Tag: building
Building collapse kills six in Mumbai as torrential rain batters city
A dilapidated residential building collapsed Sunday in the megacity's east, trapping residents under the debris, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde said in a statement.
Lebanon building collapse toll rises to 9
The building consisted of two blocks, each containing six apartments, he added. Residents estimated some 22 people were inside at the time of the collapse, he said.
North Korea building memorial for troops killed in Ukraine war
The so-called Memorial Museum of Combat Feats will be built in the capital Pyongyang, where Kim and Russia's ambassador to North Korea attended a groundbreaking ceremony.
Search continues after Pakistan building collapse kills 14
The residential block crumbled shortly after 10 am on Friday in the impoverished Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi, which was once plagued by gang violence and considered one of the most dangerous areas in Pakistan.
Two jailed for 18 years over tower block collapse in Turkiye...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pointed the finger at negligent building contractors, accusing them of cutting corners by using cheap concrete and ignoring basic construction standards, with more than 200 contractors and developers arrested in the immediate aftermath of the quake.
Indian relatives grieve as bodies of 45 Kuwait fire victims return
Fifty people died in the resulting inferno, 45 of them Indians, with dozens more hospitalised and anguished relatives back home frantically chasing news of whether their loved ones had perished.
