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Woman Falls Into Uncovered Manhattan Manhole and Dies

Con Edison, the NYPD, the city medical examiner are probing how the manhole cover became displaced and whether safety protocols failed.

Sabesp Pauses All Works That Interfere With Gas Lines for 15 Days After Jaguaré Explosion

New Satellite Maps Show Parts of Mexico City Sinking More Than 2 Centimeters a Month

Adriana Aguirre Dislocates Shoulder in Palermo Fall Tied to Broken Sidewalk Tile

Third Berlin Sidewalk Collapse in Four Days Triggers Probe After Street‑Sweepers Sink

Shanghai Metro Works Sinkhole Shuts Junction After Reported Water Leak

Dearborn Probes Parking-Garage Collapse After Rescue as Unpermitted Work Comes to Light

Rahul Gandhi Seeks Citizens’ Pollution Stories on ‘Awaaz Bharat Ki’

False Ceiling Collapses at Vallecas Municipal Health Center After Heavy Rains

Pemex Shuts Clandestine Jet-Fuel Tap in Mexico City as FGR Disables 13 in Jalisco

Berlin Ringbahn Skips Wedding Stop After New Year’s Eve Station Fire

Sindh Accelerates Evacuation of Unsafe Karachi Buildings, Sets Demolition of Vacated Sites

Sinkhole Closes 111th Street at Whipple on Chicago’s South Side

Iztapalapa Sinkhole Repair 70% Complete With Finish Targeted for Sunday, Oct. 26

Mexico City Rules Out Structural Risk on Metro Line 12 After Inspection at Lomas Estrella

Hamburg Elbtunnel East Tube Reopens After Falling Plaster Prompts Closure

Mexico City Sinkhole Traps Soda Delivery Truck in Gustavo A. Madero

Bad Camberg Gas Leak Contained After Evacuation, Residents Return Home

Corroded Awning Collapse Leaves Clark Street Station Closed Indefinitely

Downpour in Morelia Floods Roads and Fells Tree as Emergency Brigades Mobilize