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Markets await UK construction growth report, as South African rand slides
The Guardian   04 April 2017   UK   UK  
The Canary Wharf finance district of London. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
<p>South African government bonds have fallen sharply this morning, matching the drop in the rand.</p><p>Shares in the country’s banks are also being hit, on worries that other credit ratings could follow S&amp;P and downgrade South Africa to Junk.</p><p>Economist ...
Filed under: Construction News
Colombia landslide leaves at least 254 dead and hundreds missing
The Guardian   03 April 2017   Colombia   Americas  
A picture provided by the Colombian army shows some of the damage caused by the landslide in Mocoa. Photograph: Colombian army/EPA
<p>Colombian rescuers have been searching frantically for hundreds of missing people after the southern city of Mocoa was engulfed on Saturday by a huge landslide of mud, rocks and gushing waters that swept away homes and cars and killed more than 20 people.</p> <p>The ...
Miner killed after boulder falls at Whitley County strip mine
WKYT.com   31 March 2017   United States   Americas  
<p>Whitley County lost one of their own Thursday, a man who died earning his living to take care of those he cared most about.</p><p>Kentucky officials are saying that Partin began his shift about 5pm on Wednesday evening. He was performing maintenance work ...
Landslide halts Amtrak train service between Seattle and Vancouver
CBC News   31 March 2017   United States, Canada   Americas  
A landslide on the rail tracks in South Surrey, B.C., captured by a nearby resident. (Erik Seiz)
<p>A landslide in South Surrey, B.C., has shut down Amtrak train service between Vancouver and Seattle.</p> <p>Amtrak said BNSF, which owns the railway, has suspended passenger railway traffic on the tracks until Friday, March 31. Amtrak said it is providing ...
Fire brings down Atlanta bridge
Fire brings down Atlanta bridge (source: The construction index)
<p>A major fire has led to a bridge collapse on an interstate highway in the US state of Georgia.</p><p>The fire is believed to have been caused by burning of piles of electrical wiring under the bridge.</p><p>State governor Nathan Deal declared a state of ...
Quake strikes Russia's far east - magnitude 6.6
Euronews   29 March 2017   Russia   Asia  
Earthquake epicentre (source: euronews)
<p>An earthquake has struck Russia&rsquo;s far east near Kamchatka peninsula according to the US Geographical Survey. It&rsquo;s magnitude is said to be 6.6. It was originally recorded with a magnitude 7.0.</p> <p>It struck at a depth of around 33 km just ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Bouygues team launches BIM guide
The construction index   29 March 2017   France   Europe  
BIM model (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Four construction businesses have teamed up to develop a guide to verification processes in building information modelling (BIM).</p> <p>The work by the four - Bureau Veritas, Setec B&acirc;timent, Agence Coste Architectures and Bouygues Construction &ndash; ...
Filed under: Construction News
Pile foundations complete at The Tower
The Tower inauguration (source: ME Construction News)
<p>Emaar Properties, the Dubai-based real estate developer, has announced that pile foundations for The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour have been completed.</p> <p>Developed as a joint venture between Emaar Properties and Dubai Holding, The Tower is situated ...
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Cyclone Debbie: 'Monster' storm batters Australia
BBC NEWS   28 March 2017   Queensland   Australia  
The eye of the storm at 05:30 GMT_EPA
<p>A powerful cyclone has pummelled the north-east Australian coast, causing major damage, torrential rain and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes.<br /><br />Cyclone Debbie made landfall between Bowen and Airlie Beach in Queensland as a category four ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Tender awarded for record-breaking Turkish solar power plant
The construction index   27 March 2017   Turkey   Asia  
Solar power plant (source: The Construction Index)
<p>The contract has been awarded for a solar power plant with the capacity to supply more than 600,000 households in Turkey.</p> <p>The tender for the plant - which will be the largest in the region and one of the largest in the world &ndash; was won by a ...
Filed under: Construction News