Friday, December 1, 2017

2017 - NOV - Infrastructure Collapse




2017-11-01 - Two water mains break in Van Alstyne (Texas):
http://www.kten.com/story/36739424/two-water-mains-burst-in-van-alstyne

2017-11-01 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in coastal Amsterdam (Netherlands):
http://nltimes.nl/2017/11/01/amsterdam-tram-traffic-disrupted-sinkhole

2017-11-02 - Three- or four-story building under construction collapses in coastal Lagos (Nigeria):
http://myhomepage.ng/four-storey-building-collapses-in-lagos/
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/11/01/four-storey-building-collapses-in-lagos/
http://niyitabiti.net/2017/11/checkout-the-extent-of-the-uncompleted-3-storey-building-collapse-in-lagos-photos/
http://www.ghpage.com/uncompleted-3-storey-building-collapses/
http://thenationonlineng.net/four-storey-building-collapses-ebute-meta/
http://www.gistmania.com/talk/topic,347393.0.html

2017-11-02 - Five-story building topples over and leans on another building in Mansoura (Egypt), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/i-woke-find-fridge-moving-shaky-building-topples-over-egypt-1042596

2017-11-02 - Water main breaks, streets flood, in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20171102-60447-USA
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/water-main-break-floods-brooklyn-streets-forces-evacuations-article-1.3606286

2017-11-02 - Water main breaks in coastal Berkeley (California):
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/11/02/ebmud-responds-water-main-break-dwight-telegraph/
http://www.dailycal.org/2017/11/02/underground-water-main-break-causes-flooding-along-dwight-way-disrupting-water-service-and-traffic/

2017-11-03 - Power outage blacks out 13,000 homes at 2 AM in and around Puyallup (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20171104-60461-USA
http://patch.com/washington/puyallup/13-000-without-power-puyallup

2017-11-03 - Major water main breaks in McAlester (Oklahoma):
http://www.mcalesternews.com/gallery/major-line-breaks-leaving-mcalester-area-without-water/article_cf459970-c0dc-11e7-87df-1b2957a2ce8a.html

2017-11-04 - Sewer collapses, sinkhole forms, in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://wytv.com/2017/11/03/sinkhole-closes-portion-of-busy-road-in-youngstown/
http://wkbn.com/2017/11/03/sinkhole-closes-portion-of-busy-road-in-youngstown/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO3PDy7mTwQ

2017-11-04 - Water main breaks in Tacony, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/crews-respond-to-water-main-break-in-tacony/2604394/

2017-11-05 - Sewage leaks into the ocean in Mexico, contaminates the water and sickens people in California:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/11/san-diego-area-surfers-and-beachgoers.html

2017-11-06 - Bridge collapses in Turkana County (Kenya):
http://citizentv.co.ke/news/transport-paralysed-in-turkana-as-kainuk-bridge-collapses-181117/
http://kenya.myasalon.com/latest-news/motorists-stranded-after-kainuk-bridge-collapses-the-standard/

2017-11-06 - Oil tank leaks oil at power plant in Oriental Mindoro (Philippine Islands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20171108-60515-PHL

2017-11-06 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, on Will Scarlet Road in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://www.wxii12.com/article/water-main-break-sinkhole-closes-winston-salem-road/13305667
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/water-main-break-sinkhole-closes-will-scarlet-road/article_95e86bef-629c-50f8-b841-53a4bc00b8c3.html

2017-11-06 - Puerto Rico still mostly without electricity:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/11/60-minutes-puerto-rico-still-mostly.html

2017-11-07 - Wind turbine collapses at research station in Antarctica:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-08/mawson-antarctic-wind-turbine-failure-investigated/9130554
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/mystery-surrounds-collapse-of-wind-turbine-head-at-austalian-antarctic-divisions-mawson-research-station/news-story/97865442e2154b8124ddb7528259d6c4

Quote: "Mystery surrounds collapse of wind turbine head at Austalian Antarctic Division’s Mawson research station..."

