Sunday, May 1, 2016

2016 - APR - Infrastructure Collapse




2016-04-01 - Water main breaks, neighborhood floods, in Tarzana area in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://abc7.com/news/tarzana-water-main-break-floods-shuts-down-streets/1272671/
http://ktla.com/2016/04/01/water-main-break-in-tarzana-causes-flooding-road-closures-repairs-underway/
http://patch.com/california/encino/water-main-break-floods-tarzana-neighborhood
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160401/tarzana-water-main-break-is-significant-fire-department-says

2016-04-01 - Water main breaks, hotel flooded, in Greenville (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/news/fire-crews-respond-to-downtown-hotel/38797918

2016-04-01 - Sewer pipe breaks, sinkhole forms, in Jefferson City (Missouri):
http://www.abc17news.com/news/crews-repair-sinkhole-in-jefferson-city/38784200

2016-04-02 - Building partially collapses in McComb (Ohio):
http://1063thefox.com/building-collapse-reported-in-mccomb/
http://thecourier.com/breaking-news/2016/04/02/breaking-building-collapse-reported-in-mccomb/

2016-04-03 - Warehouse collapses onto cars in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://6abc.com/news/man-in-car-injured-after-sw-philadelphia-building-collapses/1274196/

2016-04-03 - Wall collapses at construction site in Bayonne (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/04/bayonne_wall_collapse_forces_23_residents_from_the.html

2016-04-03 - Power outage blacks out main airport in coastal Manila (Philippine Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160404-52794-PHL

2016-04-04 - Sewer pipe ruptures, 40-50 million gallons of raw sewage flow each day into McKellar Lake (Tennessee):
http://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/raw-sewage-leak-closes-boat-ramp-at-mckellar-lake
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/31628975/city-closes-boat-ramp-to-mckellar-lake
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/31620679/millions-of-gallons-of-sewage-leak-into-cypress-creek
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/government/city/sewage-leak-causing-large-and-growing-fish-kill-in-mckellar-lake-2faf600e-574d-3d4d-e053-0100007fb06-374537961.html

2016-04-04 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms and swallows SUV, in the East Valley in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/apr/04/east-valley-sinkhole-traps-suv-diverts-traffic/
http://www.ktnv.com/news/suv-falls-into-sinkhole-on-east-side-of-valley

2016-04-05 - Gas leak at Porter Ranch (California) will lead to blackouts this summer:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-aliso-canyon-blackouts-20160405-story.html
http://sputniknews.com/us/20160406/1037548829/california-blackout-summer.html
http://www.sott.net/article/315911-Dark-days-ahead-Porter-Ranch-gas-leak-will-lead-to-summer-blackouts
http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-california-sempra-ener-alisocanyon-u-idUSL2N1781K4

Quote: "According to California officials, the leak led to a drastic decline in gas supplies for the state’s power plants and will lead to electricity shortages during the summer."

2016-04-05 - Water main and sewer main break, huge sinkhole opens and swallows truck, in Clayton (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2016/04/05/truck-falls-into-sink-hole-in-clayton/

Note: Eek, right down the road from me...

2016-04-05 - Roof collapses at apartment building in Moundsville (West Virginia):
http://wvah.com/news/local/dozen-people-homeless-after-marshall-county-roof-collapse
http://wtov9.com/news/local/3-families-out-of-homes-after-roof-collapse-in-moundsville

2016-04-05 - Building under construction partially collapses in Greenville (South Carolina):
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2016/04/05/road-closed-after-construction-collapse/82651008/
http://www.live5news.com/story/31646011/firefighters-evacuating-construction-site-in-downtown-Greenville

2016-04-06 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, flooding ensues, in Riverside (California):
http://abc7.com/news/water-main-bursts-damages-home-in-riverside-neighborhood/1279978/

2016-04-06 - Restaurant collapses in Dadeldhura District (Nepal), 17 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20160406-52817-NPL

2016-04-06 - Madarassa roof collapses in Dera Ghazi Khan (Pakistan), 5 killed, more injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20160405-52809-PAK

2016-04-07 - Pipeline leaks 16,800 gallons of oil near Freeman (South Dakota):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20160408-52842-USA

2016-04-08 - Pipe ruptures, 1000 gallons of sewage leaks into lake, in Nevada County (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20160409-52864-USA
http://www.wsmv.com/story/31673369/1000-gallons-of-sewage-leak-into-california-lake
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/31673369/1000-gallons-of-sewage-leaks-into-california-lake
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/31673369/1000-gallons-of-sewage-leaks-into-california-lake

2016-04-08 - Water main breaks, flooding ensues, in Salt Lake City (Utah), $1 million in damage:
http://fox13now.com/2016/04/08/fire-crews-respond-to-water-main-break-at-u-of-u-research-park/

