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.egyptindependent.com/news/nine-killed-assiut-building-co...

Nine killed in Assiut building collapse

Thu, 20/09/2012 - 10:45

The Civil Defense Authority said Thursday that the search is ongoing for victims buried in the rubble after a building collapse killed nine people in Assiut on Wednesday night.

The four-story building in downtown Assiut belonged to a retired army general, Zidan Abdallah. Abdallah and his wife were among those killed in the collapse.

The Ministry of Social Affairs Child and Maternal Care Department had rented out one floor of the building.

The governor’s secretary, Yacoub Emam, said the owners of the building were carrying out reconstruction work before it collapsed.

“The residents of the next building were evacuated after part of it collapsed as well, and it is being inspected,” said Emam.

Such collapses are common in Egypt as thousands of buildings are built in violation of safety regulations, and maintenance of old structures rarely takes place.

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http://www.wowktv.com/story/19571678/roof-on-huntington-building-co...

Roof on Huntington building collapses

Posted: Sep 18, 2012 10:21 AM ADT Updated: Sep 18, 2012 11:09 AM ADT

By Kenney Barnette, Photographer - bio | email

• Roof on Huntington building collapses

 

A roof collapsed on a building in Huntington early Tuesday morning.

The owner of the building said it happened at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday at a building near the corner of Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street. Bricks and debris are on the sidewalk next to the building.

Traffic coming off the Sixth Street Bridge into Huntington is down to one lane because of the collapse.

The owner said the building was being used for storage, and he was hoping to refurbish it in the near future.

He said it was an older building and was not sure if the overnight rain played a role.

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http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/six-dead-four-missing-after-sh...

Seven dead, many missing after Shubra building collapse

Seven people were killed and four are missing after a four-story building collapsed in Khalafawi, Shubra, on Wednesday.

A search is underway for the missing residents.

A failure by local authorities to execute demolition orders on time, and the unauthorized construction of additional floors, are typically behind catastrophic building collapses, the frequency of which has been increasing in recent years.

In July, at least 19 people died in four buildings that collapsed in Gomrok, Alexandria also due to illegal construction. The owner was arrested days later.

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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Construction-Collapse-Brooklyn...

1 Dead in BK Construction Site Collapse

Five workers were on top of the building at 227 Carlton Ave. in Fort Greene, when I-beams gave way and the structure collapse

Monday, Sep 10, 2012

A construction worker is dead and another is in critical condition after they fell three stories from the roof of a residential building that collapsed in Brooklyn Monday morning, emergency personnel said.

Five workers were on top of the building at 227 Carlton Ave. in Fort Greene, when I-beams gave way and the structure collapsed around 9:30 a.m., authorities said.

Two workers fell about 30 feet. One man was taken to Brooklyn Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead. The other was in serious condition with non life-threatening injuries at Kings County Hospital, officials said.

Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri called it a "sad day on this construction site." He said it took emergency crews 20 minutes to extricate the workers who fell from the roof into the basement.

Of the other three workers on the roof at the time, two were able to get to another rooftop. The third was hanging onto the side of the structure and managed to pull himself up.

Forensic engineers will be at the site throughout the day looking at debris and checking the weight and frequency of deliveries of materials to the top of the building, LiMandri said. Investigators will also look into who authorized those deliveries.

According to the Buildings Department website, no violations were issued and permits had been handed out for construction at the four-story, two-family building, officials said.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ae4hI8PvBro

Courthouse parking garage collapsed in Broward County Ft. Lauderdale, FL

FT. LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Two days after portions of a four-story Broward courthouse garage came crashing down, the Broward Sheriff’s Office has released stunning new video of the incident as it happened.

The video comes from two different surveillance cameras pointed at the garage when it came down on Wednesday, Sept. 5th.

Structural engineers from the city and county continue to try and determine what caused the building to collapse during demolition.

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http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8798403

Man injured in Kensington partial building collapse

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

KENSINGTON - September 5, 2012 (WPVI) -- One person is hospitalized following a partial building collapse in Philadelphia's Kensington section.

Emergency responders were called shortly after 8:00 a.m. for the report of a person trapped following a partial building collapse on the 1400 block of N. Phillip Street.

The victim was reportedly trapped on an upper floor before being freed and transported to an area hospital. There is now word the extent of his injuries.

There is no word on what officially caused the collapse.

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http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/04/4784535/south-georgia-church-colla...

South Georgia church collapses into pile of rubble

The Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2012 - 6:49 am

THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- Members of a south Georgia congregation are planning their next steps after their church building collapsed.

Church members gathered on Labor Day morning at a pile of rubble that housed St. Thomas AME Church in Thomasville for the past 88 years.

The Thomasville Times-Enterprise reports (http://bit.ly/RGFaOp) that children playing nearby heard a loud noise coming from the direction of the church Saturday afternoon.

Pastor Clement Choice's wife, Pat, says church members then discovered that the roof had fallen into to the middle of the building.

No one was injured. Authorities say three nearby houses were evacuated after the collapse when it was feared the church bell tower might fall onto a transformer.

