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Two women reportedly injured after building collapse in Athens' historic Plaka district.

A powerful explosion in Athens’ historic Plaka district brought down a two-storey building near the Acropolis on Friday 25 September 2026, injuring at least two people. The cause remains under investigation, although a gas leak is suspected.

An explosion caused a residential building to collapse in the crowded tourist centre of Athens on Friday, injuring three people and damaging houses, shops and cars ‌across a historic neighbourhood. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast in the two-storey building in Plaka near some of Athens’ most popular sites including the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus, sending rocks and broken glass as far as ⁠three blocks away. Police spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou said that the ‌fire...

Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, appearing for the Centre, Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), however, opposed Ms. Bedi's application and sought time to file objections

Israel-hit building collapsed in Gaza City, killing 20 and leaving dozens trapped under the rubble.

Rescue crews in Gaza pull survivors from a collapsed building as cries for help echo beneath the rubble, witnesses say.

Six dead in a Sao Paulo building collapse, Kast's disapproval at a record 62%, and an IMF mission bound for Argentina. The Fed and Copom both decide Wednesday. The post Latin American Pulse for Monday, September 14, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

The court observed that the authorities must have conducted an audit before demolishing the adjoining building and asked the lawyer not to file a petition "in air"

Um prédio em construção desabou em cima de uma casa na madrugada deste sábado (12) na Rua Tequici, bairro da Penha, na capital paulista. Até o momento, o Corpo de Bombeiros confirmou duas pessoas mortas na ocorrência. Outras duas vítimas foram resgatadas e encaminhadas para um pronto-socorro no Tatuapé, sendo um adulto e uma criança. As equipes continuam buscando vítimas entre os escombros.  A corporação informou que, por volta das 10h, 59 bombeiros e 21 viaturas estavam no local em atendimento à ocorrência.

The collapse of a five-storey building in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on September 6 killed seven people. The incident has exposed the precarious housing conditions for students in the capital, where the demand for affordable accommodation far outstrips the availability of institutional hostels. Lavpreet Kaur reports on the rescue and the questions being raised over the safety of paying guest accommodation

Supreme Court asks Delhi High Court to monitor compliance at short intervals after seven die in Satya Niketan building collapse

Read The Hindu’s complete coverage of the PG building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan

Building owner arrested, along with spouse and son; five MCD officials suspended; Delhi government mulling policy to govern buildings used for different purposes, including PG accommodations

Rescue teams work to locate survivors after New Delhi building collapse.

Several people are dead after a multi-storey building collapsed in New Delhi. Rescue crews worked through the night, searching through the rubble for people who may still be trapped. (Source: Bloomberg)

At least five people have been killed and nine rescued after a building housing mostly students collapsed in New Delhi.

Police file FIR against alleged owner Hariram Bansal, who runs Hostel Daze in the five storey building; repair work was ongoing in basement, police say; locals say building had weak foundation with water entering the basement

Krishna Bhardwaj, who was among the first to reach the site, said he pulled several students from the debris before rescuers arrived; one boy who pleaded with him to save him was later found to have died

A building collapsed in New Delhi on Sunday, killing at least one person and trapping several others, officials said. The five-storey building, which housed a boys’ hostel, collapsed in Satya Niketan, a densely populated neighbourhood known for its private student accommodation near a Delhi University campus. Authorities did not immediately say how many people remained trapped, but the Press Trust of India news agency reported that dozens of people were living in the building. Lawmaker Anil...

Eight fire tenders and multiple rescue teams of various departments were rushed to the spot, a Delhi Fire Service official said

Severe flooding in China’s Fujian province has caused a three-storey building to collapse.