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World heritage on the verge of collapse in Afghanistan

Published on: November 20, 2021
10:13

Kabul, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) The minaret of Jam, located in Afghanistan's Ghor province and declared a world heritage site by Unesco, is on the verge of collapse, local officials warned today.

Jordan faces collapse due to water shortage

Published on: November 2, 2021
10:39

Amman, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) Rising temperatures, decreased rainfall and a rapid growth of the population due to the arrival of refugees from Syria, currently put Jordan facing an imminent collapse due to water shortage.

Afghanistan facing health collapse and famine

Published on: October 1, 2021
14:54

Kabul, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) The International Red Cross and Red Crescent warned today that Afghanistan faces an imminent collapse of health services and a famine if aid does arrive in the country in a few weeks.

World Health Organization warns of collapse in Lebanon

Published on: September 19, 2021
11:26

Beirut, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Sunday Lebanon is in the brink of collpase as a result of the worst economic and financial crisis in decades.

Floods destroy thousands of homes in Sudan

Published on: August 9, 2021
12:31

Khartoum, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Devastating floods due to heavy rains in recent days have destroyed thousands of homes in Sudan, according to media reports.

Two dams collapse in northern China after heavy downpours

Published on: July 19, 2021
13:30

Beijing, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) China on Monday confirmed the collapse of two dams in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia (north) as a result of torrential downpours in most of the country in recent days.

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.

Lebanon: appointed prime minister, between government and resignation

Published on: June 18, 2021
14:06

Beirut, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Lebanon's appointed Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, on Friday said that he is thinking about either giving priority to forming a government or resigning if it helps to accelerate the process and save the country from collapse.

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