Building Collapse

India building collapse: More bodies found as hopes of survivors dim

Rescue workers battle rain and cramped conditions to sift through rubble for possible survivors as many people are still missing two days after the three-storey building collapsed in a town in Mumbai's outskirts.

India building collapse: Death toll climbs as rescue work continues

At least 20 people have died with many still buried under the debris of a three-storey building that collapsed in Bhiwandi town in the outskirts of Mumbai.

Over two dozen dead in China restaurant collapse

Another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building suddenly tumbled on Saturday, according to officials.

Survivors rescued from collapsed building in India

One resident has been killed and more than 60 people have been pulled from the rubble after a five-storey apartment building collapsed near a slum district in Mahad.

Dozens trapped as building collapses in Sierra Leone – police

At least 50 people are missing and feared dead after a three-story building under construction collapsed in Bo, Sierra Leone’s second largest city.

Dozens of children trapped in collapsed Nigeria building

Rescue efforts are underway in capital Lagos after a four-storey building housing an "illegal school" collapsed while classes were in session.

Death toll in Mumbai building collapse climbs to 17

The 40-year-old building in Mumbai's eastern suburb of Ghatkopar housed a nursing home on the ground floor and three to four families on each of the other floors.

Mumbai building collapse kills at least four

Rescue workers are searching through rubble of a collapsed building in Mumbai for at least 30 people who are feared trapped.

Wall collapse kills at least 26 at Indian wedding

Around 27 people injured at the party, where hundreds were in attendance, in Bharatpur, Rajasthan state.

Kenyan woman pulled out alive after six days in rubble

At least 36 people were killed when the building crumbled on Friday night following days of heavy rain.

Rescue teams pull baby out 72 hours after building collapses

One year old baby survives under rubble for three days after building collapsed in Kenya.

Kenya building collapse death toll rises to 16

Authorities confirm at least 16 people killed after a building collapsed in Nairobi on Friday as rescue efforts continue.