2015 - NOV - Infrastructure Collapse

2015-11-01 - Four- or five-story residential building collapses in Giza (Egypt):
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/174269/news/residential-building-collapses-in-gizas-district-of-haram
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/162292/Egypt/Politics-/Building-collapses-in-Egypts-Giza,-no-deaths-or-in.aspx

2015-11-01 - Building collapses in Benin City (Nigeria), 2 killed, 3 injured:
http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/building-collapse-kills-2-in-benin-city/
http://punchng.com/2015/10/2812

2015-11-01 - Huge hole opens in Rouge River bridge in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/02/huge-pothole-closes--75-bridge-lanes-mich/75070956/

2015-11-02 - Building collapses in coastal Alexandria (Egypt), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201511010361.html

2015-11-03 - Multiple power plants go down in Britain, National Grid works to keep the lights on:
http://news.sky.com/story/1581693/national-grid-issues-call-for-extra-power
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/national-grid-begs-energy-providers-6767433
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34723259

2015-11-03 - Home under construction collapses in Merrimac (Massachusetts), 3 injured:
http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/11/merrimac.html
http://www.wcvb.com/news/wall-of-house-collapses-on-4-workers/36238400
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/03/three-seriously-injured-merrimac-building-collapse/rbvoafAfymts6mBDqfM3vN/story.html

2015-11-03 - Building under construction collapses near coastal Lagos (Nigeria), 2 injured:
http://www.leadership.ng/news/471880/building-collapse-2-cheat-death-in-lagos
http://thenationonlineng.net/two-injured-in-lagos-building-collapse/

2015-11-03 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole forms, in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/44031741-story

2015-11-04 - Factory collapses in Lahore (Pakistan), 23+ killed, dozens injured, dozens trapped:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20151104-50780-PAK
http://www.channel3000.com/news/at-least-10-dead-in-pakistan-building-collapse/36252678
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/04/asia/pakistan-deadly-building-collapse/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/04/asia/pakistan-deadly-building-collapse/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/dead-factory-collapses-pakistan-lahore-151104145754335.html
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/11/05/death-toll-in-pakistan-factory-building-collapse-rises-to-18
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34720251

2015-11-04 - Officials warn dam could collapse and spill arsenic-infused mine tailings, near Jackson (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/11/04/california-warns-99-year-old-dam-may-collapse-this-winter/
http://www.sott.net/article/305735-Crumbling-infrastructure-99-year-old-dam-may-collapse-from-winter-rains-and-spill-arsenic-contaminated-tailings

2015-11-05 - Dam collapses in Minas Gerais (Brazil), town covered in sludge, 17+ killed, 45 missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20151106-50793-BRA
http://news.yahoo.com/video/brazil-dam-burst-buries-town-143028301.html
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/brazil-mine-mudslide/2242094.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Brazil-mine-mudslide-kills-at-least-17/articleshow/49683475.cms
http://www.rt.com/news/320974-brazil-dam-mining-collapse/
http://mobile.twitter.com/SavageNation/status/662375860289282048

Quote: "A dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine burst on Thursday (Nov 5) in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, killing at least 17 people."

2015-11-06 - Two water mains break, sinkhole forms, in Parkville (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/water-main-breaks-lead-to-service-disruption-sinkhole-in-parkville/36295626

2015-11-07 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole forms, in coastal Kailua (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/30460523/traffic-alert-keolu-drive-in-kailua-closed-due-to-massive-sinkhole
http://myinforms.com/en/a/18798268-traffic-alert-keolu-drive-in-kailua-closed-due-to-massive-sinkhole/

2015-11-08 - Five-story and four-story residential buildings collapse in Fayoum District (Egypt), 9+ killed:
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/11/09/2-buildings-collapse-in-fayoum-killing-9/
http://www.thecairopost.com/news/175770/news/death-toll-in-fayoum-building-collapse-rises-to-nine-people

2015-11-08 - Residential building collapses in coastal Lagos (Nigeria), 4 killed:
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/news/four-siblings-die-in-lagos-fresh-building-collapse/118300.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/four-killed-in-lagos-building-collapse-rescue-agency
http://www.newsfultoncounty.com/world/news/0714897-nigeria-four-killed-in-lagos-building-collapse
http://thenationonlineng.net/four-killed-in-another-lagos-building-collapse/
http://www.nairaland.com/2722644/photos-building-collapse-lagos-killed
http://ynaija.com/4-dead-building-collapse-lagos/

2015-11-09 - Water main breaks in West Hartford (Connecticut):
http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-west-hartford-water-main-break-1110-20151109-story.html

2015-11-10 - Home under construction collapses in Dera Ghazi Khan (Pakistan), 2 injured:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/988990/cave-in-two-injured-in-house-collapse/

