Rappler's latest stories on building collapse
2 dead, 8 rescued in Lagos building collapse
The National Emergency Management Agency says the death toll would have been higher if the building had been fully occupied
At least 2 injured in Jakarta building collapse
(UPDATED) TV images show about half the building, located on the massive city's western side, had caved in with concrete and other debris lying on the road
Cambodia building collapse death toll hits 36 as rescue called off
(UPDATED) 23 survivors have been pulled out from the under-construction 7-storey hotel that crumbled to the ground in seaside Kep province
Rescuers scour rubble as Cambodia building collapse toll rises to 18
(UPDATED) 'At around 4am there was a loud 'bang'... my floor trembled, suddenly the building went down. I was crushed by debris from my waist down,' says survivor Phat Sophal
7 dead in Cambodia building collapse
(UPDATED) Four people are detained in connection with the accident, including the Chinese building owner, the head of the construction firm, and the contractor
Death toll now 20 in Lagos building collapse – state gov't
'Twenty people were killed and 45 people were treated in different hospitals,' says Lagos State health commissioner Jide Idris
Turkey building collapse death toll rises to 17
Turkish media says 3 of the 8 floors had been illegally built – a common practice in the metropolis of some 15 million people
Anger grows after deadly French building collapse
As many as 8 people are feared to have been killed when the buildings crumbled in a matter of seconds on Monday morning, November 5, in Noailles
Indian building collapse kills 3, with 12 missing
(UPDATED) Three bodies are pulled so far from under tons of concrete and metal from the building, which was still under construction when it gave way late Tuesday in Greater Noida just east of the capital
44 reported missing in Sao Paulo blaze building collapse
There was no indication whether the large number of missing were considered likely to have been killed and buried under the rubble, or whether they simply were not there at the time
Building collapse kills 10 in central India
Local media reports say the collapse took place after a car drove into the building's front portion
Building collapse in south India kills 8
Emergency workers manage to rescue 3 of the workers from the collapsed 60-year-old, two-story office block. They are being treated for their injuries at a government-run hospital.
Mumbai building collapse death toll jumps to 33
Officials say 22 men 8 women and 3 children died when the residential building gave way on Thursday morning August 31
Mumbai building collapse kills 18 after heavy rains
3rd UPDATE The 4 story residential building gave way around 08:40 am local time 0310 GMT in the densely populated area of Bhendi Bazaar after heavy rains in the city
India building collapse kills 4, more feared trapped
A rescue operation will continue overnight since there are some 30 more who are feared trapped under the debris
Building collapse in Tel Aviv leaves several trapped
UPDATED United Hatzalah medical service said firefighters and rescue teams are working to extricate those believed missing
Baby girl rescued 4 days after Kenya building collapse
UPDATED The baby s father calls the recovery of his 7 month old daughter a miracle
Death toll in Kenya building collapse reaches 16
Two neighboring buildings are also declared unsafe and evacuated
19 hurt as blast, then fire bring down New York buildings
UPDATED The cause of the incident is under investigation but New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the initial impact appears to have been caused by plumbing and gas work at the site
Cairo building collapse kills 17 – emergency services
Investigators suspect the collapse is the result of illegally adding two floors to a 7 story building
Nigeria preacher says cooperating after fatal building collapse
Popular televangelist TB Joshua denied lack of cooperation and stuck to his theory of possible aerial sabotage A total of 80 people were killed
Death toll hits 57 from Nigeria building collapse
A total of 131 people were injured in the collapse of the hostel which housed Nigerian and foreign followers of preacher and televangelist TB Joshua
Death toll in Paris building explosion climbs to 7
UPDATED Rescue workers are now combing the site with sniffer dogs and mechanical diggers in a bid to find one more person unaccounted for a man in his 50s who lived on the ground floor
16 feared dead after Thai building collapse
Police have arrest warrants for two project engineers the site foreman and the owners of both the construction company and the accommodation block
At least 11 killed, others trapped in India building collapse
The accident is the second deadly building collapse in India in one day
Death toll from India building collapse climbs to 17
Chances of finding survivors are slim given the length of time since the accident
Scores hurt in London theater collapse
UPDATED The Apollo Theatre s ceiling collapsed during a show injuring scores of people
Latvian leader dubs supermarket cave-in 'murder'
Hope is dwindling in finding survivors from the Maxima supermarket after its roof caved in the worst disaster since Latvian independence in 1991
Death toll of Latvia supermarket collapse mounts to 45
2nd UPDATE At least 51 people have died after the roof of a supermarket collapsed in Latvia making it one of Europe s worst roof disasters of the last 30 years
Floor collapses; Megan Young unhurt in Haiti
Miss World chairperson Julia Morley is badly injured and suffers from a significant fracture on her hip
Mumbai building collapse death toll jumps to 45
3rd UPDATE A 5 story apartment collapses leaving at least 45 dead Others may trapped under the rubble
7 dead, dozens feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse
4th UPDATE By sunset rescue workers managed to pull out more than 40 survivors from the debris of the flattened block owned by the city s civic administrative body the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Top retailers, unions to inspect Bangladesh factories
This is part of a legally binding agreement signed in the wake of the April collapse of the Rana Plaza complex which killed 1 129 people
Five killed in latest Mumbai building collapse
The collapse that killed five people happened just a week after a five storey apartment also killed ten in central Mumbai
Bangladesh suspends factory inspectors over disaster
A probe found inspectors had renewed licences sometimes without even visiting the factories housed in the Rana Plaza building that collapsed in April
Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills at least one - police
A ceiling collapse at a Cambodian shoe factory killed at least one worker on Thursday May 16 police said
Bangladesh death toll passes 500
UPDATED The use of cranes and bulldozers to cut through the mountain of concrete and mangled steel had speeded up the recovery of bodies from the lower floors
Bangladesh disaster puts pressure on fashion stores
Bustling high street retailers are routinely accused of turning a blind eye and making a fortune off the backs of cheap laborers working in dangerous conditions
Bangladesh defends disaster effort as anger grows
Bangladesh defended its decision to snub foreign aid after the collapse of a factory complex as anger flared at the recovery operation and towards the building s owner
Cranes clear Bangladesh disaster site as hopes fade
Cranes began clearing the wreckage of a ruined garment factory complex in Bangladesh on Monday April 29
Bangladesh death toll reaches 250
UPDATED Hundreds of thousands of garment workers walk out of their factories to protest the deaths
At least 60 dead in Bangladesh building collapse: official
UPDATE Armed with concrete cutters and cranes hundreds of fire service and army rescue workers were digging through rubble to pull out trapped people
38 dead in India building collapse
The building collapsed while under construction
