Venezuela, an earthquake and building collapses
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The earthquakes that hit Venezuela 6 days ago may have damaged or destroyed 58,000 buildings, NASA says, as rescuers race the clock to find survivors.
In the early morning of June 24, 2021, a high-rise condominium building collapsed in South Florida, killing 98 people. Investigators uncovered the litany of errors and missteps that led to this avoidable tragedy.
Atorod Azizinamini, professor in the department of civil engineering, shares his insight on the earthquake and the importance of resilient infrastructure.
THE search for survivors of Venezuela’s twin earthquake tragedy has reached its “critical hours” – with nearly 50,000 people still missing. Rescuers desperately combing the
The deadly destruction of a Florida beachfront condominium actually started weeks before it collapsed into a pile of rubble in the middle of the night, killing 98 people in 2021, but the building had been vulnerable from the start, federal investigators found in a final report issued Monday.
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On the ground in Venezuela: 'All the buildings have collapsed'
France 24's Maxime Pluvinet reports from La Guaira state, one of the areas hardest hit by the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24. "All the buildings have collapsed" he says, whle "Venezuelans are still waiting for news from their loved ones trapped under the rubble".
Twenty seven people were rescued with injuries of varying severity; governor orders safety checks on surrounding area.
At least 14 schoolchildren were killed and eight others injured after part of a school building under construction collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, police said o