2016-04-08 - Building under construction partially collapses in Shreveport (Louisiana), 9 injured:
http://710keel.com/construction-workers-ok-after-hospital-building-collapse/
http://www.wbrz.com/news/construction-accident-at-shreveport-hospital-workers-trapped/
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/31676499/live-streaming-coverage-9-injured-in-construction-site-collapse-near-willis-knighton

2016-04-08 - Five-story art gallery partially collapses in Cairo (Egypt), near the Nile River:
http://theartnewspaper.com/news/cairo-s-prominent-townhouse-gallery-collapses/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/07/partial-building-collapse-cairo-gallery-shut-after-raid

2016-04-09 - With Mosul Dam at risk of catastrophic collapse in Iraq, people downstream fear annihilation:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2016/04/mosul-dam-in-iraq-residents-living.html

2016-04-09 - Five-story building collapses in coastal Istanbul (Turkey):
http://www.rt.com/news/338922-turkey-building-collapse-istanbul/
http://www.newsunited.com/five-storey-building-collapse-in-news/28976278/
http://www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2016/04/08/empty-building-collapses-in-istanbuls-central-beyoglu-district
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/building-collapses-in-central-istanbul-.aspx?PageID=238&NID=97523&NewsCatID=341
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/five-storey-building-collapse-in-front-of-onlookers-in-tourist-heart-of-ist

2016-04-10 - Hundreds of methane leaks found at well pads across the US:
http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2016/04/10/researchers-fly-over-8000-well-pads-and-find-hundreds-of-methane-leaks/

2016-04-10 - Apartment building under construction partially collapses in Harris County (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.khou.com/news/local/life-flight-responding-after-building-collapses/127286514
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-airlifted-for-injuries-in-building-collapse-7238788.php

2016-04-11 - Water main breaks, business park parking lot floods, in Poway (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/water-main-break-floods-poway-parking-lot

2016-04-11 - Building façade collapses, bricks fall onto street, in Wheeling (West Virginia):
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/658222/Building-Collapse-Sends-Bricks-Onto-Downtown-Wheeling-Street.html?nav=515

2016-04-11 - Building collapses in Kampala (Uganda), at least 4 killed, others injured, many missing:
http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1421912/collapsed-building-death-toll-rises
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36016065
http://www.africanews.com/2016/04/12/uganda-deadly-building-collapse-kills-one/

2016-04-11 - Building partially collapses in coastal Mumbai (India), 3 injured:
http://www.nyoooz.com/mumbai/424451/three-labourers-injured-in-colaba-building-collapse
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mumbai-two-storey-building-collapses-in-colaba-3-workers-severely-injured-2200881
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-part-of-building-collapses-in-colaba-injuring-three/17124184

2016-04-11 - Bridge collapses, fire truck overturns into river, in Sikuati (Malaysia):
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/04/11/seven-escape-injuries-after-fire-truck-falls-into-river/

2016-04-12 - Three-story mixed-use building collapses in coastal Shanghai (China), 2 injured:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/society/Massive-rescue-effort-launched-for-survivors-of-building-collapse/shdaily.shtml
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/asiapacific/2016/04/12/rescues-after-china-building-collapse.html

2016-04-12 - Water basin fails, playground collapses at school in Huntington Park (California):
http://laist.com/2016/04/12/is_this_a_sinkhole.php
http://abc7.com/news/sinkhole-opens-up-on-courts-at-huntington-park-high-school/1287803/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/04/12/sink-hole-lausd-huntington-park/
http://strangesounds.org/2016/04/huge-crater-swallows-basketball-court-huntington-park-high-school-sinkhole-video.html

2016-04-13 - Power outage blacks out 40,000 homes in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160413-52897-AUS

2016-04-13 - Recycling center leaks chlorine in Shanxi Province (China), dozens sickened, including 40-50 children:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20160413-52899-CHN

2016-04-13 - Mine tailings contaminate streams with arsenic in the Solomon Islands:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20160413-52895-SLB

2016-04-14 - Train loses power and gets stranded in underwater tunnel near coastal Washington DC:
http://www.rt.com/usa/339649-people-stuck-train-dc/
http://www.sott.net/article/316432-154-people-stuck-on-train-that-lost-power-in-underwater-tunnel-to-DC
http://wtop.com/sprawl-crawl/2016/04/metro-passengers-evacuated-from-disabled-train-near-rosslyn/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/04/14/washington-subway-train-breaks-down----again/83040980/

2016-04-14 - Wall collapses at building in coastal Charleston (South Carolina), 1 injured:
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/dispatch-wall-collapsed-near-church-broad-streets

