tuesday after the collapse of a building at Al Maarefa University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The victims were evacuated from the university building in Dareya, on the western outskirts of Riyadh, the Civil Defense authority reported.
Lt Col Mohammed El Hammadi, Civil Defence spokesperson of the Riyadh region, told the Saudi Press Agency that the Civil Defence's Search and Salvage crew rushed to the scene to evacuate the victims, help those around and look for who might be under the debris.
He added that a Saudi citizen and an expatriate were killed in the accident, and of the 13 injured, ten were discharged from hospitals, while work is continuing to remove the rubble and make sure nobody is missing.
Dec 18, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-50859901
Southsea's damaged seafront promenade collapses
19 December 2019
A section of Southsea's promenade has collapsed as work gets under way to stabilise the sea defences.
The sea wall near the town's naval memorial was damaged by strong winds and high tides in November.
Its latest collapse is in an area already identified as dangerous by Portsmouth City Council where emergency repair work is taking place.
The council said 10m (32ft)-long sheet piles were being driven into the beach to protect the area from more damage.
The emergency works are due to be complete on Friday and further repairs will resume in the new year.
A permanent solution which involves rebuilding 4.5km (2.8 miles) of sea defences is expected to begin in 2020, pending approval by the Environment Agency which will unlock government funding.
Portsmouth's deputy leader Steve Pitt said: "We are aware that our current sea defences are no longer fit for purpose and close to the end of their maintainable life.
"Incidents like this underline the need to move forward with our new defence scheme as soon as possible."
Dec 21, 2019
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.zemtv.com/2019/12/31/karachi-a-multi-story-residential-...
Karachi: A Multi-story residential building Collapsed
A 6-story residential building in Ranchor Lane, Karachi, collapsed but fortunately no casualties were reported.
The 6-storey building was tilted to one side at Ranchor Lane Somra street. Sindh Building Control Authority officials declared the building bad and evacuated residents from the premises. There were 25 flats in the building.
The Karachi Municipal Corporation Demolition Team incharge had reviewed the building and announced it would be demolished in 20 to 22 days.
Abdul Sajjad Khan, in-charge of the demolition team, said the demolition of building was approved 13 years ago.
He said that the pillars of the building burst from the bottom, DG has formed a three-member committee on the building, to check if there was any leakage.
According to police, the electricity and gas of the building was also disconnected while the area adjacent to the building was sealed to avoid any casualties.
A section of a muddy residential building had cracks in it, which caused the building to burst within hours.
Sources say that after the construction of the flat, a compilation plan and a NOC were obtained.
Residents in the area say that the building was also set on fire in the past, the building was affected by the fire and was renovated a year ago.
A resident of the building said that strange sounds started coming out of the building at dawn, when we felt danger, we came out and saw cracks in the building’s pillars, which were immediately emptied.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has sought reports of the incident from Commissioner Karachi and SB officials.
Jan 2, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/residents-evacuated-after-part...
Residents Evacuated After Partial Building Collapse in Boston’s South End
Five residents were evacuated from adjacent buildings
January 2 2020
The Boston Fire Department has responded to a partial building collapse in the city's South End neighborhood where five residents have had to be evacuated.
Crews are on scene Wednesday night at 23 Upton Street, a 5-story brick building that was posted as unoccupied due to serious structural deficiencies, according to the fire department.
The rear fire escapes and part of the vacant building have come down, the fire department says.
Parts of the fire escape and debris can be seen hanging in the trees in Public Alley 701
Jan 2, 2020
Juan F Martinez
Massive water tower CRUMBLE in Indian village, leaving 15 communities without drinking water 23 Jan, 2020 02:11
https://www.rt.com/news/478943-india-water-tower-crumble/
An immense water tower serving over a dozen villages in India catastrophically gave way, instantly crumbling to pieces and releasing thousands of gallons of H2O. Those hoping for rain may have gotten more than they bargained for.
“We suspect that the soil loosened, resulting in the collapse of the tank. Investigations are going on and the exact cause will be found out,” an official of the Public Health Engineering Department told PTI, asking not to be named.
Fortunately, nobody was injured in the mishap, though it did leave some 15 villages without a supply of drinking water in lieu of the huge 700,000-liter tank. The construction company that originally built the tower is now expected to replace it, according to the terms of a five-year contract with the local government, the official said.
Jan 23, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io5_reeTsYU&feature=emb_logo
Feb 11, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/building-facade-collapses-at-chelse...
Building Facade Collapses at Posh Chelsea Brownstone
Feb 10 2020
Thankfully no one was hurt as the stone structure came crashing down Monday morning, but the collapse comes just 2 months after a piece of a Manhattan building’s facade collapsed and killed a woman in midtown. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.
Feb 11, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://92newshd.tv/at-least-eight-killed-in-muzaffargarh-building-...
At least eight killed in Muzaffargarh building collapse
Feb 12 2020
MUZAFFARGARH (92 News) – At least eight people killed and seven injured after a three-storey residential building has collapsed situated in Muzaffargarh’s Qunwan Chowk area.
According to the details, several people are feared to be trapped under the debris while a rescue operation is underway to pull out the remaining affectees including women and children.
The dead bodies and injured persons including a child in critical condition were shifted to DHQ Hospital. Locals feared rise in casualties as at least three families were residing in the building.