2015-11-10 - Water main breaks at Fiddler's Cove and the Bayshore Bikeway in coastal Coronado (California):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/11/10/nb-sr-75-in-coronado-closed-due-to-water-main-break/
http://www.10news.com/news/water-main-break-causing-flooding-in-coronado-shuts-down-part-of-sr-75-111015

2015-11-10 - Water main breaks in Hackettstown (New Jersey):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf/2015/11/route_46_reopens_in_hackettsto.html

2015-11-10 - Water main breaks in Wellsville (New York), school closed:
http://www.wkbw.com/news/water-main-break-forces-school-closures

2015-11-10 - Water main breaks in Pinson (Alabama), school closed:
http://wiat.com/2015/11/10/clay-chalkville-elementary-closed-due-to-water-main-break/
http://www.wbrc.com/story/30479151/water-main-break-closes-chalkville-elementary-school

2015-11-10 - Water main breaks, I-70 disrupted, in Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Water-main-break-closes-all-ramps-at-I-70--MacVicar-345140282.html

2015-11-11 - Apartment building starts cracking after rumbling and shaking in Lanham (Maryland), building evacuated:
http://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2015/11/engineers-visit-lanham-apartments-investigate-cause-cracks/

Quote: "Residents of the apartments on Good Luck Road reported rumbling, shaking and the sudden appearance of cracks in walls and ceilings."

2015-11-11 - Sewer main breaks, sinkhole forms, at Camana Bay in the Cayman Islands:
http://caymannewsservice.com/2015/11/sinkhole-opens-at-camana-bay/
http://www.caymanreporter.com/2015/11/11/sink-hole-closes-road/

2015-11-12 - Nuclear plant suddenly shuts down, on the Susquehanna River in Salem Township (Pennsylvania):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=NC-20151113-50865-USA

2015-11-12 - Water mains break in Silver Lake and Lynwood (California), sinkhole forms:
http://patch.com/california/echopark/sinkhole-reportedly-opens-silver-lake-after-water-main-breaks
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/48061384-story

2015-11-13 - Power line falls and ignites three cars in coastal Kahili (Hawaii):
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20151113_Twoalarm_fire_reported_in_Kalihi.html?id=348062731
http://www.kitv.com/story/30515762/late-breaking-car-fire

2015-11-13 - Power line falls and ignites six cars at car dealership in Saugerties (New York), near the Hudson River:
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20151113/fire-at-saugerties-car-dealership-destroys-six-vehicles
http://myinforms.com/en/a/19136515-fallen-power-line-causes-multi-car-fire/

Note: Or did the cars ignite and the fire burned through the power lines? Probably impossible to tell when you show up and there's a power line on the ground and a pile of cars burning...

2015-11-13 - Facade collapses at building in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Building-Facade-Collapse-Sunset-Park-Brooklyn-New-York-City-347612731.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/19120381-facade-of-vacant-building-collapses-fdny/

2015-11-13 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms and traps car, in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2015/11/13/driver-on-belmont-avenue-gets-stuck-in-sinkhole/

2015-11-14 - After dams break, toxic mudslide spreads, in Minas Gerais (Brazil), 15 feared killed:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/brazils-environmental-catastrophe.html
http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/at-least-15-reportedly-feared-dead-after-dam-bursts-at-brazil-mine/

Quote: "Brazil’s national water agency, ANA, has warned that the presence of arsenic, zinc, copper and mercury now present in the Rio Doce make the water untreatable for human consumption. Already the lack of oxygen and high temperatures caused by the pollutants has killed off much of the aquatic life along a 500km stretch of the river."

2015-11-16 - Sewer and street collapse near the Mississippi River near downtown St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.kmov.com/story/30532364/street-collapse-closes-two-lanes-of-broadway-near-downtown-st-louis
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/traffic/2015/11/16/100-plus-year-old-sewer-causes-street-collapse/75900158/
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sinkhole-opens-on-south-broadway-near-chouteau-avenue-south-of/article_3cbecfaf-50d4-541b-bd03-a919edbf79d6.html

2015-11-16 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Port Coquitlam (Canada):
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/sinkhole-swallows-tri-cities-on-ramp-1.2660257
http://globalnews.ca/news/2341618/sinkhole-closes-port-coquitlam-on-ramp/
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2015/11/coquitlam-sinkhole/
http://www.theprovince.com/news/port+coquitlam+sinkhole+caused+water+main+rupture/11521524/story.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/19231391-sinkhole-closes-port-coquitlam-on-ramp/

2015-11-17 - Vacant commercial building collapses in Coimbatore (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/old-commercial-building-collapses-on-big-bazaar-street/article7885715.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Dilapidated-building-near-Town-Hall-collapses-none-injured/articleshow/49811909.cms

2015-11-17 - Warehouse roof collapses in coastal Samut Prakan Province (Thailand):
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/766924/man-escapes-death-in-warehouse-collapse

2015-11-17 - Pedestrian bridge collapses in Khamis Mushait (Saudi Arabia):
http://www.emirates247.com/news/region/pedestrian-bridge-collapses-in-saudi-2015-11-17-1.610778

