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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.

India: 16 workers killed as crane collapses at construction site

Published on: August 1, 2023
07:38

New Delhi, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) At least 16 workers were killed, and three were injured in India on Tuesday, when a crane collapsed at the construction site on the Samruddhi highway in Shahapur, Maharasthra.

Russia rejects accusations of attack on a house in Dniepropetrovsk

Published on: January 16, 2023
09:31

Moscow, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Russia is incapable of attacking residential buildings, so Ukraine recognized that the collapse of a house in Dniepropetrovsk resulted in its own missile, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

Israel is accused of causing a collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system

Published on: January 16, 2023
09:27

Tel Aviv, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem warned about a collapse of the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip on Monday as a consequence of the blockade implemented by Israel since 2007.

Two-thirds of Americans worry US democracy is on verge of collapse

Published on: September 2, 2022
17:25

Washington, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Two-thirds of Americans believe the nation's democracy is in danger of collapse, according to a recent poll that finds a growing share feel that way and party affiliation is not a factor.

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