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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Building collapses in Shimla

January 3, 2012

Shimla : An old building collapsed in a crowded part of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh today , nobody was injured .

The building was located in the highly congested lower bazar area in downtown Shimla , it was owned by the waqf board and housed many people . Luckily no one was present when the collapse took place in the evening . A portion of the building is still standing precariously.

The building housed a few shops . Civic authorities had declared the building unsafe way back in 1988 when a portion of the building was damaged, but it isn’t clear why it hadn’t been cleared or demolished .

The lower bazar has many other old buildings belonging to the Raj era .

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Shops in Southampton sealed off after partial roof collapse

PART of a busy shopping precinct in Southampton has been sealed off after a section of building blew down in gale force winds.

The damage came as winds of up to 70mph battered the region causing widespread power cuts across Southampton and other parts of Hampshire.

A 12 foot section of masonry and brickwork including a large cornice bearing the words Market Place fell onto the pavement along Shirley High Street just before 9am today.

Two properties and two flats had been evacuated by the time fire fighters arrived to attempt to make the building safe.

Search and Rescue Teams had already been called to the properties which were affected by the partial collapse above two shops and two flats.

Remarkably no one was injured as a result of the falling masonry that was reported just after 9am.

The owners of one of the businesses affected Gasworks temporarily set up business across the road while structural engineers assessed the extent of the damage.

Bosses arrived at work to find the damage after they were alerted by a neighbouring business.

A spokesman said it was "very fortunate" that no one was at work when part of the building collapsed.

It is understood owners of the other affected business Dainty Tailors are on holiday.

Watch manager Rob Burns said due to the strength of the winds it was not safe for firefighters to attempt to get on the roof to assess the damage.

The area has been sealed off inside a police cordon and it is hoped the fire service will be able to return to the scene later today to see whether any more of the building is in immediate risk of collapse.

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Scaffolding collapse kills two workers at Abu Dhabi site

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Abu Dhabi: Two workers died and a third was seriously injured when their scaffolding collapsed from the seventh level of a building under construction opposite Al Maraya Cinema in the city.

The cause of the accident is yet unknown and the police said they have started their investigation. However, an eyewitness reported that the workers were standing on the scaffolding, which was level with the seventh floor, to load heavy equipment when it broke, plunging the workers to their death.

"The three workers fell from 40 metres high. The scaffolding was erected on an elevator ditch at the side which went three levels below the surface of the site," said A.K. from the site, who only gave his initials.

"One of the victims died instantly from severe head injuries as he fell on steel bars at the ground level. Emergency workers had difficulty identifying the man due to severe facial injuries," he said.

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According to A.K., another worker was pronounced dead 30 minutes after the accident at the hospital where he was transported by emergency ambulance. He had fractures and severe internal injuries.

Cause not known yet

A worker at the site, who requested to remain anonymous, said the cause was unknown but added the heavy equipment which was supposed to be fixed by the workers was not the reason behind the scaffolding's collapse.

He confirmed that the scaffolding broke and fell from the seventh floor into the elevator ditch. However, he said only one workers died at the site and two were taken to Shaikh Khalifa Hospital.

"The accident happened shortly before 2:00pm, after the workers had completed their lunch break.

"A call from the hospital confirmed the death on arrival of the second worker. I think the third will survive as he sustained injuries that were not so major. The three workers were from the subcontinent region," he said.

The hospital refused to comment on the condition of the injured worker. A source from the hospital said police has started their investigations and the hospital was not authorised to give any information to the press.

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Boy hurt as building collapses in Sarai Rohilla

A 12-year-old boy was injured after an under construction building collapsed in the North Delhi area on Sunday. The incident occurred in Sarai Rohilla area of North Delhi in the afternoon.

A fire official said that a call was received regarding a building collapse from the Sarai Rohilla area around 1 pm on Sunday. An under construction old building in Daya Basti, Gujjar colony in Sarai Rohilla, collapsed suddenly. On reaching the spot, a 12-year-old boy was rescued from the rubble. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

A police official said the injured has been identified as Amjad. He was rushed to the Bara Hindu Rao Hospital for treatment, where he is being treated for his injuries. A case regarding the incident has been registered and the probe has been initiated to look for the reason behind the incident.

The owner of the building is Furkan. He might be taken under custody if found guilty during investigation, he added.

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One dead, three injured as building collapses in Lagos

One person was feared dead yesterday and three others severely injured when a building  under construction collapsed at  Popoola Olafuyi St by Babayanju  B/Stop  in Mafoluku, Lagos. 

The unfortunate incident occured around 2.30pm as the victims said to be artisans were bringing in blocks for the construction of the second slab of the collapsed building.

A Deputy Director from  the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Adekunle Rufia, led officials on rescue mission. 

He confirmed the death of a victim and said three affected victims sustained various degrees of injuries.

Rufia said,” We discovered that the building was raised to the first storey since the last three years. Work just commenced on the second slab and it was this development that forced the structure to collapse.”

He informed that one of the victims that sustained  broken arm had been treated and discharged while the other victims  were rushed to a near by hospital

“When we got to the scene we were informed by eye witnessed that the artisans were not working, but where bringing in blocks which they intend to use on the second slab during the holiday before the structure gave in.

He said the collapse was caused by the weakness of the structure which he said was not capable of carrying the weight of the additional structure being added.

Our correspondent observed some of the artisans trapped. 

Their legs were hooked, forcing residents to call and yell for assistance. 

