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Burst dam causes flooding and landslides in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé
- Oct, 10, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Dam Engineering Other Geotechnical
- Cameroon
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A colonial-era dam near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, gave way due to torrential rain at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, sending a destructive wave of water down the city. Furthermore, the w...
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Lightning strike causes explosion in Oxfordshire recycling plant
- Oct, 02, 2023
- General Civil Landfill Engineering Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom, Cassington
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A lightning strike caused an explosion at a food waste recycling plant, which lit up Oxfordshire’s night sky on the evening of Monday, October 2. Furthermore, the event took place at the Cassington...
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Part of Miami building collapses onto sidewalk during demolition
- Sep, 23, 2023
- General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News General Construction Risk & Reliability
- United States, Florida, Miami
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Video footage has emerged, showing the moment that part of a building in Miami collapsed onto the sidewalk during demolition, in the afternoon of Saturday, September 23. Furthermore, the site where t...
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Demolition order issued for partially collapsed building in Detroit’s Eastern Market
- Sep, 16, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) General Civil Risk & Reliability Structural Failures Other Structural General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Michigan, Detroit
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A demolition order was issued for a building in Eastern Market, Detroit, after it partially collapsed shortly before noon on Saturday, September 16. Furthermore, parts of the south façade collapsed...
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Landslide after torrential rain hits houses in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Sep, 18, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Other Geotechnical
- Republic of the Congo
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred on Sunday, September 17, in the northwestern DR of the Congo, after days of torrential rain. Furthermore, the incident took place near the banks of the Congo River, in the town...
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Damaged pipe causes sinkhole in the middle of the street in Thailand
- May, 31, 2023
- Erosion Engineering Geology Geomorphology Risk & Reliability Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Underground Structures
- Thailand
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A sinkhole was caught on video forming outside a café in the Chiang Rai province of Northern Thailand, on May 23. The sinkhole is seen forming as water is flowing out of it, while officials stated t...
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Geological Survey of India to launch early landslide warning system in 2026
- May, 26, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Data Management Engineering Geology Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) revealed that the country is set to have an early landslide warning system operational across the nation in 2026. According to GSI, about 12.6% of India’s total...
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Construction crane’s boom falls on metro train in Taichung, Taiwan
- May, 10, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Risk & Reliability Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan, Taichung
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A construction crane’s boom fell from the top of a building on a moving metro train in Taichung, Taiwan, on May 10, around 12.29 p.m. More specifically, the crane was reported as being dismantled fr...
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Bridge demolished by controlled explosion in Germany
- May, 07, 2023
- Bridge Management Bridges Other Structural Risk & Reliability Construction Management General Civil General Construction Transportation Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany, Lüdenscheid
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Rahmede Valley bridge in Germany was successfully demolished by means of a controlled explosion on May 7. The Rahmede Valley bridge was built between 1965 and 1968 and was located in Lüdenscheid...
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Dust storm causes more than 70 vehicle pileup on Illinois’ interstate 55
- May, 01, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Risk & Reliability General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Illinois
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A dust storm caused more than 70 vehicles to pile-up interstate 55, north of Farmersville around 11 a.m. on Monday. Furthermore, winds of up to 45 miles per hour were reportedly blowing in the area o...
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