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Clean-up continues after building Collapse - Rio de Janeiro

A clean-up and search for bodies in the remains of three buildings that collapsed continues. 22 bodies have been found thus far, and more are...

by Juan Jimenez in Brazil on 28/01/2012

Society

Rio de Janeiro buildings collapse leaves three dead

The collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead, with others missing, and some twelve people reported injured who were...

by Analia TEIXEIRA in Brazil on 26/01/2012

Our World

A building collapses in Beirut

A five-storey building collapsed in the Fassouh neighbourhood of Beirut, trapping residents. Beirut, Lebanon. 15th January 2012

by George Haddad in Lebanon on 15/01/2012

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28/01/2012 - Clean-up continues after building Collapse - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil - A clean-up and search for bodies in the...
26/01/2012 - Rio de Janeiro buildings collapse leaves three dead - Brazil - The collapse of three buildings in Rio...
15/01/2012 - A building collapses in Beirut - Lebanon - A five-storey building collapsed in the...
13/12/2011 - City Engineer closes the Mugrabi Ramp – Jerusalem - Israel - Jerusalem City Engineers order the...
29/11/2011 - Gangway collapses on HMS Belfast - United Kingdom - The gangway which takes visitors to the...
21/11/2011 - Fallen Zechariah crane will be segmented and shipped - Kiev - Ukraine - The jib of the largest floating crane...
18/11/2011 - Ninety three meter floating crane collapses - Kiev - Ukraine - The floating crane Zakharii LK-600...
09/11/2011 - Partial building collapse in downtown Buenos Aires - Argentina - A part of a ten-floor building located...
08/10/2011 - Mass Casualty Incident Training - Ennepetal - Germany - About 350 Firefighters and EMS staged a...
02/10/2011 - Riverside houses collapse in Surabaya - Indonesia - Almost a dozen riverside homes on Lasem...

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