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Kenya: Nairobi building collapse kills at least two and injures several others

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Turkey

Two dead after seven-storey building collapses in Turkey

The incident in the northwest city of Gebze on Wednesday also injured three others, with officials saying all five casualties are from the same family.

Spain

Four dead after building collapses in central Madrid

The victims reportedly include three construction workers from Ecuador, Mali, and Guinea-Conakry and an architect involved in the renovation project.

World News

6.9-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines kills at least 69

The epicentre of the earthquake that struck late Tuesday was roughly 19 kilometres northeast of the coastal city of Bogo. A tsunami warning was temporarily issued but later lifted.

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Rescuers search for survivors after school collapse in Indonesia

At least one student was killed and dozens more were injured or feared trapped after a four-storey prayer hall collapsed at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia’s East Java province on Monday.

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Gaza boy searches rubble for grandparents after deadly Israeli attack

A video posted by journalist Saeed Hasaballah on Sunday shows a young boy searching through the rubble of a collapsed building in Gaza after an Israeli strike.

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Vehicles plunge into river after bridge collapse in India

At least nine people have died after a bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, where heavy rains have battered western India in recent days.

Earth News

Experts warn of growing glacier-related risks from climate change

As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and forecasting of glaciers to help protect mountain communities.

Europe News

Swiss villages on flood alert after glacier collapse buries Blatten

Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as a result of dammed water flows caused by debris.

Earth News

Swiss glacier collapse highlights rising risk from global warming

Scientists say greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal have already locked in enough global warming to doom many of the world's glaciers.

Europe News

Massive glacier collapse devastates Swiss village of Blatten

A large section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, resulting in a torrent of ice, mud, and rock that has submerged the majority of a village evacuated earlier this month as a security precaution.

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Serbia marks six months since deadly collapse at Novi Sad station

Six months have passed since the collapse of a concrete awning at the Novi Sad railway station in Serbia, which left 16 people dead and one seriously injured.

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Nightclub roof collapse in Dominican Republic leaves at least 98 dead

Nearly 100 people have died after the roof of a nightclub collapsed during a concert in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, early Tuesday morning.

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse kills at least 113

It is not yet known what caused the incident at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo early on Tuesday.

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Families honour victims on anniversary of Key Bridge collapse

On the eve of the Key Bridge collapse anniversary, officials and victims' families honoured the six lost workers by casting wreaths into the water in remembrance.

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Bridge collapse in Belgium kills one, injures two

A bridge under demolition collapsed in La Louvière, Belgium, killing one worker and injuring two, as part of the structure fell onto a barge on Thursday.

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Serbia's students protest deadly Novi Sad awning collapse

Serbia's university students began a 24-hour blockade in Belgrade on Monday to demand accountability for the November canopy collapse in Novi Sad, which killed 15 people.