2017-11-08 - Chemical plant leaks hydrogen sulfide in Corunna, near Sarnia (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20171109-60530-CAN
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=HZ-20171109-60530-CAN
http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/11/08/sarnia-area-plant-evacuated-after-chemical-leak.html
http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/11/08/news/sarnia-plant-evacuated-following-toxic-leak

Quote: "A chemical plant near Sarnia evacuated workers Wednesday afternoon after a hydrogen sulphide leak, a plant worker said. Staff at the Nova Chemicals site in Corunna, south of Sarnia, were told to evacuate at about 4:45 p.m., the plant source, who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisal, told the Star and Global News. An alert issued by the nearby First Nations community of Aamjiwnaang stated the chemical spilled was hydrogen sulphide. It's not clear when the leak began."

Quote: "The City of Sarnia didn't send notice of the incident to its residents."

2017-11-08 - Water main breaks, street crumbles, in Dallas (Georgia):
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/water-main-break-crumbles-road-shutting-down-bridge/643206916

2017-11-08 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Parkville (Maryland):
http://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/big-sinkhole-opens-up-in-Parkville

2017-11-09 - Three-story building collapses in Kolar (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/three-storey-building-collapses-in-kolar/article20010579.ece

2017-11-09 - Nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan spews Ruthenium 106 all over Europe:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=ED-20171006-60088-MLC
http://globalnews.ca/news/3853800/nuclear-accident-russia-kazakhstan-pollution-europe/
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/11/elevated-levels-of-isotope-ruthenium.html
http://strangesounds.org/2017/11/nuclear-accident-russia-kazakhstan-responsible-radioactive-cloud-europe.html

Quote: "IRSN estimates that the quantity of ruthenium 106 released was major, between 100 and 300 teraBecquerels, and that if an accident of this magnitude had happened in France it would have required the evacuation or sheltering of people in a radius of a few kilometers around the accident site."

2017-11-09 - Major power outage hits Alice Springs (Australia):
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/eighthour-power-blackout-in-alice-springs/news-story/712ce31f550e997b42ee595b8085d422

2017-11-09 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens and swallows man, in Kempton (South Africa):
http://kemptonexpress.co.za/160705/man-plunges-hole-caused-burst-pipe/

2017-11-10 - Apartment building cracking apart in coastal Manhattan (New York), building evacuated:
http://abc7ny.com/apartments-evacuated-block-closed-after-cracks-found-in-building/2624239/
http://patch.com/new-york/upper-east-side-nyc/upper-east-side-building-evacuated-due-large-crack-fdny-says
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/large-crack-nyc-apartment-building-wall-forces-evacuation-51060445
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/11/09/upper-east-side-building-crack/

2017-11-10 - Former hotel partially collapses in Cumberland (Maryland):
http://www.wcbcradio.com/?news=partial-collapse-at-brunswick-building-friday

2017-11-10 - Industrial waste polluting drinking water in the US:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/11/industrial-waste-pollutes-americas.html

2017-11-10 - Power outage hits Puerto Rico, again:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/11/puerto-rico-blackout-after-power-line.html
http://strangesounds.org/2017/11/puerto-rico-power-outage-nov2017.html

2017-11-10 - Water main breaks in Kempton Park (South Africa):
http://kemptonexpress.co.za/160783/160783/

2017-11-11 - Stairwell or platform collapses at entertainment complex in coastal San Diego (California), 23 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20171112-60561-USA
http://abc7chicago.com/21-kids-2-adults-injured-after-platform-inside-san-diego-parkour-center-collapses/2636926/
http://abc7.com/at-least-20-kids-injured-in-stairwell-collapse-in-san-diego/2635280/

