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Death toll in Santo Domingo disco collapse rises to 218

Published on: April 10, 2025
15:28

Santo Domingo, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The death toll in the collapse of the Jet Set discotheque in the Dominican Republic has risen to 218, as the search for trapped bodies continues, 48 hours after the tragedy occurred, the Emergency Operations Center (COE)reported on Thurdsday.

ICRC warns of consequences of collapse of Gaza ceasefire

Published on: March 3, 2025
11:12

Ramallah, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that the collapse of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip currently threatens to plunge people back into despair and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis there.

Cuba: recovery work begins after collapse at Design Institute

Published on: January 24, 2025
17:45

Havana, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban construction companies began removing approximately 800 cubic meters of debris, the result of a partial collapse that occurred at the Industrial Design Higher Institute (ISDI) on Friday.

Teachers to prevent collapse of education in Haiti

Published on: December 9, 2024
10:53

Port-au-Prince, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The National Association of Teachers of Haiti describes the challenges of the education system as overwhelming and proposes concrete ways to prevent its collapse.

Dam collapse in South Africa causes two missing persons

Published on: August 8, 2024
13:55

Pretoria, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The collapse today of two retaining walls of a dam in the towns of Riverlands and Chatsworth, in the southern South African province of Western Cape, caused two missing, presumed dead, and severe flooding.

11 deaths in China after bridge collapse

Published on: July 20, 2024
10:20

Beijing, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Chinese President Xi Jinping today urged to speed up the rescue and relief of victims after the collapse of a bridge that caused at least 11 deaths and 30 missing.

Palestinian authority at high risk of fiscal collapse

Published on: May 24, 2024
15:03

Ramallah, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) faces an evident risk of financial collapse as a result of the war in Gaza, according to a World Bank report.

Palestinian economy collapsed due to Israeli aggression

Published on: March 29, 2024
11:18

Ramallah, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 29 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 due to the destruction caused by Israel's aggression against the Gaza Strip, an official source reported today.

WHO warns of rapid collapse of hospital services in Gaza

Published on: January 9, 2024
16:56

Geneva, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday of the rapid collapse of hospital services in the Gaza Strip after hundreds of health workers were forced to flee for their lives.

Rescue efforts continue after a building collapses in Cuba

Published on: October 4, 2023
12:15

Havana, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on Wednesday that rescuers will work tirelessly to find the people trapped in the collapse of a multi-family building in Old Havana municipality in this capital.

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