Collapsing Buildings and Roadways

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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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 5, 2016 at 2:54am: Residents of Bay Tree Lakes subdivision who travel Horsepen Road got a rude surprise when a culvert that passes under the roadway collapsed. Bay Tree Lakes Property Owners Association President Charles Atkinson estimated that repairs to the roadway could take as much as two to three months.

NC Bay Tree Lakes residents see road collapse

http://www.bladenonline.com/bay-tree-lakes-residents-see-road-colla...

“It was a 40 plus year old culvert,” said Atkinson of the collapsed portion of the roadway.

He stressed that no one was injured when the collapse occurred though there are reports a car fell into the hole.

Atkinson said that the Property Owners Association does not own the roads within the subdivision. He said the roads are the responsibility of the subdivision’s developer Steve Jones.

Atkinson did say that an engineer is expected to inspect the collapse site and it has been requested the engineer inspect the other bridges and culverts in the development, to avoid another possible issue.

“There is a lot of technical work that has to be done,” said Atkinson.

He added that he is meeting Jones sometime on Friday at the site to discuss the matter further.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 2, 2016 at 5:28pm: http://theworldlink.com/news/culvert-collapses-in-coquille-expect-d...

Culvert collapses on Fairview Road in Coquille; expect detour

COQUILLE — Fairview Road is closed in Coquille between Central Boulevard and North Collier Street because of a collapsed culvert.

The culvert is less than a quarter mile from Central Boulevard and is four to five feet deep. A detour is set up on Central Boulevard to 10th Street to North Collier.

At the meeting of the Coquille City Council on Monday evening, City Manager Ben Marchant said Fairview Road is a county-maintained road. He said the collapse was first noticed on Sunday.

"This is going to have a severe impact on our local economy," Marchant warned.

That's because trucks will have to make a lengthy detour, and the current alternatives aren't feasible for trucks that are heavily loaded, Marchant said.

Water in Cunningham Creek was still flowing as of late Monday afternoon.

"The biggest obstacle, frankly, is the weather," Marchant said.

Marchant said the culvert won't be repaired until the ground dries out, likely in the summer.

Marchant said he was in touch with county officials to seek an acceptable alternative for truck drivers.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 1, 2016 at 5:00pm: http://www.cbs8.com/story/31102876/high-winds-collapsed-scaffolding...

High winds to blame for scaffolding collapse in Bankers Hill

Posted: Jan 31, 2016 6:27 PM EST

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - High winds caused the scaffolding of a ten-story building in Bankers Hill to collapse Sunday afternoon.

The building is located at 6th Avenue and Quince Drive. According to witnesses, a worker who was at the site warned people in the area to move away from the building when he noticed the scaffolding beginning to sway from the high winds. The scaffolding then collapsed into the street, damaging several cars and motorcycles in the area.

The worker had been at the site specifically to loosen the tension of the scaffold sails in order to make it easier for the wind to pass through the scaffolding. However, the scaffolding collapsed before he could complete the task.

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews arrived at the scene and evacuated the residents of a nearby building that was hit by part of the scaffolding.

Fire officials say no one was injured during the collapse.

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San Pedro Home Collapses Amid Stormy Weather

A home shifted off its foundation Sunday amid high winds and rain. Kate Larsen reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. (Published Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016)

A vacant home undergoing remodeling work collapsed in San Pedro, causing a gas leak that was quickly secured, amid Sunday's windy, rainy weather.

The collapse was reported about 6:30 p.m. at 733 S. Leland St., Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

No one was injured and there was no fire, Humphrey said.

Department of Building and Safety personnel were summoned to the scene, according to Humphrey, who said first responders are not tasked with determining the cause of the collapse.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said though it wasn't 100 percent confirmed, the collapse was very likely weather-related.

The house may have shifted off its foundation, LAFD officials said.

"The gas leak was probably louder than the crash -- that's what made me call 911. I was just envisioning an explosion," Santos said. "I know they took the foundation out to fix it and they didn't reinforce it and with the wind and the rain, the house just shifted and fell back."

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 25, 2016 at 3:23am: http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/cleveland/runway-closed-after-partia...

Runway closed after partial collapse at Hopkins

WKYC Staff 4:29 PM. EST January 24, 2016

CLEVELAND-- Crews are repairing a runway at Cleveland Hopkins Airport after a portion of the road collapsed.

The airport is calling it a "pavement failure" and says it will have no impact on operations.

The other two runways will be used as crews make repairs.
According to the airport, this "normally happens during the freeze thaw cycle since it's a bit warmer."

Comment by Yvonne Lawson on January 22, 2016 at 3:21pm: Lucky escape for residents as Rome building collapses

The top three floors of a building in Rome's Flaminio area collapsed overnight. Photo courtesy of Roma Today

Residents of an apartment building in Rome were astonishingly unscathed after the top three floors of their building, close to the Stadio Olimpico in the Flaminio area, collapsed in the early hours of Friday morning.

Rubble piled up on the street below and cars were half-buried, but 10 families were safely evacuated from the building on Piazza Gentile da Fabbriano, near the riverside in northern Rome, and without any injury,Roma Today reported.

The fifth, sixth and seventh floor collapsed at around 4am in what one resident said “felt like an explosion”.

