2018 - MAR - Infrastructure Collapse

2018-03-01 - Power grid fails again in Puerto Rico leaving nearly a million people in the dark:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/03/puerto-rico-power-grid-snaps-nearly-1.html

2018-03-01 - Water main breaks in Orinda (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/03/01/orinda-water-main-break-sinkhole/

2018-03-02 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole opens, in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://mynewsla.com/crime/2018/03/02/mid-city-traffic-nightmare-geyser-sinkhole-shut-down-la-brea-avenue/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Water-Main-Break-Causes-Massive-Sink-Hole-in-Mid-City-475728753.html
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Water-Main-Breaks-Causes-Sink-Hole-in-Mid-City_Los-Angeles-475713743.html

2018-03-02 - Water main breaks in coastal Kalihi, Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.kitv.com/story/37625465/12-inch-water-main-break-in-kalihi

2018-03-02 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole opens, in Seoul (South Korea):
http://www.sott.net/article/378867-12-meters-wide-sinkhole-appears-in-southern-Seoul-South-Korea
http://app.yonhapnews.co.kr/YNA/Basic/ForeignGallery/view.aspx?lang=EN&contents_id=PYH20180302029700341
http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=244994

2018-03-03 - Commercial building partially collapses in Elyria (Ohio):
http://www.morningjournal.com/article/MJ/20180302/NEWS/180309832
http://www.chroniclet.com/Local-News/2018/03/01/No-injuries-reported-in-Abbe-Road-partial-building-collapse.html

2018-03-05 - River bridge collapses in Manipur (India):
http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/Regional/RegionalNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDEyOTI5Mg%3D%3D
http://thenortheasttoday.com/manipur-bridge-along-nh-37-collapses-with-loaded-truck-at-tamenglong-district/

2018-03-05 - Large hole opens on bridge in Poinsett County (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/37649456/large-hole-shuts-down-nea-bridge

2018-03-06 - Four-story bunkhouse collapses in coastal Cebu (Philippine Islands), 5 killed, 55 injured:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2018/03/07/5-die-cebu-bunkhouse-collapse-592184

2018-03-07 - Bridge collapses in Letcher County (Kentucky), 20-30 homes cut off:
http://www.lex18.com/story/37669962/bridge-collapse-cuts-off-letcher-co-residents

2018-03-08 - Building collapses in Fort Portal (Uganda):
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Business-hotel-collapses-Fort-Portal-town-Magambo-Street/688334-4333564-leh87j/index.html

2018-03-09 - Swartz Creek bridge beams corroding in Mundy Township (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2018/03/grand_blanc_road_bridge_lane_c.html

2018-03-09 - Sewer line breaks, sinkhole opens, in Lewiston (Maine):
http://www.sunjournal.com/hole-opens-up-on-lewiston-street/

2018-03-10 - Four-story building collapses in Kariobangi, Nairobi (Kenya):
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Building-collapses-in-Kariobangi/1954174-4335824-n7ekm2z/index.html
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/03/11/government-orders-probe-on-collapsed-kariobangi-building_c1727991
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001272624/building-collapses-in-kariobangi-south-estate-families-evacuated
http://citizentv.co.ke/news/4-storey-building-collapses-in-kariobangi-south-193242/
http://www.kenyandigest.com/building-collapses-in-kariobangi-south/
http://news.africa/building-collapses-in-kariobangi-south-nairobi/

2018-03-11 - Business partially collapses in Richmond (Virginia):
http://wtvr.com/2018/03/10/wall-of-carytown-tobacco-shop-collapses-into-dont-look-back-1/
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/carytown-business-condemned-after-collapses-no-one-injured/article_99529b05-671c-5291-bf4e-927f3296b7ad.html

2018-03-12 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in coastal Adelaide (Australia):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/wa/a/39484122/residents-shocked-as-huge-sinkhole-emerges-in-street/
http://www.sott.net/article/379810-Large-sinkhole-emerges-in-street-in-Adelaide-Australia

2018-03-13 - Building partially collapses in coastal Montrose (Scotland), 1 injured:
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/man-taken-ninewells-residents-evacuated-road-sealed-off-building-collapse/
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/2357566/window-cleaner-crushed-balcony-collapse-montrose-woman-child-rescued/
http://stv.tv/news/north/1410238-balcony-collapses-on-window-cleaner-as-residents-evacuated/

2018-03-13 - Water main breaks in Gwinnett County (Georgia):
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/service-could-be-restored-by-noon-after-gwinnett-water-main-break/715249470
http://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/gwinnett-county-water-main-break-repaired-roads-reopened/c2fCmMUUGLeETLck13w3qI/
http://www.ajc.com/news/traffic/breaking-water-main-break-shuts-down-gwinnett-road/iJoyLU6OcqcSymOCc0ij6M/

