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Sindh govt suspends DG SBCA after Lyari building collapse

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KARACHI: The Sindh government has suspended the Director General of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and announced compensation for the victims’ families. Addressing a press conference, Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, stated that the families of the 27 people who lost their lives in the incident will receive Rs. 1 million each in … Read more

Death toll hits 26 in Lyari building collapse, rescue operation still ongoing

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Death toll hits 26 in Liyari building collapse, rescue operations still ongoing

Karachi: The tragic collapse of a building in the Lyari Baghdadi area of Karachi has resulted in the death of 26 people as of Friday morning. Rescue teams have recovered four more bodies from the debris, and relief efforts are still underway. It is recalled that a five-story residential building suddenly collapsed, trapping dozens of … Read more

Building collapse in Kenya Kiambu, rescue operations are underway

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Building collapse

In Kiambu, central Kenya, a six-story structure fell, leaving three people dead and dozens more hurt. Rescue operations are ongoing, and rescue personnel has succeeded in removing a youngster from the rubble. In the past, Kenyan building failures have been attributed to shoddy building practices or inadequate structural design.  In Kiambu, central Kenya, a six-story … Read more

Iranian filmmakers arrested for ‘inciting unrest’

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Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad arrested over events relating to building collapse. A 10-story building that was under construction in Abadan, Khuzestan, fell on May 23. The death of 43 people sparked angry protests, many faced tear gas, warning shots and arrests. TEHRAN: Iranian media said late Friday that two film directors had been arrested … Read more

14 dead in India building collapse

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  • The structure collapsed just before midnight on Monday, trapping more than 20 people.
  • 13 people had been rescued, but 14 bodies had been recovered from the rubble.
  • Monsoon rains from June to September are vital to replenishing rivers and groundwater in India.

At least 14 people were killed when a four-story building collapsed due to monsoon rains, authorities in Mumbai said Tuesday.

The structure, which was located next to a slum in a central city district, collapsed just before midnight on Monday, trapping more than 20 people.

By Tuesday afternoon, 13 people had been rescued, but 14 bodies had been recovered from the rubble.

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Building collapse in Cairo kills six

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The collapse of a building in Cairo’s El-Waily district left six people dead, including a family of six. An adjoining building had lost a portion of a wall, exposing an apartment’s interior. Residents were told to evacuate nearby structures due to structural concerns. The collapse of a building in the Egyptian capital of Cairo early … Read more

Iran building collapse feeds protest anger

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Iran

The catastrophic collapse of a building in southwestern Iran has heightened public outrage about price hikes and economic hardship, sparking three weeks of protest that show no signs of abating, according to observers. With video footage showing the use of bitter slogans against the government and even supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the protests present a … Read more

Iran police tear-gas protesters after building collapse: media

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Local media claimed on Saturday that Iranian police used tear gas and warning shots to disperse demonstrators in the southwestern city of Abadan, where a tower block collapse killed 28 people. A large section of the 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in Abadan, Khuzestan province, crumbled on Monday in one of Iran’s deadliest … Read more

Building collapse in Iran

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The death toll from a 10-story commercial building collapse in Iran’s southern city of Abadan has grown to 19, according to a local official quoted by the semi-official news agency ISNA on Thursday. So far, 37 people have been injured and are being treated in hospitals, according to Ehsan Abbaspour, deputy governor of Khuzestan Province. … Read more

Four dead, 80 trapped in Iran building collapse

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Officials say an incomplete building collapsed in southwestern Iran, killing at least four people and trapping nearly 80 others. “Parts of the 10-story Metropol building, located in Abadan, capital of Khuzestan province, collapsed,” state television said, noting that the premises was still under construction. An initial toll confirmed that at least “four people have lost … Read more

Two dead in central China building collapse

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At least two people have died in a building that collapsed in central China, state media said Tuesday, the first fatalities reported four days into a rescue operation searching for dozens still missing. The commercial building in Changsha city, Hunan province — which housed apartments, a hotel and a cinema — caved in on Friday, … Read more

Building collapse in China

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BEIJING: Authorities in China reported Saturday that five people were rescued from a collapsed building after emergency crews crawled through the wreckage of a structure that housed a theatre and a guesthouse overnight. Authorities have yet to specify how many people they suspect are still buried beneath the six-story building in central Changsha, which collapsed … Read more

Almost 4 dead, 7 injured in NE China’s building collapse incident

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HARBIN – At least four people were killed and seven others sustained injuries after the top floor of an office building in Harbin City, capital of northeast China‘s Heilongjiang Province, collapsed on Sunday afternoon, said the local authorities on Monday. The accident took place around 3:10 pm when the topmost floor of the building which … Read more

Mumbai building collapse after first monsoon rain kills 11

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At least 11 people, including eight children, were killed on Thursday after the heavy monsoon rain, which further caused a residential building to collapse in a Mumbai shantytown, Indian authorities. Mumbai city authorities confirmed that seven other residents were wounded in the incident late Wednesday in monsoon rain even as search and rescue operations continued … Read more

Govt will fully compensate quake affectees: Firdous Ashiq Awan

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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the government will fully provide needed assistance and relief to the earthquake affected people. While doing media talks in Mirpur district of Azad Kashmir, Firdous Ashiq Awan said that 24 people have been killed in the earthquake so far … Read more

Earthquake in AJK: 22 killed and hundreds injured

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Earthquake in AJK claims 19 lives

The strong earthquake of 5.8 magnitude on Tuesday has brought disasters to different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) which claimed at least 22 lives and more than 300 left injured so far. The quake hit some urban and rural parts of the AJK including Muzaffarabad, Kotli and many other scattered places. The death … Read more

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