“We thought it was a bomb,” the resident told the newspaper.

Their lucky escape was down to an engineer who lives on the second floor. Alarmed by creaking sounds coming from the seventh floor, neighbours called on the expert for help.

She noticed cracks on the walls, and so alerted the fire service, who advised residents to leave the building.

Source: http://www.thelocal.it/20160122/residents-have-lucky-escape-after-r...

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 17, 2016 at 8:51pm: http://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/local/three-storey-buildi...

Three-storey building collapsed on to main road

10:34Sunday 17 January 2016

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/mill-collapses-o...

A building collapsed on to a main road in Dewsbury last night (Saturday).

Staff from Dewsbury Fire Station were called to the Stanbury Buildings opposite the Lidl store in Bradford Road at around 10.30pm.

The road was closed off in both directions because scaffolding and part of the building had spilled into the lanes. It is now understood to have been re-opened.

Firefighter James Hopkins said: “When we arrived the front of the building had fallen on to Bradford Road.

“There was a lot of unsafe scaffolding [in the road].”

It is not known what caused the three-storey building to collapse but Mr Hopkins said it appeared to have been part-way through renovation.

He added that the roof had collapsed and the front of the structure had then spilled out.

The building was one of 11 which the Dewsbury Regeneration Board earmarked for major improvements in 2011.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 16, 2016 at 5:13am: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/20-workers-injured-i...

20 workers injured in slab collapse

TNN | Jan 16, 2016, 03.20 AM IST

Nagpur: A major tragedy was averted in Mouda when 20 construction site labourers were injured in a slab collapse but there was no casualties due to alert rescuers ensuring that the trapped victims were timely rushed to rural hospital after the mishap on Friday. Local police and fire brigade too learnt to have toiled to help the victims trapped under debris. It's learnt the incident took place at the construction site of Dr Anil Borkar where a slab was supposed to be erected. The slab caved in during construction leading to the mishap. The workers, engaged in the work, were trapped under the debris. The other labourers raised an alarm attracting attention of the local residents too who joined hands in the rescue act. Cops from Mouda police station too were informed. The matter is now under investigation.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 10, 2016 at 6:37am: http://www.reflector.com/news/part-third-street-collapses-3107723

Part of Third Street collapses

The Daily Reflector

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Part of Third Street in Greenville collapsed on New Year’s Eve with the failure of a section of the Town Creek Culvert drainage system.

Third Street between Summit and Reade streets partially collapsed on the north side, including a portion of the sidewalk. Detours have been set up and the area is blocked off as a construction site as city officials work with engineers to determine how to move forward.

A gaping hole could be seen where the sidewalk once was, with a view beneath the pavement of the road. The collapse resulted in the double catch basins in the curb of the street to be pulled away and the road currently is undercut, making the asphalt unstable.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 10, 2016 at 5:44am: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14192983.Riverside_wall_collapses_un...

Riverside wall collapses under homes on River Arun

A section of the tidal defence wall in Arundel falls into the sea Picture: William Pocock

Joel Adams, Reporter / 05:13 Saturday 9 January 2016 / News

HOMES were evacuated after a section of riverside wall collapsed yesterday morning.

Fire crews, council officers and environment agency staff joined other relief staff in Arundel where a 30 foot section of a privately-owned flood wall fell into the river.

The dangerous structural collapse follows days of heavy rains and flooding across the county.

A spokesman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue told The Argus that boat teams from the service had been tending to the incident since the early hours of Friday morning.

She added that numerous agencies were working together to respond to the event, including the British Red Cross who were helping to look after householders who were taken from their River Road homes.

The Arun, which is tidal for much of its length, has a long history of flooding and significant defences against flooding and tidal swells mark much of its banks.

Its early name, “Tristantonis”, was recorded in geographical records dating to second-century Egypt.

The word means ‘the trespasser’ and is considered by academics to refer to the tendency of the waterway to meander across its route and flood land near the river.

Yesterday’s wall collapse worried Environment Agency staff who discovered bank erosion beneath the section of crumbling stonework, and worked by floodlight into the darkness to try to confirm the scale of the threat to homes and businesses after the three houses were evacuated.

A spokesman for the Environment Agency said: “The Environment Agency and partners are busy assessing the damage to a privately owned flood wall that has collapsed in River Road, Arundel yesterday.

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“Our specialist staff are on site, alongside Arun District Council officers, to inspect the defence and assist with any flood protection measures after a section of wall collapsed.The agency warned homeowners across the county to remain vigilant as further heavy rain is expected this weekend and tide levels are as much as a metre higher than in December.

To check your flood risk go to gov.uk/check-if-youre-at-risk-of-flooding, and to find practical advice residents are advised to call Floodline on 0345 9881188.

Riverside wall collapses under homes on River Arun

BlockedDrains phewar 1:31am Sat 9 Jan 16
hideous extra wall built on top of the old original wall ..expecting sympathy . who thought about putting in the wall on the cheap , i have been down to see it and yes security is of concern but this and the other three properties have built up 4 foot walls that look totally out of keeping along this beautiful stretch of river

Comment by SongStar101 on January 8, 2016 at 11:43am: Just from water? This is huge!

Giant earth crack opens up along Route III in Paraguay

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

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

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

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