2016-04-15 - Two-story building collapses in Lahore (Pakistan), 5 killed:
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/332302-Lahore-Building-collapse-kills-5-members-of-same-
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1084874/old-building-four-of-a-family-dead-in-lahore-roof-collapse/
http://arynews.tv/en/lahore-mother-and-her-four-children-die-as-roof-of-building-collapses/

2016-04-15 - Building roof collapses in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wpxi.com/news/roof-collapses-at-building-in-pittsburghs-north-side/218979586

2016-04-16 - Well leaks natural gas and oil spray in Aliso Canyon (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20160417-52951-USA
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_29776871/new-gas-and-oil-leak-reported-aliso-canyon

2016-04-16 - Building collapses in Esereso (Ghana), 2 killed:
http://233livenews.com/two-confirmed-dead-in-esereso-building-collapse/
http://www.todaygh.com/two-dead-esereso-building-collapse/
http://www.starrfmonline.com/1.8943872

2016-04-17 - Rail bridge under construction collapses in Alambagh, Lucknow (India), 1 killed, 4+ injured:
http://www.oneindia.com/india/1-killed-4-injured-lucknow-bridge-collapse-2072512.html
http://www.newsx.com/national/25814-under-construction-metro-bridge-collapses-in-lucknow
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/lucknow-pillar-of-under-construction-metro-collapses-8-injured/

2016-04-17 - Carports collapse from snow in Aurora (Colorado):
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/04/17/carports-collapse-spring-snowstorm/
http://www.9news.com/news/aurora-carports-collapse-under-wet-snow/139283322

2016-04-18 - Thousands of gallons of nuclear waste leak at nuclear storage site in Benton County (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20160419-52982-USA
http://www.rt.com/usa/340234-hanford-nuclear-waste-leak-washington/
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/leak-inside-nuclear-waste-tank-storage-triggers-alarm-hanford/
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/19/new-leak-hanford-nuclear-waste-site-catastrophic-worker-warns
http://www.king5.com/news/local/investigations/catastrophic-event-at-hanford-prompts-emergency-response/140990679
http://q13fox.com/2016/04/18/workers-study-cause-of-fluctuations-in-nuclear-waste-tank/
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/ongoing-radioactive-leak-problems-at.html

2016-04-18 - Massive power outage blacks out parts of 11 parishes on the island of Jamaica:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160419-52971-JAM

2016-04-18 - Building facade collapses onto street in Toronto (Canada), 7 injured:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/04/18/people-trapped-as-bathurst-eglinton-building-collapses.html
http://news.nationalpost.com/toronto/building-collapses-at-bathurst-and-eglinton-in-toronto
http://m.bramptonguardian.com/community-story/6502565-update-seven-hurt-in-building-collapse-at-bathurst-and-eglinton
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/people-trapped-injured-after-structure-collapses-in-toronto-police/article29662804/

2016-04-19 - Power outage blacks out 10,000 homes from Sharbot Lake to Rockland (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160419-52981-CAN

Quote: "Hydro One is investigating a large power failure that is affecting customers from Sharbot Lake, west of Carleton Place, all the way across the city to Rockland. According to an information update released by the utility the cause of the blackout is still under investigation. However, more than 10,000 customers are believed to be affected."

2016-04-20 - Sewer line breaks, spills sewage into Mississippi River tributary, again, in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/3rd-sewage-line-breaks-memphis-spills-waste-river-38541914
http://www.yahoo.com/news/3rd-sewage-line-breaks-memphis-spills-waste-river-154130915.html
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/apr/21/crews-memphis-battle-sewage-spill/

Quote: "This is the third sewage spill in Memphis in the past three weeks."

2016-04-20 - Hole opens on Gila River Bridge near Chandler (Arizona):
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2016/04/20/breaking-eastbound-i-10-to-close-overnight-south.html

2016-04-20 - Two-story building collapses in Mathura (India), 3 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.aninews.in/videogallery2/52096-3-dead-2-injured-in-mathura-building-collapse.html
http://videos.newkerala.com/watch.php?vid=768296
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW2NxJn2Ac4

2016-04-20 - After recent Texas flooding, two dams at extremely high risk of failure:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/extremely-high-risk-dams-concern-amid-historic-houston/story?id=38553007
http://www.sott.net/article/316778-Historic-flooding-in-Houston-TX-prompts-concerns-over-two-dams-that-are-at-extremely-high-risk

2016-04-21 - Building collapses in Pyongyang (North Korea), hundreds killed:
http://atimes.com/tag/north-korean-buildings-collapse-kills-hundreds/
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/04/21/North-Korean-building-collapsed-killing-hundreds-source-says/6211461257437/
http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=11324981

