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Georgia: Part of building collapses causing several fatalities
A five-story building collapsed in the Georgian Black Sea resort city of Batumi on Friday, and several people are believed to be trapped in the rubbl A five-story building collapsed in the Georgian B...
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Magnitude 6.1 quake in Tokyo: blackouts but no tsunami warning
No reports of major damage, Japan's public broadcaster NHK said, after the strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, which jolted Tokyo No reports of major damage, Japan's public broadc...
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Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey opens after 10 years
After a decade and half a billion dollars, the Wittpenn Bridge in New Jersey is available to the public starting Saturday October 2nd. The new Wittpe After a decade and half a billion dollars, the Wi...
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39 miners trapped underground and rescued in Ontario, Canada
39 workers were trapped in an underground mine in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada but all of them were eventually rescued. The Totten mine, owned and oper 39 workers were trapped in an underground mine in...
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The longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle bridge
The Dutch city of Nijmegen has now the longest concrete 3D-bicycle bridge in the world. The length of the bridge is 29 meters. The bicycle bridge has The Dutch city of Nijmegen has now the longest co...
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Landslide swept away a multistory building in India
A multistory building was carried away by a landslide in India The incident occurred on September 30, 2021, in the region of Kachighati, Shimla locat A multistory building was carried away by a lands...
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Australia: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near Melbourne
A 5.9 magnitude quake hit near Mansfield in the state of Victoria in southern Australia on Wednesday September 22th at 2:15 a.m local time, as the Ge A 5.9 magnitude quake hit near Mansfield in the s...
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How to tackle underground stations inundation
As weather phenomena tend to become more intense, a crucial question is how to protect the underground infrastructure from flooding events. A report As weather phenomena tend to become more intense,...
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5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Crete island in Greece
On Monday September 27th, many buildings on the island of Crete, Greece were damaged and some reduced to piles of rubble from an 5.8-magnitude earthq On Monday September 27th, many buildings on the i...
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Risk assessment on natural disasters in densely populated Himalayan regions
A new study focuses on the multi-hazard susceptibility of a densely populated region in the Himalayas. Until recently, most of the studies are focusi A new study focuses on the multi-hazard susceptib...
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