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Anger mounts after deadly Marseille building collapse

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The structural risks of the buildings and others like them were widely known, but that city officials did little when alerted about them
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Nigeria building collapse: ‘Obtaining DNA is extremely difficult’

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Genetic testing to identify the remains of South Africans killed in the building collapse has not been easy, according to a new report.
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Nigeria: Patients discharged from hospital after building collapse

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Six people who were injured in the fatal accident have been released from an SA hospital and have been cleared of any dangerous infections.
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TB Joshua’s church: Built, like others, on shifting sands

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Scaffolding for hire is just a small sign of a large informal industry.
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Smiles and prayers as Nigerians U-turn on co-operation

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TB Joshua’s church has turned from attacking potential rescuers to helping them. So has Nigeria's government but it’s a case of too little too late.
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Nigerian president visits collapsed building site, vows to investigate

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President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to investigate the cause of a building collapse, which has left at least 86 dead.
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Uncertainty over SA deaths after Nigeria church collapse

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SA government believes 300 South Africans were visiting the Lagos church, but it was not clear how many were on the spot when the tragedy struck.
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Tongaat mall plans rejected four times

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Earthworks plans for the Tongaat Mall, outside Durban, which partially caved in last year, were rejected four times, heard a commission of inquiry.
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Fatal Tongaat mall collapse caused by missing steel

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Missing steel bars needed to reinforce a beam holding a concrete slab at the ill-fated Tongaat mall were missing, an inquiry has found.
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Building collapse reveals cracks in India’s construction industry

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A building collapse, which has left 15 people dead in the resort state of Goa, has drawn attention to safety standards amid India's construction boom.
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Collapsed Tongaat mall construction group awarded R101m tender

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Gralio Precast, responsible for the collapsed Tongaat mall that killed one person and injured 29 others, has been awarded another R101-million tender.
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One dead, 29 injured in Tongaat mall roof collapse

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One person is reported dead and 29 injured so far after a roof collapse at a shopping mall in Tongaat, north of Durban.
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Workers trapped under roof of collapsed Tongaat mall

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About 50 workers are feared trapped under rubble after the roof of a shopping mall collapsed in Tongaat, north of Durban, says paramedics.
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Latest Mumbai-building collapse kills 10

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An apartment block has collapsed in Mumbai's outskirts, killing at least 10 in the latest incident to fuel concerns about the construction quality.
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Three killed in Rwanda building collapse

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Police in Rwanda say three people have been killed and an unknown number are feared trapped after a four-storey building under construction collapsed.
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