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BBC News
11-08-2025
- General
- BBC News
Dorchester cemetery wall collapse rebuild subject to permission
Rebuilding work on a collapsed wall at one corner of a cemetery could take 14-16 weeks.A massive slump earlier in the year disturbed old graves at the Fordington Cemetery off Kings Road in Dorchester, Dorset, leading the town council to appeal for relatives of the deceased to get in touch, in case there needed to be exhumations and of the cemetery, adjacent to Holloway Road, remains closed for safety reasons with huge quantities of scaffolding propping up the embankment to keep it start date for the works will be subject to design work, a contractor's availability and Dorset Council granting permission. Dorchester Town Council said that no close relatives had come forward and exhumations and re-burials were now unlikely if Dorset Council agreed to a slightly different position for the rebuilt planning and conservation officers are not happy with the proposed new line, then exhumations and re-burials may still need to take affected by the wall collapse date between 1882 and wall collapse, described by the town council as "sudden and unexpected" sent tonnes of material crashing to the ground, mainly onto a car parking area, with no injuries or substantial state of the wall has meant that access to some graves, and the town's German War Memorial have been closed to the Wildlife Trust says the cemetery is listed as a Site of Nature Conservation Interest, with its unimproved calcareous grassland needing to be protected as much as possible during the staff quickly cleared the area, retaining much of the facing stone to be used for the planning consent is approved the rebuilt wall will be slightly stepped out from the original to add to its structural strength. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Khaleej Times
09-08-2025
- Climate
- Khaleej Times
India: 7 dead, including 2 children, after wall collapses due to heavy rain in Delhi
At least seven people, including two children, died after a wall collapsed following heavy rain in India's capital, New Delhi, local media reported on Saturday. The victims, casual labourers and their families, were pulled from the debris and taken to hospital after Friday night's rain, the reports said, citing senior police official Aishwarya Sharma. After a brief pause, monsoon rains have lashed most parts of Delhi, a teeming city of 20 million, flooding streets and causing traffic disruptions. Many workers live in illegal settlements built without proper permits, leaving them vulnerable to collapses during prolonged rainfall.
Reuters
09-08-2025
- Climate
- Reuters
Seven dead after wall collapse in India's capital
NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - At least seven people, including two children, died after a wall collapsed following heavy rain in India's capital, New Delhi, local media reported on Saturday. The victims, casual labourers and their families, were pulled from the debris and taken to hospital after Friday night's rain, the reports said, citing senior police official Aishwarya Sharma. After a brief pause, monsoon rains have lashed most parts of Delhi, a teeming city of 20 million, flooding streets and causing traffic disruptions. Many workers live in illegal settlements built without proper permits, leaving them vulnerable to collapses during prolonged rainfall.
CBS News
30-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Wall collapses at old Bar Bar in downtown Denver
Wall collapses at old Bar Bar in downtown Denver Wall collapses at old Bar Bar in downtown Denver Wall collapses at old Bar Bar in downtown Denver An exterior wall collapsed at the old Bar Bar in downtown Denver on Monday. The now-closed bar is located at 2060 Champa Street. An exterior wall of the now-closed Bar Bar in downtown Denver collapsed. CBS The back wall collapsed on Monday and damaged at least one vehicle parked on the property. No injuries to people have been reported. What caused the wall to collapse is being investigated. An exterior wall collapsed at the old Bar Bar in downtown Denver. CBS The manager told CBS Colorado that he has been working to reopen the bar. There was a fire at the building last year.
South China Morning Post
31-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
When 6 people were killed at a Hong Kong bus stop in the 1960s
'A young European mother of four, and five schoolchildren were killed yesterday when a ten-foot high concrete wall collapsed on a bus queue during heavy rain in Boundary Street. Sixteen people were injured,' reported the South China Morning Post on June 9, 1966. Advertisement 'The woman, wife of a British serviceman, and the children, aged between 12 and 16, were crushed under tons of masonry as a 50-foot section of the 250-ft long wall crashed on to the pavement in front of the La Salle Primary School. Minutes after the incident, British troops stationed in the area, passersby, firemen and police rushed to the rescue. 'Wall collapse kills six,' reported the South China Morning Post on June 9, 1966. Photo: SCMP Archives 'A British Army wife who lives nearby said she arrived at the scene about five minutes after the tragedy. 'It was dreadful,' she said. 'There was rubble all over the place and people were screaming. I saw children trapped under blocks of concrete. Some of them were horribly crushed. Troops and police were trying to get them out. Some were rushed off in ambulances. I shall never forget that scene for the rest of my life.' Troops, passersby, firemen and police dig through rubble on Boundary Street after a concrete wall collapsed on a bus queue during heavy rain in 1966. Photo: SCMP Archives 'Two Scammell recovery vehicles with heavy cranes were provided by 50 Command Workshop, 28 Squadron Gurkha Transport Regiment , to clear the debris. Within about two hours the last of the injured had been taken to hospital. 'The wall collapsed at about 12.30pm. By 5pm the road had been cleared of rubble and was opened to traffic. The British Red Cross answered an emergency call for blood and rushed 117 pints to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Meanwhile, hundreds of anxious parents jammed the switchboards of newspaper offices, police stations and hospitals with inquiries about the names of the dead and injured. 'Army authorities last night refused to reveal the identity of the dead woman until her relatives in England had been notified.' Advertisement
