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One dead after Penang landslide hits home as leaking pipe and drainage come under investigation

A 73-year-old man has died after a landslide struck a two-storey semi-detached house in Paya Terubong, Penang, while preliminary investigations focus on drainage conditions and incomplete slope stabil...

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Two workers killed after soil collapse at water pipeline site in central Japan

Two construction workers have died after being buried by soil and debris during water pipeline works in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, highlighting the severe risks associated with excavation and trench...

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50 m-deep mine shaft discovered beneath Manchester road after giant sinkhole develops

Repair works are under way on a major road in east Manchester after a developing sinkhole revealed a mine shaft extending approximately 50 m beneath the carriageway.The problem first became apparent w...

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Skye road restored after 300-tonne landslide with rock armour and drainage works

Around 300 tonnes of rock, soil and debris were removed from a key road on the Isle of Skye after a landslide blocked the route near Uig, triggering a rapid programme of slope stabilisation and draina...

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Two workers killed after slope incident at Chile's El Teniente copper mine

Two workers have died following a slope incident at the open-pit section of Chile's El Teniente copper mine, with operations in the affected area remaining suspended while authorities investigate the...

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Helical Piles Help Rebuild Storm-Damaged Boardwalks in Remote Alaska

A powerful tropical cyclone, Typhoon Halong developed near Iwo Jima, Japan on October 3, 2025. Four days later, after transitioning into an extratropical cyclone, the storm hit western Alaska, deliver...

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Panama assesses widespread earthquake damage as fresh 6.1 quake rattles southern region

Panama is assessing widespread damage to homes, schools, churches, roads and bridges after a powerful earthquake sequence struck the country, with a fresh magnitude 6.1 earthquake shaking the southern...

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Three dead and infrastructure damaged as eastern Spain recovers from severe flooding

Communities in eastern Spain are assessing the damage left by several days of intense rainfall and flash flooding that killed at least three people, inundated homes and roads and disrupted transport a...

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Severe flooding puts New Mexico dam and downstream communities at risk

Severe flash flooding in southern New Mexico forced the evacuation of several communities in Dona Ana County after intense rainfall caused rivers and drainage channels to rise rapidly and water to ove...

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Damage at Khao Chuk Dam prompts urgent evacuation in Rayong as Prasae Reservoir exceeds maximum level

Authorities in Rayong province, eastern Thailand, ordered residents of at-risk areas to evacuate urgently on Monday, September 28, 2026. The order followed reports of damage at Khlong Ra-ok Reservoir,...

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