2017-11-12 - Three-story building collapses on Nandivelugu Road in Guntur (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/building-collapses-in-guntur/article20242355.ece
http://www.eenaduindia.com/news/andhra-pradesh/2017/11/11220532/Threestorey-building-collapses-in-Andhra-Pradesh.vpf
http://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/video-3-storeyed-building-in-andhra-pradeshs-guntur-falls-like-pack-of-cards-no-one-hurt-1774326

2017-11-12 - Fighting to replace America's water pipes:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/dollar300-billion-war-beneath-the-street-fighting-to-replace-americas-water-pipes/ar-BBEOQ25

2017-11-13 - Supermarket partially collapses in coastal Shanghai (China), 3 killed, 6 injured:
http://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/11/13/storage-floor-shanghai-supermarket-collapses-killing-three/

2017-11-13 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in coastal Pacific Beach (California):
http://www.cbs8.com/story/36834275/water-transmission-break-leaves-pacific-beach-shops-without-plumbing
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/Water-Main-Break-Causes-Sinkhole-Closing-I-5-Ramp-at-Mission-Bay-Drive-for-Hours-457298083.html
http://www.kusi.com/story/36834282/water-main-break-in-pacific-beach-causes-sinkhole-on-mission-bay-drive
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-interstate5-rampclosed-20171113-story.html
http://www.sott.net/article/367757-Water-main-break-causes-immense-sinkhole-in-Pacific-Beach-California
http://www.10news.com/news/sinkhole-leads-to-traffic-delays-in-mission-bay-pacific-beach

2017-11-13 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Escondido (California):
http://www.cbs8.com/story/36831541/sinkhole-prompts-road-closures-in-escondido-neighborhood
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Water-Main-Break-in-Escondido--457192613.html
http://www.10news.com/news/water-main-break-causes-geyser-sinkhole-on-escondido-street

2017-11-14 - Building under construction partially collapses in Saransk (Russia), 3+ killed:
http://sputniknews.com/russia/201711131059054481-russia-saransk-building-collapse/
http://themoscowtimes.com/news/building-collapse-in-russian-world-cup-host-city-leaves-multiple-dead-59557

2017-11-15 - Blackout hits Puerto Rico again:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/blackout-hits-puerto-rico-as-power-company-reached-goal/ar-BBF0nFA

2017-11-15 - Hole opens on I-20 bridge in Fort Worth (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Westbound-I-20-Closed-in-Southeast-Fort-Worth-After-Hole-Discovered-in-Bridge-457805433.html

2017-11-16 - Oil pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in Marshall County (South Dakota):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20171117-60630-USA
http://www.rt.com/usa/410115-keystone-pipeline-leak-south-dakota/
http://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Crews-cleaning-up-Keystone-Pipeline-leak-in-Marshall-County-458046943.html
http://www.sott.net/article/368023-Another-major-oil-leak-hits-Keystone-Pipeline-forcing-its-closure-in-S-Dakota

2017-11-16 - Bridge collapses in Gerik (Malaysia):
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/11/16/2000-residents-affected-by-bridge-collapse-in-gerik/
http://malaysia.shafaqna.com/EN/MY/3136420/2-000-residents-affected-by-bridge-collapse-in-Gerik/index.html

2017-11-17 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Miamiville (Ohio):
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/news/water-main-break-creates-sinkhole-in-miamiville/vi-BBF27Q2
http://usa.today.hoxforum.com/latest/water-main-break-creates-sinkhole-in-miamiville
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r33KBi8I64

2017-11-18 - Power outage blacks out thousands of homes in coastal Bluffton and Hilton Head Island (South Carolina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20171119-60674-USA

2017-11-18 - Power outage blacks out much of southestern Idaho:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20171119-60675-USA

2017-11-20 - Building partially collapses in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/article/emergency-crews-ordered-to-establish-a-collapse-zone-after-a-partial-roof-collapse-off-of-woodland/13813691
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/officials-examine-partial-roof-collapse-along-east-33rd-street-near-71-highway

