Collapsing Buildings and Roadways

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Highway collapse, Jingdong, China, 03.11.25

Building Collapse in Manchester, UK

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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http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/03/181069/181069/

3 killed, 3 injured in Partial Building Collapse in Casablanca

Tuesday 1 March 2016 - 15:53

morocco world news

Rabat – A building under construction in Casablanca caved in on Monday, killing 3 construction workers and injuring 3 others. Fire officials said the four-story building’s collapse was reported just before 10:30 a.m. at the Mandarona neighborhood, located in the district of Ain Chock, Casablanca. The building pancaked from the fourth floor to the basement level. A statement by the fire department said three workers were immediately killed in the collapse, while three others were seriously injured after they were trapped beneath the rubble for hours. “The three injured people were transported to the hospital and their condition is stable,” delegate of the Health Ministry to the district of Ain Chock, Lamia Hassani, told media following the incident. While it remains unclear until now what caused the collapse, buildings officials said the company had all the necessary permits for the construction. Meanwhile, Telquel cited the manager of the company that owns the building, Mohamed El Ghlid, as saying that a “human error was behind the collapse.”

Moroccan News Agency MAP said local authorities have opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the tragedy.

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http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/02/29/23/22/up-to-40-people-e...

3:12am March 1, 2016

Dozens evacuated after building starts sinking in Sydney's west

Up to 40 people have been evacuated after a building began sinking in Sydney's west.

The two level building, which has apartments above a row of shops, has partially collapsed into a construction site on Liverpool Road in Enfield.

Emergency services were called the to scene at around 9.20pm AEDT and found the commercial premises with structural damage and gas leaking.

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Up to 40 people have been evacuated after a building began sinking in Sydney's west.

The two level building, which has apartments above a row of shops, has partially collapsed into a construction site on Liverpool Road in Enfield.

Emergency services were called the to scene at around 9.20pm AEDT and found the commercial premises with structural damage and gas leaking.

It is understood construction work is being carried out near the building. (9NEWS)

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The gas leak has been contained and structural engineers are no assessing the site.

Liverpool Road has been shut between The Boulevarde and Cobden Street, with Fire and Rescue NSW placing an exclusion zone around the building.

Police are advising motorists to avoid the area where possible.

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http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/02/roof-collapse-kills-girl-in-la...

Roof collapse kills girl in Lahore

February 28, 2016

LAHORE: A girl was killed while her mother sustained injuries when roof of a house collapsed in Gulshan Ravi Band-road, here on Sunday.

Police said that 20-year-old Amna and her mother Kausar Bibi were sitting in a room of their house when the roof collapsed.

As a result, the both were trapped under the debris.

On information, rescue teams reached the spot and pulled out them from the debris. Amna died on the spot while her mother received serious injuries and was rushed to Mian Munshi Hospital.

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http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/02/28/building-collapses-in-den-bosch-ce...

Building collapses in Den Bosch center; Injuries unknown

Posted on Feb 28, 2016

Update, 12:23 a.m., 28 February 2016: A spokesman for the regional safety office does not believe there are any injuries, but is offering no guarantees, Omroep Brabant reported. Specially-trained dogs are at the location to help search efforts.

A building under renovation in Den Bosch collapsed late Saturday night, leaving a gaping hole in the city’s main square. The collapse happened after 11 p.m., and rescue workers were still uncertain if anyone was buried in the rubble as midnight approached.

Cafe patrons sitting nearby said the incident was surreal. It was just “as a house of cards would collapse,” one person told the Volkskrant. Others said it seemed like the building crumbled in slow motion.

A trauma helicopter was immediately dispatched to the scene, along with at least six fire trucks, two ambulances and multiple police at the location, freelance journalist Noël van Hooft wrote on Twitter. At the time of the collapse, workers were testing large, special lighting for a show on artist Hieronymus Bosch. The lights were be used to make the rubble more visible for rescue workers in the aftermath.

It happened at a corner building located on the Markt at Hinthamerstraat. Demolition work on the ground floor Pearle optician’s location began just after the store closed, and continued until about 10 p.m., residents told broadcaster NOS. There were several units above the store that were used as apartments up until the last few weeks, according to the Telegraaf. The apartments were already being converted to warehouse space, and were no longer lived in, one area resident told the paper.

A message on the Pearle website says the facility is closed due to the construction work due to take place there from Monday, February 29 through Friday, March 4. The shop normally closes on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and is closed on Sundays.

The Pearle was located next to Bosch’s birthplace, Van Hooft said. That building, known as “De Kleine Winst”, or The Little Winnings, was left unscathed, according to multiple reports from the scene.

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http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/02/27/one-injured-in-grays-fe...