Rescue sources said the building was in dilapidated condition which collapsed after the construction of a market adjacent to it. Several teams have rushed to the site and commenced a rescue operation.
Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar expressed grief over loss of lives in the tragic incident and directed officials to provide best medical facilities to the injured.
Feb 11, 2020
Tracie Crespo
https://www.nj.com/essex/2020/02/building-collapse-in-east-orange-p...
Building collapse in East Orange prompts multi-town response
The entire center portion of a building in East Orange collapsed on Feb. 22, 2020.
A five-story building that collapsed on Saturday in East Orange is being surveyed by first responders from multiple municipalities.
The entire center portion of the building at the corner of North Arlington Avenue and William Street collapsed. It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries.
The windows on the building that were not impacted by the collapse appeared to be boarded up. A sign above the structure from the company Jordan Baris Inc. said the building was “available.”
First responders from East Orange Hoboken, Newark, Jersey City, Paterson were on scene. Additional information was not immediately available.
Feb 23, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://ktul.com/news/local/bristow-building-collapse
Historic building collapses in downtown Bristow
Monday, February 24th 2020
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Bristow police say a historic building collapsed near Route 66 and 6th Avenue on Sunday.
Officials say the building is a storage facility owned by a man who runs a biker rally.
No one is in danger and no businesses are affected by the collapse.
The chief said the building is just really old and fell apart.
Feb 26, 2020
Juan F Martinez
Mar 7, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.wdio.com/news/retaining-wall-collapse-london-road-dulut...
Updated: March 10, 2020 10:44 PM
Retaining wall collapses outside London Road McDonald's
The retaining wall outside the McDonald's on 21st Ave. E and London Rd. collapsed Tuesday.
It's not clear what caused it, but rubble could be seen below the restaurant off London Rd.
The Duluth Police Department responded to the wall's collapse.
Debris from the wall is now cleared off the street and sidewalk. McDonalds contacted the contractor who built the retaining wall.
A building official with the city of Duluth will evaluate the situation on Wednesday. Crews put up caution tape around the area Tuesday evening.
For the time being, the London Road entrance to McDonalds is closed, and some parking spots are blocked off.
Mar 12, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-295922-3-.htm
Slide wipes out road
Embankment failure collapses road near Williams Lake
Mar 30, 2020 / 2:14 pm
A mudslide has closed Soda Creek-Macalister Road near Williams Lake.
The slide and embankment failure has taken out a large section of the road, 10 kilometres from the junction of Highway 97, DriveBC reports.
The Ministry of Transportation says geotechnical engineers will assess the scene, and the route is closed in both directions.
No detour is available, and there is no estimate on when the road may reopen.
Mar 31, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.rappler.com/nation/259487-makati-mall-parking-building-...
Portion of Makati mall parking building collapses
April 30 2020
(4th UPDATE) Makati City Spokesperson Michael Camiña says there are no reported injuries following the incident at the SMDC Jazz Mall
COLLAPSED. A portion of the parking building of SMDC Jazz Mall in Makati City collapsed on April 30, 2020. Police are investigating the incident. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines (4th UPDATE) – A portion of the parking building of the SMDC Jazz Mall in Makati City collapsed on Thursday morning, April 30.
The Makati City government said via Twitter that it received a report that the parking building of SMDC Jazz Mall Tower D located at the 6th floor collapsed at 10:58 am on Thursday.
DEBRIS. Photo shows the debris from the collapsed portion of the parking building of SMDC Jazz Mall Tower D on April 30, 2020. Photo courtesy of Japs Bonus
"No reported injuries. Investigation is ongoing," said Makati Spokesperson Michael Camiña.
SMDC said in a statement that “the facade wall of the parking level at Jazz Mall sustained damages that caused its outer slab to collapse to the driveway."
"As of this posting no serious casualties were reported. As a safety precaution, residents were directed to stay near Metropolitan Avenue," it said.
Makati police chief Colonel Rogelio Simon said only cars parked in front of the mall building got damaged by the falling debris.
"'Yung pinagbagsakan is the entrance ng mall (The debris fell along the mall entrance)," Simon said.
Residents at SMDC Jazz Residences said they heard what sounded like an explosion but Simon said they found no bomb traces in the area.
"Wala naman kami nakitang traces ng usok, sunog, o ng bomba, even our Explosive and Ordnance Division ng PNP ay wala naman nakita na traces (We didn't see any traces of smoke, sire or a bomb. Even our Explosive and Ordnance Division at PNP didn't see any traces)," the police chief said.
Simon said that they were forming a team that will do a walk through inside Tower D to determine if was still structurally sound.
SMDC Jazz Mall is in the SMDC Jazz Residences complex. Residents of all 4 towers of Jazz Residences were evacuated following the incident.
EVACUATION. Residents are evacuated from the SMDC Jazz Residences after a mall in the condominium complex collapsed on April 30, 2020. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler
Simon said the occupants of Towers A, B, and C were allowed to return to their condominium units
Apr 30, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://thesourceng.com/breaking-deaths-as-eight-storey-building-co...
BREAKING: Building Collapse In Imo, Dead Bodies Recovered
8:38 pm , Thu, 30 April 20
Many people have been killed in a collapsed building in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday.
The building, which is the tallest at Umaru Musa Yar’adua Drive, collapsed and trapped nothing less than 26 people.
Apr 30, 2020