Thai audit office releases report on building collapse, cites four main causes

BANGKOK: The State Audit Office of Thailand (SAO) released on Friday (March 20) a progress report on the collapse of the new ...

Inside One of the Deadliest Earthquakes Ever—and the Construction Scandal That Made It a Catastrophe

Devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria saw an untold number of buildings collapse. Experts say a lack of building code ...
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Earthquake strikes Turkish coast and Greek island, killing 14

ISTANBUL -- A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 14 people and injuring over 500 amid collapsed buildings and ...
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Lebanon building collapse toll rises to 9: civil defence

The death toll in a building collapse in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday climbed to nine, a civil defence official said -- the second such incident in weeks. The state-run National ...
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SAO details structural failures that caused tower's collapse

A year after its new headquarters tower crumpled during an earthquake, the State Audit Office (SAO) has outlined four critical structural and construction failures that led to the collapse.The details ...
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits western Turkey, causing buildings to collapse

ANKARA, Turkey(AP) — A strong earthquake shook western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings that were damaged in a previous tremor to collapse, officials said. There were no immediate ...

Recent rise in deaths, property damage due to building collapses: Union Home Secretary

Union Home Secretary highlights rising deaths and damage from building collapses amid increasing earthquake vulnerability and urbanization in India.