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USA

Florida building collapse: 159 people still unaccounted for

British-American citizen Bhavna Patel, 38, is said to be unaccounted for along with her 42-year-old husband Vishal and 1-year-old daughter Aishani.

USA

At least 1 dead as apartment building partially collapses near Miami

A 12-story beachfront apartment building partially collapsed in a town outside Miami early on Thursday morning, killing at least one person and trapping scores more in rubble.

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Two buildings collapse in Bordeaux, injuring three

Three people were injured, including "a 28-year-old man with very serious injuries", in the collapse of two buildings in the old town of Bordeaux on Sunday night.

Belgium

Five killed in school construction site collapse in Belgium

Five construction workers were confirmed dead on Saturday after a school building site partially collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp.

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India

Building collapse kills 11 after monsoon flooding in Mumbai

Rescuers are continuing to search the debris to find any residents possibly still trapped.

Egypt

At least 18 people killed in building collapse in Cairo

It was not immediately clear what caused the building's collapse in the Egyptian capital.

Portugal

Victims of Portugal's deadly bridge collapse remembered 20 years on

Portugal's president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, paid tribute to the 59 victims of the 2001 tragedy.

Italy

200 coffins fall into Ligurian Sea after Italy landslide

200 coffins fall into Ligurian Sea after Italy landslide

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Watch: Explosives bring smokestack crashing to the ground

The explosion was detonated at an old power plant in Alabama.

France

Former mayor deputy appeals charge over Marseille building collapse

A former deputy to the Mayor of Marseille will appeal his indictment in the investigation into the fatal collapse of two buildings in 2018, which killed eight people.

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At least 10 dead as residential building collapses in India

A residential building in the city of Bhiwandi, 20 kilometers north-east of Mumbai in India collapsed on Monday morning.

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Evacuations ordered with Alps glacier in danger of collapse

Dozens of residents and holidaymakers were told to evacuate an area on the Italian side of Mont Blanc as a glacier threatened to collapse.

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Beach erosion in Australia leaves residents on edge

This was the scene after large waves battered Australia's coastline north of Sydney, causing severe erosion and forcing several residents to evacuate their homes.

Italy

Italian bridge collapses injuring only one thanks to lockdown

One man was injured and another walked away from the scene but on a normal day this could have been a disaster, and thoughts of Genoa prevail.

China

China: Quanzhou hotel collapse kills 10, more than 20 missing

The Xinjia Express Hotel was used to isolate people who had arrived from other parts of China hit by the coronavirus outbreak.

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Survivors rescued from collapsed building in southern Cambodia

At least five people have died following the collapse.

World News

This week in pictures selected for you

A nationwide strike brought France to a near standstill. While more than 50 world leaders have gathered for the Climate Change conference in Madrid (COP25). The event was moved to Spain’s capital from Chile due to ongoing civil unrest in the country. The situation in Santiago remains heated.

Kenya

Nairobi: six-story building collapses in Kenyan capital

Is this another fatal example of unscrupulous developers bypassing regulations?

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Watch: Huge bank tower demolished in Johannesburg

A 355ft tall building, damaged in a fatal fire last year, was successfully demolished, sending a massive cloud of rubble into the air.

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Rescue continues after dam collapse in Siberia

At least 15 gold miners were killed when a dam collapsed, flooding an artisanal mining encampment in a remote part of Siberia.