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October 17, 2025, a playground collapsed at Zijiang School in Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, fortunately no casualties were reported. The Zijiang School playground collapse emergency response headquarters announced on Saturday that they have begun an investigation to the cause.

The emergency response headquarters confirmed that the west wall and some playgrounds of the campus of the school collapsed, and the corners of the west side of the Boxue Building (teaching building) were damaged.

ZETATALK: THE STRETCH ZONE, THAT SINKING FEELING

ZetaTalk explores the concept of Earth's "stretch zones"—regions where tectonic plates are being pulled apart due to planetary forces, particularly in anticipation of a predicted pole shift. It focuses heavily on the eastern seaboard of the U.S., the Caribbean, and parts of Europe, warning that these areas will experience significant land subsidence due to the widening of the Atlantic Rift.

Key points include:

Historical evidence of submerged forests and civilizations off the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda.
Predictions that areas like Florida, Georgia, and the UK will lose elevation and be permanently flooded.
A detailed catalog of sinkholes, train derailments, infrastructure collapses, and mysterious odors from 2004–2005, interpreted as signs of Earth stretching.
The concept of “imploding cities”, where underground infrastructure fails due to shifting rock layers.
Warnings to relocate from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas before the pole shift occurs.

More: https://www.zetatalk.com/index/blog1010.htm

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 21, 2019 at 7:30pm

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Three dead and dozens injured as bar roof collapses in China

Structure gives way as bar patrons enjoy late-night drinks on top-floor bar
200 firefighters aided by national medical and emergency teams

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

Comment by Juan F Martinez on May 17, 2019 at 4:29pm: 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.

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 19, 2019 at 7:30pm: 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

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 12, 2019 at 5:27pm: 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."

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April 12, 2019 / 9:52 AM / Updated an hour ago

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.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 12, 2019 at 7:30am: https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2019/04/dramatic-washout-close...

Dramatic washout closes OR 42 S east of Bandon

Updated Apr 11, 10:14 AM; Posted Apr 11, 9:53 AM

In another extreme example of weather-related hazards around Oregon this week, OR Highway 42 South between Bandon and Coquille is closed due to the collapse of a 50-foot section of road. The slide happened on Wednesday night, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 8, 2019 at 4:22am: 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.

Comment by Juan F Martinez on March 13, 2019 at 1:59pm: 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/

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on March 8, 2019 at 5:25am: 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.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 25, 2019 at 2:40am: https://www.wymt.com/content/news/Road-collapses-State-of-Emergency...

Road collapses, State of Emergency declared in Wolfe County

WKYT/WYMT News Staff |

Posted: Sun 7:10 PM, Feb 24, 2019

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

Comment by KM on February 16, 2019 at 11:56pm

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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

Around 80 people were evacuated from the college in St Petersburg
Several of the upper floors of the ITMO university collapsed earlier today
Rescue workers believe up to 21 people may still be trapped in the 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.'