 Lagos State Ambulance Service and police officers, who rushed to the scene, took time  on how to rescue those under the debris while awaiting the arrival of Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority( LASEMA).

As at 4 00p.m only three of the victims had been rescued and taken to hospital.

Residents said  the building had showed signs that it might. 

They alleged that  the structure  had been  abandoned for over 10 years before construction commenced after the land and building were sold to the new owner.

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http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/12/30/1874965/section-of-weraco...

 Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 Section of Weracoba Creek wall collapses; city working on repairs An 80-fooot section of the retaining wall siding Weracoba Creek on Cherokee Avenue has collapsed, but contractors are working on repairing the section before it threatens the roadway, according to the city’s engineering department.Farhad AliFarhani, design engineer for the city, said the city has not received an estimate for the work. The collapsed section is near another approximately 80-foot section that collapsed five or six years ago, AliFarhani said. The city monitors the aging walls of the creek, but sometimes cavities develop behind it and sections can fall in with no warning, he said.“This wall has been in there for years,” he said. “Now this wall has reached its limit in age and is gradually falling in. We inspect it and if we see something wrong before anything happens, we replace it. But sometimes due to unseen circumstances, they cave in.” If the collapse were left unrepaired, it could possibly threaten the stability of the roadway, AliFarhani said. But as long as it is repaired promptly, there should be no threat to the road.“We’re working to take care of this as quickly as possible,” he said.

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Arima road collapses

Wednesday, December 28 2011

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Members of the public using the Blanchisseuse Road in Arima will have to seek an alternative route as a road collapsed near Morne La Croix on Monday evening.

MP for the area Rodger Samuel said he believes the collapse was due to a leaking WASA pipe. He said an engineer from the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure visited the area and noted that a 40 metre retaining wall will have to be built in order to “hold the road up”.

“The ministry of works would now be responsible for the road. In the meantime, if anyone has to get to the North Coast, they would have to pass through Maracas,” he said.

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Factory building collapse kills 2 in N China

TAIYUAN - A cement factory building under construction collapsed Tuesday night in the northern province of Shanxi, leaving two dead and five others injured, local authorities said Wednesday.

The accident occurred at about 8:30 pm in the Xingyuan Cement Plant in Xiangfen county, sources with the fire brigade in Linfen city, which administers the county, said.

When the building collapsed, seven construction workers were atop the building. They fell and were trapped under a mass of iron bars, scaffolds and wood boards.

By 3:30 am, rescuers had pulled out five workers from the debris, and they were sent to a nearby hospital.

About three hours later, rescuers retrieved another two workers, who were pronounced dead at the scene, rescuers said.

An investigation into the accident is under way.

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Dangerous Collapse at the City of David

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26/12/11

The Jerusalem Municipality closed the Mosque in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan today. No, it is not because of political reasons; it is because of a serious concerned to the public’s safety. There was a dangerous collapse at an archeological site underneath the building, and the Municipality wanted to make sure that nobody would get hurt. The works surrounding the collapse might take a few days before the mosque and the kindergarten (in it) will be reopened.

The Israeli Antiquities Authority has been conducting large scale excavations in Silwan, and has opened tunnels underneath the houses and the roads of Silwan. Hundreds of visitors walk through those tunnels every day to see the archeological site of the City of David, while above their heads thousands of Palestinians live their day to day lives.

It is not the first time that there has been a collapse in Silwan, at the Antiquities Authority’s excavations. On March 2010, at the same tunnel, another collapse occurred and the “Dangerous Buildings Department” of the Jerusalem Municipality opened an investigation. Around May 2009 there was also a collapse at a plaza near a school in Silwan under which there was an intensive excavation. The Municipality, again, opened an investigation. Also earlier in 2009 the stairs leading up the hill in Silwan collapsed, after a new excavation started under it.

The Jerusalem Municipality always acts after a collapse occurs. When we inquired whether the excavations had a construction permit, the Municipality explained that archeological excavations does not require any such permit. The meaning is that there is no inspection by the Municipality over the works that are done underneath the homes of hundreds of residents in Silwan. The Antiquities Authority, together with Elad Association (which is funding and initiating most of the excavations in Silwan) and the National Parks Authority are the ones in charge of the diggings.

Luckily today nobody was harmed at the City of David site. When I arrived, I saw a group of children and adults at the entrance to the compound. Usually, the route of their tour would go through the tunnel. Had they passed there few minutes before, at the moment of the collapse – there might have been a disaster. Had the collapse led to the collapse of the kindergarten in the Mosque on top of the tunnel, there might also have been a tragedy. In this, perhaps there is equality.

A group at the entrance to the compound not far from the tunnel

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Factory building collapse kills 2 in N China

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-12/21/content_14300179.htm

Updated: 2011-12-21 13:30

TAIYUAN - A cement factory building under construction collapsed Tuesday night in the northern province of Shanxi, leaving two dead and five others injured, local authorities said Wednesday.

The accident occurred at about 8:30 pm in the Xingyuan Cement Plant in Xiangfen county sources with the fire brigade in Linfen city, which administers the county, said.

When the building collapsed, seven construction workers were atop the building. They fell and were trapped under a mass of iron bars, scaffolds and wood boards.

By 3:30 am, rescuers had pulled out five workers from the debris, and they were sent to a nearby hospital.

About three hours later, rescuers retrieved another two workers, who were pronounced dead at the scene, rescuers said.

An investigation into the accident is under way.