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Stunning building collapse in Istanbul caught on camera
A 4-story building located in Kağıthane district, Istanbul, totally collapsed on Monday, April 22, 2019. The collapse succeeded a retaining wall and an adjacent construction failure. In particular,...
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Motorist’s miraculous escape from shocking landslide
- Jun, 24, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Waioeka Gorge, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Michael Tabudravu, a New Zealand motorist, had a remarkably lucky escape after he narrowly avoided being crushed by a powerful landslide. Remarkably, he still managed to film the dramatic even...
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Risk of Dam collapse hangs in Colombia
- Jul, 05, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Risk & Reliability Dam Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 225 m high Hindroituango Dam on Cauca River in Colombia faces emergency situation since April, and collapse of the dam is one of the likely possibilities. The dam was built in Cauca River...
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Failing Dam forces mass evacuation in Puerto Rico (video)
- Sep, 24, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Puerto Rico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
About 70,000 people in northwestern Puerto Rico were ordered to evacuate on Friday, September 21, after Hurricane Maria caused damage to the Guajataca Dam, putting it in the imminent danger of collaps...
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Dozens of Cars Fall Into 200 Meter Long Sinkhole in Florence
- May, 25, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Erosion
- Florence, Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On May 25th, a sinkhole appeared on the side of the Lungarno Torrigiani road running along the Arno River in Florence, Italy. The sinkhole spanned approximately 200 meters and dozens of parked cars fe...
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