Nearly 8,000 schools and 30,000 classrooms were damaged or destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Another 1,000 government ...

Born in Iran as one of nine children, architect Nader Khalili found his calling in one simple mission: Empower refugees and ...

Experts warn that many older buildings, especially in Bangkok, may not be earthquake-resistant. Screengrab The recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar has left a devastating impact ...

This will be the first high-rise government office complex in the state, integrating cutting-edge earthquake-resistant technology and green building standards. Kiran Gitte, Secretary, Public Works ...

can move heavy furniture and cause damage in structures that are not earthquake resistant. Hiroshi Kawase of General Building Research Corporation of Japan and colleagues presented their research ...

It really stood as a symbol of the Haitian potential; what we could realize as a nation if we came together and put our minds ...

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday stressed the importance of building earthquake-resistant buildings and bridges as ... Nepomuceno said there should be no shortcuts in the construction of ...

This means that older buildings would have been particularly vulnerable. This is not unusual, as earthquake-resistant buildings can be more expensive to construct and Thailand, unlike Myanmar ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake, centered just 12 miles away from Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the region—causing streets to buckle, ancient pagodas to crumble, bridges to shatter and houses to collapse.

Yangon (AsiaNews) – At least 2,790 houses have collapsed in the 19 villages on Inle Lake, Shan State, with almost 100 deaths reported so far, from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanma ...