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Nairobi dam at risk of breach as rising water levels trigger mass evacuations

Authorities in Nairobi have issued urgent evacuation orders for multiple downstream neighbourhoods following a significant rise in water levels at Nairobi Dam, raising concerns over a potential emban...

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Geotechnical challenges at Santorini port access road

Access to Santorini’s main port at Athinios has been temporarily suspended following a new rockfall incident along the only road connecting the port to the island’s upper settlements. The event, alth...

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Indonesia’s waste and mining slopes under pressure: Deadly landfill collapse in Bekasi and industrial landslide in Morowali

A major waste landslide at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) in Bekasi, West Java, has resulted in multiple fatalities and renewed concerns about landfill stability at one of S...

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Rainfall saturation triggers deadly hillside collapses in Ethiopia

At least 102 people have been killed after a series of landslides and floods struck the Gamo Zone in southern Ethiopia following several days of intense rainfall. The disaster unfolded across highlan...

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Fatal excavation failure under investigation in Bushwick

A trench collapse at a construction site in Bushwick, Brooklyn, left one worker dead and another critically injured Thursday morning, according to police and city officials. Emergency crews responde...

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Record rainfall triggers fatal floods and landslides in Minas Gerais

At least 30 people have died and dozens remain missing after heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding and landslides in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The worst impact was recorded in Juiz de F...

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Multiple sinkholes trigger emergency in Phillipsburg after dump truck collapse

A state of local emergency has been declared in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, after multiple sinkholes opened along Summit Avenue near Lewis Street, swallowing a dump truck and forcing evacuations. The...

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Shanghai Metro works site sealed after sinkhole opens at Qixin Road

A large sinkhole opened on the morning of 12 February 2026 at the junction of Qixin Road and Li’an Road in Shanghai’s Minhang District, swallowing part of the roadway near an active metro constructio...

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A1 motorway collapses near Coimbra after levee breach on River Mondego

A section of Portugal’s A1 motorway collapsed near Coimbra after a levee on the River Mondego burst amid weeks of heavy rainfall and flooding. According to local authorities, the breach occurred next...

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Rainfall 64% above average leads to floods and landslides in Colombia

Heavy rainfall in early February has triggered flooding and landslides across Colombia, leaving at least 13 people dead, according to national authorities and international agencies cited in the prov...

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