2018-03-14 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, car falls in, in Norwich (Britain):
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/car-sinkhole-rouen-road-norwich-1-5433689
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2018-03-14/car-falls-into-sinkhole-in-norwich/
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1089689487/car-falls-into-sinkhole-on-rouen-road

2018-03-15 - Pedestrian bridge collapses onto highway, vehicles crushed, in coastal Miami (Florida), 6+ killed, more injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=AC-20180315-62262-USA
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Recovery-Mission-Begins-Bridge-Collapse-Florida-International-Universitry-477077943.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/03/15/miami-pedestrian-bridge-collapses-near-university-cars-trapped-underneath/429061002/
http://katu.com/news/nation-world/pedestrian-bridge-collapses-at-fiu-in-miami
http://mynews4.com/news/nation-world/pedestrian-bridge-collapses-at-fiu-in-miami
http://abc13.com/official-4-dead-9-taken-to-hospital-after-bridge-collapse-at-fiu/3220384/
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/03/15/fiu-bridge-collapse-several-dead-8-cars-trapped-underneath/
http://wwlp.com/2018/03/15/pedestrian-bridge-collapses-at-florida-international-university/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/37734826/pedestrian-bridge-collapses-at-miami-college-fatalities-reported
http://abc7.com/bridge-collapses-near-florida-university;-4-fatalities-confirmed/3220353/
http://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/us/fiu-pedestrian-bridge-stats-trnd/index.html
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/report_several_killed_in_flori.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/us/fiu-bridge-collapse.html

Quote: "A pedestrian bridge being built across an eight-lane highway collapsed at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing eight vehicles under massive slabs and killing multiple people, authorities said."

Quote: "Authorities said Friday there could be more fatalities beyond the six deaths already confirmed in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge being built near the campus of Florida International University."

2018-03-15 - Hospital partially collapses in coastal Mumbai (India), 2 injured:
http://www.liveindia.tv/en/portion-kem-hospital-building-collapse-2-patients-injured/03/
http://www.republicworld.com/india-news/city-news/portion-of-kem-hospital-building-collapse-2-patients-injured
http://dailypost.in/news/national/kem-hospital-building-collapse-2-patients-injured/

2018-03-15 - Water running out in Wrangell (Alaska), water restrictions in place:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180316-62267-USA
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/03/day-zero-wrangell-alaska-has-declared.html

2018-03-16 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Omaha (Nebraska):
http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/west-omaha-water-main-break-leads-to-sinkhole/article_94c101ad-8e89-5c27-879f-56c46a1cbe1a.html

2018-03-17 - Four-story building collapses on the outskirts of Nairobi (Kenya), 4 people missing:
http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/four-missing-in-kenya-building-collapse/news-story/2c46bbe05f7ccbaee01e423d22d066da
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/four-missing-in-building-collapse-near-kenyan-capital-36714426.html
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/03/17/one-rescued-several-feared-trapped-after-ruai-building-collapses_c1731665
http://guernseypress.com/news/world-news/2018/03/17/four-missing-in-building-collapse-near-kenyan-capital/

2018-03-17 - Three-story building collapses in Bujumbura (Burundi), 3+ killed:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/17/c_137044305.htm

2018-03-17 - Deck collapses at bar in coastal Savannah (Georgia), 14 injured:
http://www.cnn.com/2018/03/17/us/savannah-st-patricks-day-deck-collapse/index.html
http://fox8.com/2018/03/18/deck-collapse-at-georgia-bar-injures-14-two-seriously/
http://www.abc15.com/news/national/deck-collapse-at-georgia-bar-injures-14-two-seriously
http://www.wcvb.com/article/deck-collapse-at-georgia-bar-injures-14/19469858

2018-03-18 - Storm drain collapses, sinkhole opens, near coastal Oakland (California):
http://sfbay.ca/2018/03/17/sinkhole-causes-posey-tube-delays-this-week/
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Sinkhole-Causes-Delays-On-Posey-Tube-This-Week-12761899.php
http://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/advisory-sinkole-to-shut-down-lane-in-alamedas-posey-tube-for-a-week/1054793235
http://kcbs.radio.com/media/audio-channel/sinkhole-closes-one-lane-posey-tube

2018-03-18 - Factory under construction collapses in Bulandshahr (India), 6 injured, 6 missing:
http://www.uniindia.com/12-labours-trapped-in-building-collapse-in-bulandshahr/states/news/1172264.html
http://www.pennews.net/news/10252/12+labours+trapped+in+building+collapse+in+bulandshahr

2018-03-19 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Hawkesbury (Australia):
http://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/5293007/burst-water-main-opens-sinkhole-on-hawkesbury-valley-way/

2018-03-21 - Massive power outage blacks out large parts of Brazil, tens of millions of people affected:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180322-62341-BRA
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/03/tens-of-millions-without-power-in.html

Quote: "A power outage struck large swaths of Brazil on Wednesday, affecting tens of millions of people, especially in the country's northern and northeastern regions where the system remains 'practically collapsed,' according to an official."

