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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 November 12, 2018 at 5:43am: https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/thyagarajan...

Thyagarajanagar building collapse kills 22-year-old
Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Updated: Nov 11, 2018, 09:56 IST

Rescue work was underway till late in the night
Six families in the adjacent building have been evacuated as a precautionary measure

A 22-year-old youth died after he was trapped underneath a partially collapsed residential building on Ist main Sai Mandir Road near Sai Baba temple in Thyagarajanagar late Saturday evening.

The construction of ground plus four floored building was almost complete, but a major disaster was averted since it was unoccupied. Two workers, including the victim, identified as Sohail, was present at the site when the incident took place.

They were doing some welding work outside the building and Sohail was asked to go into the basement to switch off the machine when the building caved in. A huge pit had been dug in the tiny plot adjacent to this almost completed residential structure to make one more building which is being suspected to be the reason for the ground to cave in bringing the building down. The building at present is leaning on to another ground plus three storeyed structure adjacent to it.

A major disaster was averted as there were no workers inside the collapsed building and none of the occupants of the adjacent building were also hurt in the mishap. As many as six families living in the adjacent building have been evacuated as a precautionary measure till the collapsed building is removed. “We have spotted Sohail’s body but it is caught between a pillar and since the entire building at the moment is leaning on to the adjacent structure, we will have to carefully retrieve it,” said a rescue personnel.

As many as 50 firemen and 35 members from both state and national disaster response force were engaged in rescue and clearance work at the time of going to press. “It is suspected that the mishap was caused when an attempt to construct one more building in the vacant plot next to the building. We have to check of necessary permissions from taken,” said an official. Initially it was suspected that there were four people trapped under the debris but later rescue personnel claimed that there was only one person trapped under it.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on September 28, 2018 at 4:06am: https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/delhi-five-dead-i...

Delhi: Five dead in Ashok Vihar building collapse

September 26 2018

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Seven Hurt in Building Collapse in Berwick

Posted 5:27 pm, September 19, 2018,

https://twitter.com/cblackburne/status/1042507432856039424?ref_src=...

BERWICK, Pa. -- Seven people were sent to the hospital after the roof of a vacant building came tumbling down in Berwick.

Firefighters said no one was inside the building on Second Street when it started falling apart around 3 p.m. Wednesday, but people on the sidewalk and sitting in their cars were hurt in the wreck.

Amber Soboleski saw it all from across the street and immediately called 911.

“You couldn't see two feet in front of you but you could hear a woman screaming. It was terrifying,” Soboleski said.

That woman was screaming for help. The passenger in her Dodge Durango was trapped but firefighters were able to rescue her.

The chief of the Berwick Fire Department was even stunned when he saw the damage.

“Nothing like this. This is the first time in 30 years I’ve seen something like this,” Fire chief Randy Remphrey said.

Fire officials said a vape shop near the corner of the building has been closed since Saturday because of water damage, so officials are looking to see if weather played a role in the roof collapse too.

“With the number of storms we've had over the summer - it definitely could have been a contributing factor,” Jon Pruitt of Berwick said.

Pruitt lives just down the street. He said the plume of dust from the collapse was higher than some buildings.

“It's scary. A lot of these buildings have been here for 75-100 years if not more,” Pruitt said.

Firefighters said they will be bringing in a crane Thursday morning to take a better a look at the building and figure out the cause of the collapse.

Parts of Second Street and Market Street in Berwick will be closed as a result.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on September 10, 2018 at 3:46am: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/13-People-Escape-From-Ph...

13 People Forced to Evacuate Homes After Philadelphia House Collapse

By NBC10 Staff

Published at 6:53 AM EDT on Sep 9, 2018

A house collapsed Sunday around 6 a.m. in the Mantua neighborhood of Philadelphia, sending neighbors fleeing from their homes into the early morning rain, officials said.

No one was home when the house crumbled. Neighbors told NBC10 the owner was likely at work. Meanwhile, framed photographs and paintings could be seen hanging from the exposed walls.

Officials also checked on two adjoining properties for injured residents and potential damage. First responders told NBC10 that 13 people fled from two of the neighboring houses, located on the 3900 block of Aspen Street.

"It's just terrible. I've never seen anything like that," neighbor Connie Lawhorn said. "Thank God that nobody was at home."