2017-11-20 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole opens, in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/11/20/upper-west-side-sinkhole/
http://pix11.com/2017/11/20/huge-sinkhole-opens-up-on-west-82nd-street/
http://www.businessinsider.com/sinkhole-opens-on-manhattan-street-2017-11
http://nypost.com/2017/11/20/massive-sinkhole-opens-up-on-manhattan-street/
http://www.ny1.com/news/2017/11/20/sinkhole-forms-after-water-main-break-on-upper-west-side.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Busted-pipe-causes-gaping-sinkhole-in-Manhattan-12373586.php
http://www.wral.com/busted-pipe-causes-gaping-sinkhole-in-manhattan/17131096/
http://www.sott.net/article/368579-20-foot-long-sinkhole-opens-up-on-busy-Manhattan-street

2017-11-21 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in El Paso (Texas):
http://www.kvia.com/news/el-paso/water-main-break-and-sinkhole-happen-in-west-el-paso/660545908
http://kfoxtv.com/news/local/crews-work-to-repair-water-main-break-in-west-el-paso-neighborhood

2017-11-22 - Major power outage blacks out large parts of Taupo (New Zealand):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20171123-60727-NZL

2017-11-22 - Grain silo collapses onto road in Walla Walla County (Washington):
http://keprtv.com/news/local/grain-silo-collapses-spills-tons-of-grain-on-road-causing-crashes

2017-11-22 - Balcony collapses at building in Kolkata (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/balcony-of-a-three-storeyed-building-at-pathuriaghata-street-collapses-in-kolkata/articleshow/61742004.cms

2017-11-23 - Roof collapses at apartment building along the Halifax River in coastal Daytona Beach (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/120-evacuated-from-daytona-beach-apartment-building-after-roof-collapse/652925128
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/roof-collapse-at-daytona-beach-apartment-complex-displaces-120

2017-11-23 - Water main breaks, two homes flooded, in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/water-main-break-floods-homes-on-thanksgiving

2017-11-24 - Three-story building collapses near coastal Mumbai (India), 1 killed, 5+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20171124-60757-IND
http://www.nyoooz.com/news/thane/969245/one-dead-5-injured-after-building-collapsed-in-bhiwandi/
http://www.sakaltimes.com/maharashtra/teenage-girl-killed-thane-building-collapse-9212
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/11/24/building-collapses-near-mumbai-dozen-people-trapped.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/building-collapses-in-bhiwandi-many-feared-trapped/articleshow/61777561.cms
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-5113355/Building-collapse-Indias-Mumbai-kills-one-dozen-feared-trapped.html

2017-11-24 - Road collapses under truck on The Common near Minety (Britain):
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/15682715.Road_collapses_under_bin_lorry/

2017-11-24 - Water main breaks in Roxborough, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/water-main-break-floods-street-in-roxborough/2690474/

2017-11-24 - Water main breaks in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wpxi.com/video?videoId=653184009&videoVersion=2.0

2017-11-24 - Water main breaks in West Springfield (Massachusetts):
http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/36917435/water-main-break-closes-part-of-memorial-ave-in-west-springfield

2017-11-24 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Valrico (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/hole-opens-up-at-valrico-intersecton/494280853
http://wfla.com/2017/11/23/large-hole-opens-up-in-valrico-road-closes-intersection/
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/Car-sized-hole-from-broken-water-pipe-closes-road-in-Valrico-_162960198

2017-11-25 - Building collapses in Delhi (India), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.thepeoplepost.com/news/national/2-killed-one-injured-delhi-building-collapse

2017-11-26 - Nightclub floor collapses on the island of Tenerife (Spain), 22 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20171126-60783-SPI
http://abc11.com/22-hurt-when-floor-collapses-at-nightclub/2699929/
http://abc7ny.com/22-hurt-when-floor-collapses-at-night-club/2700239/

2017-11-27 - Gas line leaks, apartment building explodes, in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://abc7news.com/pg-e-tries-to-determine-cause-of-gas-explosion-in-sf/2705114/
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/gas-explosion-leak-san-francisco-mission-bernal-12386777.php
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/11/27/buildings-evacuated-after-mission-street-gas-leak-explosion/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-explosion-san-francisco-buildings-evacuated/

Note: Well, that's the 'official story' anyway...

