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World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Blackout in Cuba leaves millions without power amid US oil chokehold

A major blackout struck western Cuba, affecting millions, as the island faces severe power shortages due to dwindling oil reserves and US sanctions limiting Venezuelan and Mexican fuel supplies.
Boston
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

A Mass. town voted down a new fire station. The old one just got shut down after the blizzard.

Westwood's Fire Station 1 closed after structural damage from heavy snowfall forced emergency repairs, following years of voter rejection of a $38.1 million replacement funding proposal.
California
fromsfist.com
3 days ago

Waymo Safety Concerns During Emergencies Being Discussed In SF Hearing

Waymo autonomous taxis malfunctioned during a December blackout, overwhelming intersections by requesting human confirmation for every signal-less intersection simultaneously, causing congestion and blocking emergency vehicles.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Worker swept away in Sierra foothills pipeline rupture recovering from broken bones, collapsed lung

A security guard survived a 35-foot fall into the Yuba River after a pipeline burst, suffering multiple fractures and nearly drowning before helicopter rescue and resuscitation.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Kent families left without mains electricity for eight months in row over land access

Ten families in Wrotham, Kent have been without mains electricity for eight months, relying on a generator due to an unresolved access dispute preventing UK Power Networks from repairing an underground transformer fault.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

'I've lost everything': Devastated Caledonian Road shopkeeper says flooding destroyed his 17-year-old business

A 36-inch waterpipe burst on Caledonian Road in Islington caused severe flooding, requiring emergency evacuation of 50 people and three dogs, devastating local businesses including a 17-year-old shop with extensive stock damage.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Deadly tower collapse has locals in Lebanon's Tripoli asking: Are we next?

Decades of underinvestment, economic crisis, earthquake damage, unregulated construction, and heavy rains have left hundreds of buildings in Tripoli at imminent risk of collapse.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

It's a catastrophe': Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean

Raw and partially screened sewage has been pouring into Wellington's coastline for over two weeks, causing environmental damage, public-health risks, and community outrage.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

'Let them shower in hotels': Johannesburg Premier faces backlash amid water crisis

People think that when there is no water, we and our families, we have special water, we don't. We also go through the samesuffer the same pain,
US news
Healthcare
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Marlborough hospital evacuated after 'Code Black' shutdown

UMass Memorial’s Marlborough campus halted inpatient services and transferred over 70 patients after a valve break caused boiler flooding, heat loss, and water-system failures.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea

A Moa Point outfall pipe failure released about 70 million litres of raw sewage into coastal waters, prompting beach closures and months-long repair expectations.
#sewage-spill
Environment
fromFast Company
1 month ago

What we can learn about U.S. disaster response-a year after the LA wildfires

Simultaneous, wind-driven wildfires in densely populated Los Angeles exposed systemic failures, heroic local responses, and urgent gaps in U.S. disaster preparedness and recovery.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Crumbling ceilings in underground tunnels force closure of Terminal Island prison

A low-security federal prison on Terminal Island closed due to crumbling underground tunnels and other severe infrastructure failures, prompting transfer of nearly 1,000 inmates.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

WATCH: Entire Section of China's Newly Opened Bridge Collapses, Crashing Into River Below

Viral footage captured the moment that an entire section of a newly constructed bridge in China's Sichuan province collapsed Tuesday, just months after it officially opened. The 758-metre Hongqi Bridge, part of a major national highway linking China's interior with Tibet, gave way after heavy landslides struck the surrounding mountainside, authorities in Maerkang city told Reuters. Videos circulating on social media show the moment the bridge gave way, with dust billowing upward before the road fell hundreds of meters.
World news
Alternative transportation
fromSustainable Bus
4 months ago

Bergen to shut down Norway's only trolleybus line due to faulty infrastructure and rising costs - Sustainable Bus

Vestland County Council will gradually close Bergen's trolleybus service by 2030 due to faulty infrastructure and soaring maintenance costs.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
6 months ago

20 Years after Katrina, We're Still Learning from the Storm That Changed Everything

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina became one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the U.S. After sweeping along the Gulf Coast, wreaking havoc in Louisiana and Mississippi, the massive storm ultimately led to 1,392 fatalities, according to the National Hurricane Center. Katrina's destruction centered on the city of New Orleans, where failing levees and floodwalls left most of the city underwater and displaced nearly all of its residents, some of them permanently.
Science
NYC real estate
fromGothamist
6 months ago

Once a glamorous hotel, building above Brooklyn Heights subway station continues to crumble

The Clark Street subway station's entrance collapsed due to severe structural corrosion.
#power-outage
fromeuronews
10 months ago
Europe news

Video. Power outage brings widespread disruption across Portugal

A major power outage in Spain and Portugal disrupted millions, affecting transportation, ATMs, and airports.
fromenglish.elpais.com
10 months ago
Madrid food

No subway, no traffic lights, no elevators and no coverage in Madrid due to the blackout: Can I borrow your phone to call my mom?'

Spain experienced its worst power blackout in recent history, leading to chaos and numerous emergency incidents throughout Madrid.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
10 months ago

No subway, no traffic lights, no elevators and no coverage in Madrid due to the blackout: Can I borrow your phone to call my mom?'

Spain experienced its worst power blackout in recent history, leading to chaos and numerous emergency incidents throughout Madrid.
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