49ers Stand Collapse

7 Dead After Georgia Ferry Dock Collapses on Sapelo Island

Overall, 20 people were forced into the water on Saturday by the accident on Sapelo Island, the site of a festival celebrating the heritage of descendants of enslaved people.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 20

Collapse of construction group ISG halts urgent work on UK prisons

Crucial improvements at 48 sites to tackle issues such as drug use and overcrowding now in doubt

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Seven dead as crowded ferry dock collapses in Georgia's Sapelo Island

Authorities say at least 20 people went into the water when the gangway collapsed.

Biden mourns ‘devastation’ of bridge collapse at Georgia’s Sapelo Island

President Biden released a statement mourning the “devastation” after a bridge collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, killing 7 people. “We are heartbroken to learn about the ferry dock walkway ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia island

At least seven people are dead and several others critically injured after a gangway collapse at a landing dock on Georgia's Sapelo Island.

Seven people are dead after part of a ferry dock in Georgia collapses

At least seven people are dead and six were critically injured after a gangway/part of a ferry dock collapsed on Sapelo Island in Georgia.

Scarce food and stifling homes: sputtering grid pushes Cuba nearer collapse

Four power cuts in a weekend born of the state’s penury have caused nationwide struggles and shortages. Dusk has become a particularly frenetic time in Havana, as Cuba prepared for a third night ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

A Crack, a Shift, Then Screams: Witnesses Describe Georgia Dock Collapse That Killed 7

Investigators have begun looking for reasons behind the failure at a ferry dock on Sapelo Island, the site of a festival celebrating the heritage of descendants of enslaved people.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

7 dead, 6 critically injured after gangway collapses in Georgia

Seven people are dead and six others were critically injured after a gangway that's part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday. At least 20 people went into the water ...

7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend

The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in her 90s, the coroner said Sunday.

Witnesses describe frantic rescue effort after dock gangway collapse

Life jackets bobbed in the water, people formed a human chain to pass survivors to safety and bodies were carried ashore in blankets.

What We Know About the Georgia Gangway Collapse on Sapelo Island

Disaster struck at the end of an annual cultural celebration on Sapelo Island. Twenty people went into the water, including seven people over the age of 70 who died.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Dock Collapse in Georgia Strikes Sapelo Island Community Fighting for Its Culture

The deaths of seven people on Sapelo Island have brought to the fore longstanding frustrations among its Gullah Geechee community.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Beirut residential building collapses after apparent Israeli airstrike

Videos circulating on social media and verified by NBC News show an apparent Israeli airstrike hitting a residential building in southern Beirut before it collapsed.

Building collapses during heavy rains in India, killing at least 5 workers

A seven-story building under construction has collapsed in southern India, killing at least five workers and trapping three others in the debris

World - ABC News - October 23

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