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Days of heavy rain cause partial collapse of Norwegian dam

Part of a dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant, located on the Glomma River, Norway, gave way on August 9. Furthermore, Norway saw days of heavy rain prior to the event, due to Storm...

Assam's road bridge is scheduled for inauguration on August 28th

Assam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, announced that the longest road bridge in the state, spanning from Kamakhya Gate to Maligaon in west Guwahati, is set to be inaugurated on August 28, 2023...

HS2’s Florence and Cecilia TBMs reach Little Missenden

HS2 announced on Tuesday, August 8, that Florence and Cecilia, the two 2,000-ton tunnel boring machines (TBMs) had reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft. This event marks a significant mile...

Iran building collapse: at least five fatalities, over a dozen injuries

Five people lost their lives, and over a dozen others sustained injuries when five adjacent structures crumbled in the southwestern part of Tehran on August 6. The tragic event occurred as police and...

World’s largest wind turbine connected to the Chinese power grid

The world’s first 16MW wind turbine has been connected to the Chinese power grid, from the Pingtan offshore wind farm. The park’s developer had announced, back on June 28, that installation work had...

Earthquake in eastern China: houses collapsed and at least 21 people injured

A strong earthquake hit eastern China on Sunday. The quake caused houses to collapse and injured at least 21 people. More specifically, the incident led to the collapse of 126 homes, as indicated by...

Train derailed in Sweden after embankment gets washed away by rain

Stormy weather and heavy rainfall has been affecting the Baltic Sea region since late Sunday which, among others, caused a train derailment in Sweden due to an embankment getting washed away on Monda...

Record flooding destroys homes along the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska

The water level in Mendenhall Lake near Juneau, Alaska, crested at 14.97 feet at around 11.15p.m. on Saturday, with the previous record being 11.99 feet in 2016. Flooding came as a result of the sud...

Massive mudflow hits mountain resort town in Georgia

A massive mudflow hit the mountain resort town of Shovi in the Racha region of Georgia on August 3. Furthermore, according to the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the incident is known to hav...

Jerusalem, Israel: a new bridge links tourist sites

Jerusalem is set to reveal Israel's longest suspension bridge on the evening of August 6. The bridge will link Mount Zion with the Hinnom Valley to the south and it will enhance pedestrian access to...

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