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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says

"More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children, and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries," the governor's spokesperson said.

A miner works in a coltan mine in Birambo, Masisi territory, North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of Congo, December 1, 2018
Residents stand in an alley after vacating their house next to a fallen scaffolding following an earthquake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2025.

Earthquake jolts Bangladesh, killing five and injuring around 100

 Seiyun Palace.

Yemen's Seiyun Palace, one of the world's largest mudbrick structures, restored

 The Pompeii Archeological Park.

Wall and vault collapse in Pompeii's archaeology park following Campi earthquake


Eight confirmed dead in Cairo building collapse

Cairo is the most populous city in the Arab world and has faced urban planning challenges for years.

 Birds fly during sunset with the Cairo skyline visible in the background during foggy cold weather, Egypt, February 1, 2024.

Baltimore bridge collapses after ship impact, twenty missing in water

The Baltimore City Fire Department described the collapse as a mass-casualty incident. Workers are searching for twenty people missing people in the river.

 A view of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it collapsed, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., in this picture released on March 26, 2024.

Mexican church roof collapses during Sunday mass killing 9, about 30 others missing

Bishop Jose Armando Alvarez from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico said the church roof crumbled as worshipers were receiving communion.

 Members of security forces, people and a priest work at a site where a church roof collapsed during Sunday mass in Ciudad Madero, in Tamaulipas state, Mexico in this handout picture distributed to Reuters on October 1, 2023

Five killed in Iran as buildings collapse during unsafe demolition

Five people, including two Iranian police officers, were killed. Others were trapped under the rubble resulting from the collapse.

 Rescue crews work at the site of a ten-storey building collapse in Abadan, Iran May 23, 2022.

Trapped villagers saved from roofs in flooded south Ukraine as more await help

Friends and family posted frantic appeals in online chatrooms with names, photos and GPS locations of residents, including children and many elderly people, who were still waiting to be picked up

Mykola stands next to a police boat on a flooded island, which locals and officials say is caused by Russia's chaotic control of the Kakhovka dam downstream, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, May 20, 2023.

At least one dead, 5 injured in Manhattan parking structure collapse

No foul play was suspected.

 A crowd gathers for a Menorah lighting at Seaport in downtown Manhattan, NYC.

Eight people feared to be under the rubble after two buildings collapse in Marseille

Firefighters were continuing to tackle the blaze and 80 people have been evacuated, according to the rescue services.

 Smoke envelopes the area as police officers work at the scene of a fire following a gas explosion in Marseille, France, April 9, 2023

IDF officer's course cadet dies after collapsing during guard duty

The cadet was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

IDF soldiers stand guard during a demonstration by Palestinians against the closure of the main road in Jabaa area south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem

Soccer Stadium roof in Chile collapses during open training session

An excess of weight in a Chilean soccer stadium caused a major collapse, leading to several injuries.

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One killed, dozens injured as stage collapses at Spain festival

Other infrastructure was also damaged when gusts battered the Medusa Festival, a huge electronic music festival held in the town of Cullera.

 A civil guard car comes out of the emergency exit at the venue of Medusa Festival, an electronic music festival, after high winds caused part of a stage to collapse, in Cullera, near Valencia, Spain, August 13, 2022.