Man Rescued From Rubble After Building Collapses In Grays Ferry

February 27, 2016 8:14 AM

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) —  Bricks and shards of wood line the sidewalks of Patton and Reed Streets, where a two-story row home was reduced to rubble Saturday morning in Grays Ferry.

The loud banging of bricks crumbling to the ground rocked this quiet section of the neighborhood around 8 a.m. in the 1400 block of Patton Street, and Gregory Cooper watched it happen from his bedroom window across the street.

“It’s just amazing,” he said. “You see the house fall, big cloud of dust, and it just happened so fast. It was just like, if you blinked you would have missed it.”

He immediately went to see if anyone needed help.

“I ran out to see if anyone was inside the building, cause that’s your first instinct,” he said. “I ran to the front of the building and I asked if anyone was in there. I heard a voice, in the back of the house, hollering for help.”

When he went around back, he said a man was trapped in the remains of the house.

He was much, probably stuck in the back bedroom. And that’s probably what saved his life, because he was at the top of the rubble.”

A strong smell of gas-filled the air though, so Gregory called 9-1-1, and waited for fire crews to arrive. He watched as they brought out a man covered in dust.

The 39-year-old man was taken to the Presbyterian Hospital. His condition was not immediately known.

Cooper says seeing it happen reminded him of the deadly Salvation Army Collapse on Market Street.

“Because of all the lives that were lost over there, my first instinct was to make sure somebody was there to get him help if he needed help to get out, or to call for help.”

No one else was believed to be inside the home.

There’s no word on what caused the collapse.

Patton Street was closed as a result. Drivers were being urged to avoid the area, if possible.

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http://ukraine.watsupeurope.com/news/kyiv-building-collapse-one-per...

Kyiv Building Collapse: One person confirmed dead after five-storey building collapses

One person is confirmed dead while reports indicate another remains trapped after the ceiling of a five-storey building collapsed in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2mPnIVcx9c

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Wall collapses near Kingsbridge [New York] building (2/26/16)

...Chunks of concrete from the retaining wall came to rest in the back patio area near 3810 Bailey Ave. before noon. No injuries were reported.

Nearby residents said their apartments shook at the time of the collapse.

http://bronx.news12.com/news/wall-collapses-near-kingsbridge-buildi...

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http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0226/c90882-9022096.html

One dead, one injured after residential building collapses in east China

(Xinhua)    19:28, February 26, 2016

NANCHANG, Feb. 26 -- One person was killed after a residential building collapsed in east China's Jiangxi province on Friday afternoon, local sources said.

Another person was found injured, said rescuers.

There were 30 households living in the six-storey building in Pingxiang city in the west of the province, the upper part of which fell down at about 2:18 p.m..

According to local residents, the old building near a primary school was constructed decades ago. Cause of the accident is being investigated.

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http://www.nyoooz.com/mumbai/368738/mumbai-dockyard-ticket-office-c...

Mumbai: Dockyard ticket office collapses, kills two

• Thu,25 Feb 2016

Summary: A dilapidated railway ticket booking office at Dockyard Road station partially collapsed killing two people yesterday. The Central Railway officials said the incident happened at around 8.30 pm when the ceiling and wall collapsed on two people who had just entered the office. “This is an old ticket booking office under the foot over bridge on the Kurla end.

A dilapidated railway ticket booking office at Dockyard Road station partially collapsed killing two people yesterday. The Central Railway officials said the incident happened at around 8.30 pm when the ceiling and wall collapsed on two people who had just entered the office.

“This is an old ticket booking office under the foot over bridge on the Kurla end. Also, after the collapse, the Harbour line services resumed by 8.55pm,” said AK Singh, PRO, Central Railway.

Sources said that during the 72-hours megablock last weekend, rocks were being cut near the station and those vibrations could have weakened the walls of the structure. A case was registered at Sewri police station. Doctors at JJ hospital said the two people were brought dead to the hospital.

Dr Tatyarao Lahane, dean, JJ Hospital told mid-day, “Both the individuals, a man and a woman were brought to the hospital after the incident.

While the extent of injuries and what caused their death will only be confirmed after the post mortem, they both were pronounced dead on arrival,” said Lahane. .

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http://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/building-base-collapses-in-istanbu...

Building base collapses in Istanbul

Base of building under construction collapses; several workers trapped in wreck, according to initial reports

10:29 February 25, 2016

The base of a building under construction has collapsed in the Bakırköy region of Istanbul province.
The incident occurred on Abidin Dino Street in Bakırköy during the construction of a house.
According to reports, two workers were trapped in the collapse.
Both workers were rescued after 1.5 hours of rescue efforts.

Previously in February, two buildings, one a five-story structure, collapsed in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul.
The incident occurred on Zambak Street, close to Istiklal Avenue, a busy shopping and nightlife district. No casualties were reported in the incident.