Lawhorn didn't hear any loud noises when the house collapsed, but neighbor Crystal Nelson told NBC10 she heard a loud boom and thought a tree had fallen.

"You would not believe that something like this can happen," she said.

No injuries were reported

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on August 10, 2018 at 7:12am: Dramatic road collapse in Lac-Brome swallows cars, leads to rescue of trapped woman

Firefighter and victim teamed up to save an injured woman who was stuck in her upturned vehicle

CBC News · Posted: Aug 09, 2018 9:15 AM ET

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/lac-brome-dramatic-road-col...

Blinded by heavy rain, a woman in her 70s was driving on a rural road in Quebec's Eastern Townships at around 3:30 a.m. Thursday when her vehicle suddenly plummeted some three and half metres, landed on its roof and caught fire.

Moments later, a second vehicle crashed on top of hers.

The driver of that second vehicle, 23-year-old Shawn Turcotte, would become her rescuer — teaming up with a part-time firefighter to extract her from the bottom of a watery road washout, estimated to be about six metres wide.

The incident took place in Lac-Brome, not far from the Ski Bromont resort on Fulford Road, between Papineau and Brome roads, about 100 kilometres east of Montreal.

Turcotte had to quickly abandon his vehicle and everything in it, including his cell phone. Full of adrenalin and knowing a woman was trapped in the wreckage, he managed to pull himself out of the trench and sprint 800 metres to his home.

He woke his parents and called 911. Together, the family returned to the scene to help the woman.

Turcotte's mother, Cindy Lagacé, said her husband tried to climb down, but it was too slippery.

Luckily, part-time firefighter Sébastien Boucher, who lives nearby, responded to the call in his personal vehicle.

However, he didn't have any rescue equipment.

After assessing the situation, Boucher quickly returned home to retrieve a ladder and flashlight. Working with Turcotte, the two were able to extract the woman from her vehicle and pull her to safety.

"It wasn't easy with the water and the instability of the vehicle," Boucher told Radio-Canada. "When we climbed back up, the police, firefighters and ambulances arrived."

The fire was put out by the water in the ditch and the rain that was falling at the time.

"When we look at the photos after, we can't believe everybody was saved, but thank goodness."

Doing anything to help

Going to great lengths to help each other is common practice in Lac-Brome, says Lee Patterson, a born-and-raised resident of Lac-Brome and town councillor.

"We're a tight knit community — everybody knows everybody — and the people are eager to help out when they can," he said.

"They stayed cool and were able to help out and bring the victim to safety."

The Sûreté du Québec says the two drivers were transported to hospital, one with serious injuries to her lower body. (Brigitte Marcoux/Radio-Canada)

Quebec provincial police spokesperson Sgt. Aurélie Guindon said both drivers were transported to hospital.

Turcotte was treated for minor injuries. The woman had more serious injuries to her lower body, though police do not fear for her life.

The road was closed to drivers early Thursday with municipal workers on site to ensure no other vehicles end up in the same position, Guindon said.

"We are talking about a roadway that is completely ruined its entire width," she said.

Two severe thunderstorms in under 90 minutes

The road's drainage ditch flooded due to heavy precipitation, splitting the street in two and opening a crevasse that the drivers were not able to see due to the heavy rain and dark of night.

Patterson said there wasn't much water in the drainage ditch the day before, but that quickly changed when severe thunderstorms hit the area.

Environment Canada meteorologist Steve Boily said at least two severe thunderstorms moved through, dropping between 60 and 80 millimetres of rain in under 90 minutes.

Comment by Juan F Martinez on July 31, 2018 at 1:54am: Horrific road collapse swallows cars in Istanbul

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Cars damaged as retaining wall collapses in Istanbul

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on July 27, 2018 at 9:20pm: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/watch-road-caves-in-near-delh...

Watch: Road caves in near Delhi after heavy rains in NCR

A road in NCR's Ghaziabad caved in today after heavy rains lashed parts of the national Capital.

The road outside Vartalok Apartment in Ghaziabad's Vasundhara area caved in, leaving a gaping hole on it.

The residents of the one of the apartments in the Vartalok Society have been asked to vacate after the road caved in.

Heavy rains lashed Delhi and the National Capital Region today morning. Weather officials predicted more spells of rain throughout the day.

"The sky will remain generally cloudy throughout the day. There may be spells of light to moderate rain in most parts of the city," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.

