While the Kremlin pours money into the military, Russia’s infrastructure is crumbling, inviting more tragedies like the building collapse in southern Russia this week that killed 39.
Tag: Accidents and Safety
Death Toll in Russia Apartment Blast Rises to 28
Hope of finding alive about a dozen missing people was fading after a building in Russia partly collapsed.
India Struggles to Save 15 Trapped Coal Miners
The workers have been trapped for two weeks, their chances of survival increasingly slim, local officials in the northeastern state of Meghalaya say.
Czech Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 13
Fire and smoke forced rescue workers to turn back, so the number of casualties was unclear. It was the nation’s deadliest mining disaster since 1990.
Renzo Piano Design Will Replace Collapsed Bridge in Genoa
The design by the Genoan-born architect features 43 lamps to honor the 43 victims of the Morandi Bridge collapse last summer.
Fur Trapper Kills Grizzly Bear After His Wife and Baby Were Mauled in the Yukon
Gjermund Roesholt shot the bear near a remote cabin where he had been living with his wife, Valerie Theoret, and their 10-month-old daughter, Adele.
Explosion Near Chemical Plant in China Kills at Least 23
Fire engulfed dozens of trucks near the plant in Hebei Province after a blast that could be heard more than a mile away. The cause was unclear.
With Sunken Argentine Sub Found, Families Demand Loved Ones’ Remains
“It’s not something I want — it’s something I need,” the mother of one of the lost sailors declared.
Death Toll From Collapsed Buildings in Marseille Rises to 6
Google Maps images taken in recent months show large cracks and other signs of deterioration in the facades of the two structures. Fire crews later tore down a third.
At Least Four Dead in Collapse of Marseille Buildings
Several people remained missing after the buildings, one apparently vacant and the other housing apartments, fell near the city’s famous Old Port.