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Freight train derailed in Massachusetts, U.S.A.

A freight train was derailed in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 23. More specifically, the derailment involved at least five of the train’s cars, which were reportedly carrying 10 container...

Lake Polyfytos Bridge in Greece is closed for at least a month due to structural damage

The Lake Polyfytos Bridge, in Greece, has been closed due to structural damage. More specifically, cracks and structural damage were spotted on the bridge, which was deemed unsafe by officials on M...

Classroom swallowed by sinkhole in Zimbabwe

A sinkhole appeared under a primary school classroom in the city of Kwekwe, Zimbabwe on Thursday, March 16. The sinkhole was attributed, by the ZimLive news outlet of Zimbabwe, to illegal mining act...

Floods in two earthquake-hit provinces in Turkey

Large scale flooding occurred in two Turkish provinces, just over 5 weeks after the catastrophic earthquake that hit the country. More specifically, the provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa were flo...

Part of shopping mall roof collapses after heavy snowfall in Minnesota, U.S.A.

Part of a shopping mall’s roof collapsed around 9 a.m. on Tuesday in Duluth, Minnesota. Shortly before the collapse, workers were removing snow from the mall’s roof. Luckily, they were alerted by...

Passenger train derailed near Cairo, Egypt

A derailment took place on Tuesday night, when a train heading from Cairo to Menouf, a city in the Nile delta, crashed on a concrete buffer stop. More specifically, the accident took place in the...

Damaged water main in Nottingham, UK has water flying over houses

A large water pipe was damaged in the area of Beeston in Nottingham, UK on Tuesday afternoon. Severn Trent, the water provider responsible for the water main, stated that damage to the pipe was ca...

Scooter battery caused 5-alarm fire in the Bronx

An electric scooter’s lithium-ion battery explosion resulted in a 5-alarm fire in the Bronx, NYC on Sunday. The scooter was parked inside the rear part of a single-level grocery store when its bat...

North Carolina: a pedestrian bridge collapses, video reveals the arches collapsing

The 40-ton arches that topped a bridge collapsed after strong winds and storms on February 18 in Hickory, North Carolina. A new video shows it happen The 40-ton arches that topped a bridge collapsed...

Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh hours before scheduled Biden visit to talk infrastructure

Ten people were injured while no fatalities have been reported when a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, hours ahead of a pr Ten people were injured while no fatalities have...

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