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Cuba: recovery work begins after collapse at Design Institute

Published on: January 24, 2025
17:45

Havana, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban construction companies began removing approximately 800 cubic meters of debris, the result of a partial collapse that occurred at the Industrial Design Higher Institute (ISDI) on Friday.

Neighbors reject building of new prison in Chile’s town

Published on: July 22, 2024
13:44

Santiago de Chile, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) Neighbors of downtown Santiago protested today against the eventual construction of a high-security prison in that commune, announced by the Government to face the crisis of violence in Chile.

Gangs attack headquarters of Haiti’s Ministry of Interior

Published on: March 13, 2024
14:51

Port-au-Prince, Mar 13 (Prensa Latina) Gangs attacked today the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior and Local Government of Haiti causing severe damage to the building.

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.

President Joe Biden to visit Surfside after condo building collapse

Published on: June 30, 2021
07:30

Washington, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will visit Surfside on Thursday to thank first responders and meet families of the victims, one week after the collapse of a residential building left at least 11 people dead and 150 missing.

11 people confirmed dead in Miami Condo collapse

Published on: June 29, 2021
07:43

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Five days after the Miami-Dade condo collapse, the death toll rose to 11, while rescuers sifted through the debris in desperate hope of finding 150 people remain unaccounted.

Collapse of building in Miami had been warned 3 years before

Published on: June 26, 2021
10:19

Washington, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) An engineering consulting entity warned since 2018 about major structural failures of the building that collapsed on Thursday in Miami, Florida, causing four deaths and some 160 missing persons, local media reported today.

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