2016-04-21 - Bicycle path collapses into the ocean in coastal Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2 killed, 3 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=GW-20160422-53010-BRA
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36106308
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/americas/rio-bike-path-collapses-kills-2/
http://fittish.deadspin.com/two-dead-after-rio-de-janeiro-cycle-path-collapses-into-1772336249
http://www.yahoo.com/news/bike-lane-brazil-built-ahead-olympics-collapses-155115809.html

2016-04-21 - Two-story building collapses in Makkah (Saudi Arabia), 2 killed, several injured:
http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/two-dead-several-injured-makkah-building-collapse/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh-BIIytfIk

2016-04-21 - Sewer line collapses, sinkhole forms, in Dallas (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/04/20/dallas-sinkhole-will-take-days-to-repair/

2016-04-22 - Parking garage collapses under tanker truck in Houston (Texas):
http://www.12newsnow.com/story/31796598/water-pumping-truck-falls-through-parking-garage
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Truck-falls-through-hole-near-Katy-Freeway-7304334.php
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Sinkhole-Swallows-Tanker-Truck-in-West-Houston-376805971.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/semi-truck-swallowed-by-sinkhole-in-houston/

2016-04-23 - Building collapses in Jigawa (Nigeria), 5 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.bellanaija.com/2016/04/collapsed-building-claims-lives-of-5-siblings-in-jigawa/
http://www.naijaeforum.com/post-news/building-collapse-kills-5-children-of-one-family-in-jigawa/
http://nnu.com.ng/collapsed-building-claims-lives-of-5-siblings-in-jigawa/

2016-04-23 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Oakwood (Ohio):
http://abc22now.com/news/local/water-main-break-on-far-hills-in-oakwood

2016-04-24 - Building partially collapses onto street in Warrington (Britain), near the coast:
http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2016/04/25/residents-evacuated-following-building-collapse/
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14448984.Residents_evacuated_after__partial__building_collapse_on_Winifred_Street/

2016-04-26 - Massive power outage blacks out part of Zürich (Switzerland):
http://www.rt.com/news/341121-zurich-power-outage-backout/

2016-04-27 - Building collapses in Tirupati (India), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.ap7am.com/lv-220471-2-women-crushed-to-death-as-building-collapses.html
http://www.mananews.net/2016/04/2-killed-as-building-collapse-in.html
http://www.latestteluguvideos.net/Program/ProgramView/Building-Collapse-in-Tirupati-1-Died-and-2-Children-Under-Debris/799593

2016-04-28 - Three-story building collapses in Old Delhi (India), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/building-collapses-in-old-delhi-1-dead-1400392
http://www.thesouthasiantimes.info/news-129588-Latest%20News-31.html
http://nvs24.com/news/india/One-dead-three-injured-in-building-collapse-in-old-Delhi-5346849.html
http://myinforms.com/en-as/a/31844754-one-dead-three-injured-in-building-collapse-in-old-delhi/

2016-04-29 - Bridge under construction collapses in Manipur (India):
http://www.vishwagujarat.com/india/bailey-bridge-collapses-manipur-no-one-hurt/

2016-04-29 - Mosque collapses in Mogadishu (Somalia), 30 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20160430-53110-SOM

2016-04-29 - Large chunks of high-rise exterior wall peel off and fall into street in Shenyang (China):
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/04/29/External-wall-peels-from-side-of-Chinese-high-rise/1501461957516/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/665809/Wall-collapse-peels-off-skyscraper-high-rise-viral-video-China

2016-04-29 - Power outage blacks out 20,000 homes in and around Hemet (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160429-53109-USA

2016-04-29 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Mansfield (Ohio):
http://www.wmfd.com/news/single.asp?story=68351

2016-04-29 - Large Hadron Collider shut down because of a weasel:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/pop-weasel-large-hadron-collider-38764637

2016-04-30 - Six-story building collapses in Nairobi (Kenya), at least 12 killed, 134 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20160430-53113-KEN
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/africa/kenya-building-collapse/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36174505
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/kenya-building-collapse-nairobi-160430091931593.html
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/30/at-least-7-killed-121-injured-in-kenya-residential-building-collapse.html

Quote: "At least 12 people were killed and an additional 134 others suffered injuries, the Kenyan Red Cross said."

2016-04-30 - Three-story apartment building collapses in coastal Mumbai (India), 6 killed, more trapped:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/six-killed-in-mumbai-building-collapse
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/mumbai-building-collapse-grant-road-railway-station-2777873/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20160430-53116-IND
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/mumbai-building-collapse-two-killed-many-trapped/article8541403.ece
http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/5-killed-three-injured-in-mumbai-building-collapse-1401199
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mumbai-building-collapse-3-killed-and-several-injured/1/655839.html

2016-04-30 - Clean water crisis threatens the United States:
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/277269-a-nation-over-troubled-water
http://www.sott.net/article/317495-Clean-water-crisis-threatens-the-United-States

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