It was a heavily cloudy morning. The rain started at around 7 am and several parts of the city were waterlogged.

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Jul 25, 2018 11:27 AM IST | Source: PTI

One killed, eight injured in building collapse in Thane

The three-storey building, located in Khoni area, had developed cracks and one its walls collapsed yesterday afternoon following which its 22 occupants were evacuated, Thane's regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said.

A 25-year-old woman was killed and eight others, including two children, were injured when a portion of a building collapsed on an adjoining chawl in Bhiwandi town near here, an official said today.

The three-storey building, located in Khoni area, had developed cracks and one its walls collapsed yesterday afternoon following which its 22 occupants were evacuated, Thane's regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said.

Around 8.30 pm yesterday, a portion of the seven-year- old building crashed on a chawl (old style tenements) located next to it, trapping its residents.

A woman, Khairunnisa Shaikh, residing in the chawl died in the mishap while eight others sustained injuries, Kadam said.

The civic, fire brigade and local police officials rushed to the spot and carried out the rescue operation.

The work to clear the debris continued during the night and was still underway, Kadam said.

The injured people, including two children aged 2 and 9 years, have been admitted to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Bhiwandi, an official said.
The police have registered a case in connection with the incident, he added.

First Published on Jul 25, 2018 11:15 am

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on July 18, 2018 at 3:40am: https://www.ndtv.com/noida-news/6-storey-under-construction-buildin...

3 Dead After 6-Storey Building Falls On Another Near Delhi, Many Trapped

A team of the National Disaster Response Force has been called in from neighbouring Ghaziabad to help in the search and rescue operations.

Updated: July 18, 2018 07:04 IST

New Delhi Two buildings collapsed in Greater Noida near Delhi on Tuesday as a six-storey under-construction building fell on top of a four-storey next to it. 18 families lived in the four-storey building in the Shah Beri village, according to reports. Two dead bodies have been recovered by the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF so far. Many are feared trapped.

The National Disaster Response Force or NDRF was called in from neighbouring Ghaziabad to help in the search and rescue operations, along with hundreds of policemen, who are trying to control the crowd.

The crowd, agitated, says the buildings collapsed around 8:30 pm but help only reached an hour and a half later. A local, Praveen Srivastava, blamed unscrupulous builders for the collapse, and said the rescue efforts have been slow. A look out notice has been issued against the builder.

"It took such a long time since the collapse but no rescue workers have reached. Not even an ambulance", he said.

Getting to the area is proving to be exceptionally difficult as the entire stretch is dug up and due to the monsoon, potholes are water-logged.

Heavy machinery has been brought in to clear the debris. Drilling machines are being used to remove metal rods so that the debris can be cleared and the people trapped be reached

A video showed a policeman dangling from a crane, trying to locate those trapped through the windows of the building.

Locals say this area in Greater Noida west has a lot of small builders, who have constructed multiple 10-12-story buildings.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath taking stock of the incident, asked the District Magistrate to follow up with the NDRF team and the police for relief measures and to ensure immediate rescue

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on July 17, 2018 at 2:21am: https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/16/terraced-house-collapses-suddenly-du...

Redditch, England

Terraced house collapses suddenly during huge renovation project

Monday 16 Jul 2018 1:56 pm

Residents were evacuated from their homes as a house collapsed without warning in the middle of the night.

Fire, police and ambulance crews rushed to Mount Pleasant Road, in Redditch, Worcestershire, after the terraced home was reduced to rubble.

It remained closed throughout Sunday following the sudden collapse shortly after midnight.

Miraculously, nobody was injured during the accident which resulted in residents being escorted from their homes as well as workers from nearby shops.

The cause of the damage is not yet known but construction work is believed to have been taking place at the back of the house

A rescue dog was sent to check the rubble for anyone who might have been stuck, but thankfully nobody was home at the time of the collapse.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 12.11am. We sent an ambulance , a paramedic officer and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).’

‘We were called to reports of a building collapsed. On arrival we were told that all the occupants were out of the building.

‘HART stood by to provide medical cover while the fire service continued their work, checking over the collapsed building to ensure there were no occupants left inside.’

Experts investigated the cause of the collapse to ensure there will be no further damage the building.

A structural engineer and gas workers also worked to ensure the scene was safe while residents were offered alternative accommodation.