2017-11-27 - Water emitting stench in Pearland (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/news/local/pearland-homeowners-says-tap-water-smells-foul/495074920
http://www.kcentv.com/news/pearland-homeowners-says-tap-water-smells-foul/495229427

Quote: "For now, tap water in that neighborhood stinks in some homes. 'The water smells like someone farts in your face every morning and every night,' Kortney Rodriguez, a homeowner said. 'It makes you gag when you turn it on,' Amanda Palmer, another homeowner said."

2017-11-28 - Power outage blacks out large part of Cary (North Carolina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20171128-60814-USA
http://www.wral.com/thousands-without-power-in-cary/17146241/?ssid=83799133
http://wncn.com/2017/11/28/around-10000-without-power-in-cary/

2017-11-29 - Two water mains break, sinkhole opens, in Durham (North Carolina):
http://abc11.com/water-main-breaks-close-durham-roads-sinkhole-reported/2706111/
http://wncn.com/2017/11/28/water-main-break-on-nccu-campus-shuts-down-section-of-fayetteville-street/
http://wccg1045fm.com/2017/11/28/water-main-breaks-close-durham-roads-sinkhole-reported/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/durham/water-main-breaks-close-durham-roads-sinkhole-reported/

2017-11-29 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://hoodline.com/2017/11/broken-water-main-creates-sinkhole-in-soma-intersection
http://www.ktvu.com/news/broken-water-main-causes-sinkhole-south-of-market-in-san-francisco
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Water-main-break-floods-intersection-in-SF-s-12388885.php

2017-11-29 - Water main breaks, street floods, in El Cajon (California):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/11/29/flooding-from-broken-pipe-causes-sinkhole-in-lakeside/

2017-11-29 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens and swallows car, in Manchester (New Hampshire):
http://www.nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/car-swallowed-up-by-sinkhole-after-water-main-break-in-manchester
http://www.nhangle.com/public-safety/manchester-crews-deal-with-water-main-breaks-car-falls-in-langdon-street-sink-hole-20171129
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/car-swallowed-by-manchester-nh-sinkhole/youtube_55e158a5-e2bd-5833-8e08-d9a0efaa2ad6.html
http://www.sott.net/article/369597-Massive-sinkhole-swallows-car-in-Manchester-New-Hampshire
http://whdh.com/news/crews-pull-car-out-of-sinkhole-created-by-water-main-break-in-nh/
http://www.wmur.com/article/car-falls-into-manchester-sinkhole/13977575

2017-11-29 - Water main breaks in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://krqe.com/2017/11/29/crews-respond-to-water-main-break-in-southeast-albuquerque/

2017-11-30 - Building collapses in Vapi (India), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-11/30/c_136790246.htm
http://zeenews.india.com/gujarat/three-storey-building-collapses-in-gujarats-vapi-area-several-trapped-2061492.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/two-dead-as-portion-of-lig-building-in-vapi-collapsed/articleshow/61856948.cms
http://www.india.com/news/india/gujarat-three-storey-building-collapses-in-vapi-several-feared-trapped-rescue-operations-on-2693262/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/man-wife-die-in-vapi-lig-house-collapse/articleshow/61855757.cms
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/nov/30/three-storey-building-collapses-in-gujarat-1714272.html

2017-11-30 - Underground water pipe explodes in Moscow (Russia):
http://themoscowtimes.com/news/water-pipe-explosion-leaves-600000-muscovites-without-heating-59752

2017-11-30 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Dunbar (West Virginia):
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/A-large-sinkhole-is-affecting-traffic-in-Dunbar-460983813.html

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