"Building Collapse"

#13310325

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13310330

12 February 2026

In Barcelona, Spain, on February 12, a powerful windstorm sweeps across Barcelona and the wider Catalonia region. Meteorological services describe it as an exceptional episode due to the intensity and geographical reach of the gusts, with several monitoring stations recording winds exceeding 100 km/h. In some coastal and pre-coastal areas, preliminary data place the storm among the strongest February wind events in recent years. The violent gusts cause widespread tree falls, facade detachments, roof damage, and the partial collapse of industrial structures, triggering hundreds of emergency calls since early morning. Operational sources say the volume of incidents surpasses that of other recent windstorms and is comparable to some of the most severe episodes recorded in the Barcelona metropolitan area over the past decade. The Sistema d'Emergencies Mediques (SEM) reports at 1:00 p.m. that nine people are transported to hospitals: at Hospital de Bellvitge, a 22-year-old man remains in very serious condition and a 23-year-old in serious condition after being struck by falling trees; at Hospital de Sant Boi, two men aged 23 and 35 are treated for minor injuries caused by falling trees -- both are Civil Protection volunteers who have since been discharged; Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron admits one patient in critical condition after part of a warehouse roof collapses on him and is also treating a 68-year-old man in serious condition with pelvic and femur fractures and chest trauma after a streetlight falls on him; at Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, a 56-year-old man remains in serious condition with a catastrophic leg injury after a wall gives way while he is working; and at Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, two workers aged 54 and 51 are treated for less serious injuries after a tree falls on them during removal work. The storm also causes damage to public and private buildings in Barcelona's Gracia neighborhood.

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#13272759

4 February 2026

SES rescuers carry out emergency response operations at the site of a Russian drone strike on a five-story apartment building in a residential district of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on February 3, 2026

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#13272761

4 February 2026

SES rescuers carry out emergency response operations at the site of a Russian drone strike on a five-story apartment building in a residential district of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on February 3, 2026

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#13271825

3 February 2026

Construction debris lies outside a residential building where emergency dismantling works continue following a Russian strike on January 22, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on February 3, 2026

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#13250246

29 January 2026

A portion of the Federal Parliament of Nepal collapses after arson and vandalism during the Gen-Z protest in September, as pictured on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13250247

29 January 2026

A portion of the Federal Parliament of Nepal collapses after arson and vandalism during the Gen-Z protest in September, as pictured on January 28, 2026. The Parliament Secretariat worries about where to administer the oath of office to the newly elected lawmakers. The International Convention Center in New Baneshwor, used as the Parliament building since the first Constituent Assembly, is destroyed due to arson on September 8 and 9, 2025. The parliamentary party offices used by political parties, including Nepali Congress and CPN-UML inside the Singha Durbar, are also affected by fire. Currently, the secretariat does not have any building capable of accommodating 275 lawmakers in a single hall for the swearing-in ceremony. The secretariat intensifies its search for a hall to hold the HoR meetings. It urges the Ministry of Urban Development to quickly complete construction of the new Parliament building within the Singha Durbar complex.

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#13246310

28 January 2026

Rescuers and municipal workers clear rubble in search of survivors at an apartment block, where flats from the second to fourth floors collapse following a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. The large-scale overnight attack destroys or damages dozens of apartments, shatters facades and windows, and leaves three people dead.

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#13246313

28 January 2026

Rescuers and municipal workers clear rubble in search of survivors at an apartment block, where flats from the second to fourth floors collapse following a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. The large-scale overnight attack destroys or damages dozens of apartments, shatters facades and windows, and leaves three people dead.

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#13246318

28 January 2026

Rescuers and municipal workers clear rubble in search of survivors at an apartment block, where flats from the second to fourth floors collapse following a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. The large-scale overnight attack destroys or damages dozens of apartments, shatters facades and windows, and leaves three people dead.

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#13246324

28 January 2026

Rescuers and municipal workers clear rubble in search of survivors at an apartment block, where flats from the second to fourth floors collapse following a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. The large-scale overnight attack destroys or damages dozens of apartments, shatters facades and windows, and leaves three people dead.

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#13246332

28 January 2026

Rescuers and municipal workers clear rubble in search of survivors at an apartment block, where flats from the second to fourth floors collapse following a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. The large-scale overnight attack destroys or damages dozens of apartments, shatters facades and windows, and leaves three people dead.

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#13245220

27 January 2026

Emergency responders and utility workers dismantle rubble by hand at a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike that causes apartment collapses from the fourth to the second floors in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. An overnight Russian drone attack on January 27 leaves Odesa with significant infrastructure damage. Authorities report 22 affected people, 14 of whom sustain minor injuries. Search and rescue work continues at the strike sites

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#13245221

27 January 2026

Emergency responders and utility workers dismantle rubble by hand at a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike that causes apartment collapses from the fourth to the second floors in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. An overnight Russian drone attack on January 27 leaves Odesa with significant infrastructure damage. Authorities report 22 affected people, 14 of whom sustain minor injuries. Search and rescue work continues at the strike sites

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#13245223

27 January 2026

Emergency responders and utility workers dismantle rubble by hand at a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike that causes apartment collapses from the fourth to the second floors in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. An overnight Russian drone attack on January 27 leaves Odesa with significant infrastructure damage. Authorities report 22 affected people, 14 of whom sustain minor injuries. Search and rescue work continues at the strike sites

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#13245226

27 January 2026

Emergency responders and utility workers dismantle rubble by hand at a residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike that causes apartment collapses from the fourth to the second floors in Odesa, Ukraine, on January 27, 2026. An overnight Russian drone attack on January 27 leaves Odesa with significant infrastructure damage. Authorities report 22 affected people, 14 of whom sustain minor injuries. Search and rescue work continues at the strike sites

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