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At least 30 dead after dam collapses in Sudan, UN agency says

CNN — At least 30 people have been killed following the collapse of a dam in Sudan’s northwest Red Sea State, according to the United Nations’s emergency relief agency. Hundreds more are believed missing, Reuters reported. Flash flooding decimated 20 villages and damaged a further 50 after the Arba’at Dam collapsed Sunday, the United Nations …

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Egypt Independent August 27, 2024

Egypt offers condolences to Sudan over victims of Arbaat Dam collapse

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation expressed its sincere condolences to Sudan following the collapse of the Arbaat Dam in Khor Arbaat Basin in the Red Sea coastal state. The dam is one of the main water sources that feed the city of Port Sudan, and its collapse led to floods that swept away …

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Egypt Independent August 26, 2024

A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests

CNN — A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists have suggested in a new study — a planetary-scale disaster that would transform weather and climate. Several studies in recent years have suggested the crucial system — the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC …

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Egypt Independent August 4, 2024

21 people die as school building collapses in Nigeria when students were taking exam

CNN — Twenty-one people died after a school building collapsed in central Nigeria while students were sitting an exam in what local authorities called an “avoidable tragedy.” The two-story building collapsed in the city of Jos and saw a further 30 people hospitalized, according to Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). NEMA said that students were amongst those who died …

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Egypt Independent July 13, 2024

At least 14 killed after billboard collapses in Mumbai during thunderstorm

At least 14 people have died and dozens were injured after a huge billboard fell on them during a thunderstorm in India’s financial capital Mumbai, according to local authorities. The billboard collapsed on some houses and a petrol station next to a busy road in the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar following gusty winds and rain …

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Egypt Independent May 14, 2024

Five dead and 49 missing as multi-story building collapses in South Africa

CNN — Five people have died and 49 are unaccounted for after a multi-story building collapsed Monday afternoon in the South African city of George, officials said Tuesday. Rescue missions remain underway, and 26 people have been removed from the rubble since the building collapsed in the Western cape province around 2 p.m. local time …

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Egypt Independent May 7, 2024

Australian miner critical, tributes to worker killed in collapse

A miner rescued after surviving a rockfall in an underground collapse that killed his colleague is continuing to fight for

Australian Associated Press March 16, 2024

One man freed and another trapped after mine collapse

One man has been freed and another remains trapped after a mine collapse on the outskirts of Ballarat in Victoria’s

Australian Associated Press March 14, 2024

The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says

CNN — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences for the region and the world’s ability to tackle climate change, according to a study published Wednesday. The Amazon has proven resilient to natural changes in the climate for 65 million years, but deforestation …

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Egypt Independent February 16, 2024