Tag: Structural failures
Mayor: Sewage lagoon embankment seeping, residents warned
SMITHLAND, Ky. — A sewage lagoon above a small western Kentucky city is seeping through its embankment and is likely to fail, prompting the...
Homeland Security to repair damage created by border wall
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections...
Hail collapses roof over Mexico City’s main Aztec temple
MEXICO CITY — The pre-Hispanic ruins of Mexico City’s Templo Mayor archaeological site suffered minor but reparable damage when large sections of a corrugated...
18 months after collapse, a New Orleans street reopens
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans officials marked the return of two-way traffic to a major New Orleans thoroughfare Wednesday, more than 18 months after...
Section of Highway 1 that collapsed during storm reopens
BIG SUR, Calif. — A section of California's scenic Highway 1 that collapsed during a winter storm reopened to traffic on Friday.
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Floor collapses during huge party near University of Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. — At least 25 people were hurt when a floor collapsed during a massive party at a two-story house near the University...
South Texas officials worry about breaches in border levees
PALMVIEW, Texas — South Texas officials say they are worried about flooding during the hurricane season starting June 1 from breaches in a levee...
Tunnel collapse nearly led to Mexico City drain explosion
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said the collapse of a clandestine tunnel dug to steal gasoline from a government pipeline probably triggered a chain...
Austria: 1 dead, 2 seriously hurt in balcony collapse
BERLIN — A woman has died in Austria and two others were seriously injured after an apartment balcony collapsed, police said Tuesday.
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Egypt says latest round of talks over Ethiopia dam fail
CAIRO — Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the latest round of talks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project failed to make progress after Addis Abba...