India's building collapses are usually linked to a mix of structural weakness, unauthorised construction, poor materials, overloading, lack of maintenance, wat…
A 15-year-old building in the Lalita Park area of Laxmi Nagar collapsed, with the death toll reported between 65 and 71 people. The building had two floors more than its…
An illegally constructed five-storey building collapsed, killing 74 people including 18 children — the deadliest single event in this 16-year period. The building had be…
A five-storey civic-employee housing block collapsed, killing at least 61 people. Police said the collapse followed an unauthorised mezzanine floor built inside a ground…
A Bhiwandi building collapse in July 2016 killed 8 people. In 2017, two separate Mumbai collapses followed within weeks: a five-storey building in July whose toll rose t…
A roughly 100-year-old, four-storey building collapsed during heavy monsoon rain, killing at least 14 people from among the 15 families living there. Narrow, crowded lan…
A four-storey, roughly 50-year-old building collapsed, killing at least 19 people. It had first been flagged for repairs in 2013, had its water and electricity disconnec…
Three civil-services aspirants drowned when the basement library of Rau's IAS Study Circle flooded during heavy rain. This was a basement-flooding and occupancy-safety f…
A four-storey building under construction collapsed during heavy monsoon rain, killing at least 4 people. India's weather office had issued a red alert for Delhi and Har…
A six-storey building housing a 75-bed PG collapsed on 6 September 2026. As of 7 September, at least 7 people are confirmed dead and 12 rescued, with search operations o…
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