2018-03-21 - Residential building collapses in coastal Jersey City (New Jersey):
http://pix11.com/2018/03/21/building-collapses-in-jersey-city/

2018-03-22 - Car wash collapses onto car and traps man on New Road in Uttoxeter (Britain):
http://forecourttrader.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/14785/Fire_fighters_free_van_driver_from_collapsed_car_wash.html

2018-03-24 - Home partially collapses in Feltonville area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/firefighters-respond-to-partial-collapse-in-feltonville/3257209/

2018-03-24 - Water main breaks, street closed, in Greensboro (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2018/03/24/water-main-break-closes-portion-of-16th-street-in-greensboro/

2018-03-24 - Metal structure collapses before marathon in coastal Brownsville (Texas), several runners injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20180324-62371-USA
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/metal-collapse-injures-several-runners-in-brownsville-race/article_eaac4d82-2f7a-11e8-addd-57df4320458c.html

2018-03-25 - Three-story building collapses in Pali (India):
http://www.newstread.com/regional-news/india/surat/three-storey-building-collapses-in-pali-village/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/three-storey-building-collapses-in-pali-village/articleshow/63456569.cms

2018-03-26 - Home collapses in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana), 4 injured:
http://www.wwl.com/articles/four-injured-building-collapse-central-city
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2018/03/3_injured_when_house_collapses.html
http://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/four-injured-after-house-collapses-in-central-city/289-532299887
http://www.fox8live.com/story/37813539/nofd-four-injured-after-central-city-building-collapses

2018-03-26 - Bridge partially collapses in Pienaarsrivier (South Africa):
http://ewn.co.za/2018/03/24/r101-near-the-carousel-closed-after-bridge-collapse

2018-03-26 - Water main breaks along the A41 in Watford (Britain):
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/a41-watford-closed-both-directions-1383034
http://www.newspaperstoday.co.uk/item/a41-watford-closed-in-both-directions-after-water-main-burst-this-morning

2018-03-27 - Sewage leaks into Dodger Stadium during baseball game in coastal Los Angeles (California):
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article207102779.html
http://www.abc17news.com/sports/sewage-leak-ends-game-at-dodger-stadium/722168677
http://wbnews.club/freeway-series-finale-leaves-a-stench-as-sewer-water-floods-dodger-stadium/
http://www.startribune.com/sewage-leak-spills-onto-field-during-game-at-dodger-stadium/478134123/
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2018/03/28/dodgers-angels-spring-training-finale-halted-by-foul-smelling-sewage-leak.html
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sns-bc-bbo--dodger-stadium-sewage-leak-20180328-story.html
http://www.sott.net/article/381267-Baseball-game-in-LA-forced-to-be-canceled-after-sewage-floods-stadium
http://www.rt.com/sport/422564-dodger-baseball-sewage-abandoned/

Note: Did someone hit a poop fly?!

2018-03-28 - Building collapses in coastal Durban (South Africa), 3 killed, 6 injured:
http://ewn.co.za/2018/03/28/3-people-killed-after-kzn-building-collapse
http://www.enca.com/south-africa/3-dead-in-durban-building-collapse
http://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/update-three-killed-durban-building-collapse/
http://southlandssun.co.za/91803/breaking-news-part-of-jacobs-building-collapses-onto-truck-video/

2018-03-29 - Warehouse roof collapses in Sindh Province (Pakistan), 11 killed:
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/587022/Roof-collapse-in-Sindh-province-kills-11

2018-03-29 - Water main breaks and sends SUV flying in coastal Mumbai (India):
http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/mumbai-dramatic-water-pipe-explosion-sends-mahindra-bolero-up-in-the-air-watch-viral-video-1830159
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciCRl86RZJs

Quote: "Dramatic mobile phone footage from Mumbai shows an SUV being flung up in the air after an underground water pipe burst, sending thousands of litres of water and sewage overflowing onto the streets."

2018-03-29 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Grand Rapids (Michigan):
http://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/water-main-break-shuts-down-roads-in-grand-rapids/1086981702
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/03/grand_rapids_water_main_breaks.html

2018-03-30 - Deck collapses in North Logan (Utah), dozens injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20180330-62439-USA
http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/dozens-injured-after-deck-collapses-in-logan/1089569390
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/article_6cebbb8e-341c-11e8-b3eb-173c385a7512.html

2018-03-30 - Parking garage roof collapses onto cars in Prince Albert (Canada):
http://panow.com/article/750824/parking-garage-ceiling-collapses-downtown-prince-albert

2018-03-31 - Pipe collapses, sinkhole forms, in Denison (Texas):
http://www.kxii.com/content/news/Sinkhole-in-Denison-causes-headaches-for-drivers-478430673.html