Church members said they've had concerns about structural issues, and had been holding services elsewhere in recent months.

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http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/33961/2012/09/02/2_killed_3_injur...

2 Killed, 3 Injured As Traditional Ruler’s Home Collapses

Sun, 02/09/2012 - 4:47am

At least two people were killed while three others were seriously injured yesterday when parts of the royal home of the ‘Galadima of Bauchi,’ Alhaji Ibrahim Sa’idu Jahun at Unguwar Ganjuwa in the Bauchi metropolis collapsed.

Our correspondent who visisted  the scene reports that the incident occurred around 12: 50pm even though there was no rainfall.

Confirming the incident to LEADERSHIP Sunday, the ward head of ‘Unguwar Ganjuwa’ Malam Abu Ibrahim explained that the two people who died were a man and a woman, while the rest that sustained injuries were evacuated to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital [ATBUTH] Bauchi for treatment.

He revealed that this was the first time the tallest mud wall in the area collapsed on the people, urging the residents who live close to the building to vacate the place pending the end of the rainy season.

Abu Ibrahim who condoled with the families of the victims added that the deceased have since been buried according to Islamic rites.

While the residents of the area who trooped out to the scene lamented that the traditional ruler’s wall poses a threat to them appealing to him to destroy and rehabilitate the outdated building with a view to protecting their lives.

They also called on the government to compensate the families of the victims in order to alleviate their pains.

When he visited the area, the Galadima of Bauchi, Alhaji Ibrahim Sa’idu Jahun who is also a king maker and district head of Zungur in the Bauchi emirate, said he was saddened by the incident and commiserated with the victims and their families.

He prayed Allah to forgive the deceased and wished the injured persons quick recovery, even as he also asked the neighbours who live near the building to quit until when the rains stop.

The ‘Galadima’ who assured that something would be done to prevent the building from further collapse prayed that such sad event will not recur in the future.

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http://www.asianage.com/delhi/3-die-e-delhi-house-collapse-125

3 die in E. Delhi house collapse

Aug 31, 2012

Three persons were killed and five other sustained severe injuries after a portion of an underconstruction building collapsed in Gandhi Nagar area of east Delhi.

The incident occurred at around 11.30 am on Thursday in Street No. 5, Ajit Nagar, Gandhi Nagar.
Apparently, the owner Ashok Jain was constructing two more floors to the three storied building. “Around ten people who were passing through the street were crushed when the third floor of the building suddenly collapsed and fell,” said a senior police official.
Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot for the rescue operation. The injured were taken to the nearby hospital where three were declared brought dead and two were discharged after treatment.
One deceased has been identified as Umar Mohammed a resident of village Haranpur, UP, while two others are still unidentified. The deceased is said to be a rickshawpuller.
“The injured were identified as Abdulla, 17, his brother Aarif, 18, Kapil Pandey, 48, Mohit, 20, and Ajay, 23. Abdulla and Aarif were shifted to the Hedgewar Hospital after their condition deteriorated,” said the police official.
A complaint has been lodged for causing hurt under Sections 337 and 304. The police said that Ajay was not at home at the time of the incident.
“He runs a factory on the first floor of the house. He was adding two more floors for commercial activities,” said the police official.

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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-irel...

Ceiling in famous Titanic drawing offices collapses

The ceiling in the Titanic drawing rooms where the ill-fated liner was designed has collapsed.

Only three years ago, developers were considering converting the listed building into a hotel.

The drawing rooms were renowned for their high roofs, open floor spaces and luxury decor that was similar to that of the ship itself — and are a Mecca for Titanic enthusiasts.

They have lain unused by the shipyard for decades and have fallen into a state of disrepair in recent years.

But as interest in Titanic surged before the centenary of its sinking, the spacious rooms hosted exhibitions, a catwalk fashion show, the filming of advertisements and even an edition of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.

There are plans for the rooms’ refurbishment, but no firm action has yet been agreed to preserve them.

The Titanic Foundation — which is responsible for the building — confirmed that at the end of June part of the plaster ceiling had collapsed.

Concerns have been raised as to whether the building is safe for visitors and there are said to be issues regarding water entering it during bad weather. It is believed that heavy rainfall during June was to blame for the damage .

An architectural heritage company has now been called in by the Titanic Foundation to survey the failing structure.

Work to repair the damage is due to commence shortly, although it is unknown how long it will take to complete.

Back in 2009, developers revealed plans to turn the drawing rooms into a hotel.

At the time, a spokesman for the Titanic Quarter project confirmed that developers were planning to use the drawing room offices as part of a hotel. “The proposed restoration of the drawing offices is part of an ongoing scheme to restore all of the former Harland & Wolff headquarters building,” the spokesman said.

“This listed building is a unique reminder of Belfast's Titanic heritage and Titanic Quarter is working closely with Environment & Heritage to ensure that it is returned to its former glory and that the drawing offices are opened to the public for the first time in their history.

“The principle of public access has been agreed, but the detail is still to be worked out dependent upon the final use of the building.”

It is unknown whether those plans are still being considered.