2015-11-18 - Home partially collapses in Denver (Colorado):

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/11/17/homes-evacuated-after-partial-wall-collapse/
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29131316/uninhabited-denver-home-partially-collapsed-neighbors-evacuated

2015-11-19 - Residential building partially collapses, car crushed, on Wilkinson Street in Leigh (Britain):
http://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/news/local/residents-terror-as-roof-collapses-1-7578399

2015-11-21 - Overhang collapses at business in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.12news.com/story/news/local/valley/2015/11/21/structural-collapse-reported-25th-st-and-van-buren/76186474/

2015-11-22 - Wall collapses onto man in Pattalam area in coastal Chennai (India), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Son-Killed-Mother-Injured-in-Wall-Collapse/2015/11/23/article3142342.ece
http://www.nyoooz.com/chennai/268404/youth-killed-as-building-collapses-in-pattalam
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/building-collapse-could-have-been-averted-say-residents/article7906977.ece

2015-11-23 - Ten-story building under construction partially collapses in coastal Accra (Ghana), 1 killed, 10 injured:
http://news.ayekoo.com/1.8453808

Quote: "A 10-storey building under construction opposite the CEDI House in Accra on Sunday afternoon collapsed, killing one person and injuring 10 others."

2015-11-24 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens and swallows car in St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQyxgKrBXDY
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/11/24/76302044/
http://www.9news.com/video/4629572976001/1/Sinkhole-starts-swallowing-mans-car-while-hes-inside
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/5-on-your-side/2015/11/23/man-has-trouble-finding-help-after-sinkhole-swallows-car/76287824/

2015-11-25 - Roof collapses at wastewater treatment building in St. George (Utah):
http://kutv.com/news/local/roof-of-waste-water-treatment-facility-collapses-in-st-george

2015-11-26 - Multi-million dollar mansion formerly owned by pop star Duffy collapses on The Terrace in Barnes (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34935821
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_26111531.asp
http://money.aol.co.uk/2015/11/26/3-8m-house-on-the-thames-collapses-barnes-london/
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/barnes-house-collapse-georgian-townhouse-collapses-on-edge-of-river-thames-a3123971.html
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/14106094.Multi_million_pound_Georgian_riverside_townhouse__which_was_undergoing__iceberg_development___collapses_in_Barnes/

2015-11-26 - School building collapses in Chittoor District (India), 1 killed, 10+ injured:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZc528hRe4g
http://www.sakshipost.com/index.php/news/state/68177-one-student-dies,-10-injured-in-chittoor-school-building-collapse.html
http://www.latestteluguvideos.net/Program/ProgramView/Private-School-Building-Collapse-in-Chittoor-1-Died-20-Children-Severely-Injured-TV5-News-on-25-Nov-2015/524675

2015-11-27 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, near homes in Tyler (Texas):
http://www.ktre.com/story/30613116/sinkhole-forms-and-water-comes-close-to-tyler-residents-house
http://www.kltv.com/story/30613116/sinkhole-forms-and-water-comes-close-to-tyler-residents-house

2015-11-27 - Three-story building collapses onto man in Chandigarh (India), 1 killed:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Passerby-dies-in-building-collapse/articleshow/49957556.cms
http://www.newslocker.com/en-in/region/chandigarh/passerby-dies-in-building-collapse/

2015-11-28 - Vacant building collapses in San Antonio (Texas):
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Building-collapses-near-downtown-6660923.php
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/2015/11/27/breaking-building-collapses-near-downtown-possible-gas-leak/76472672/

2015-11-29 - Sewer collapses and takes out road in Yeadon (Britain):
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14112039.Motorists_warned_of_delays_after_sewer_collapse/

2015-11-29 - Bridge collapses near Thiruninravur (India), 40 villages cut off:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Bridge-Collapse-Maroons-40-Villages/2015/11/29/article3152036.ece
http://www.newsunited.com/bridge-collapse-maroons-40-villages-news/19977907/

2015-11-30 - Mixed-use building collapses in Back of the Yards area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1139309/injuries-back-yards-building-collapse
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/11/30/no-injuries-in-back-of-the-yards-building-collapse/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-building-collapses-in-back-of-the-yards-20151130-story.html
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=9355881

Quote: "Firefighters responded to the building collapse at 4835 S. Ashland came in about 3:15 a.m., according to Fire Media Affairs No one was in the two-story building that housed a pawn shop and apartments, but some residents in the area were displaced and warming bus was ordered to the scene, fire officials said."

2015-11-30 - Water main breaks, 18 buildings lose water, streets flood, in Hoboken (New Jersey):
http://abc7ny.com/news/water-service-restored-in-hoboken-after-2nd-water-main-break/1103606/

2015-11-30 - Water main breaks in Greenville County (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/news/fire-crews-respond-to-water-main-break/36712880