The death toll from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades rose to 128 on Friday, as firefighters combed through a smoldering high-rise apartment complex and the authorities canceled what they called “nonessential” activities to focus on the tragedy. Hope of finding survivors has dwindled, with many residents of the densely packed Wang Fuk Court apartment […]
A decommissioned boiler tower at a power plant in Ulsan, South Korea, collapsed on Thursday afternoon, the authorities said, trapping workers who were trying to demolish it under the rubble. By early evening, firefighters had pulled out two of the victims and located another in the rubble. Six others were believed to be buried still. […]
Only one building in Bangkok fell during the earthquake on Friday that rocked Myanmar, hundreds of miles away. Recovery efforts continue with at least 15 people killed and dozens still missing. Determining the cause could take months. But interviews with workers who had been on the site, together with early official findings, highlighted potential problems […]
