rubble
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A Colombian woman who was rescued after being trapped for nearly 37 hours under the rubble in the wake of a strong earthquake has died of her injuries, her family told AFP on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The governor of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena, told a press conference they were killed in their sleep by collapsing rubble.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“It will take years to remove so much rubble, to rebuild. Maybe we won’t be alive to know what happens.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Volunteers and rescuers persevered with the grueling task of digging through the rubble, looking for any signs of life after the critical 72-hour window passed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Cities built near major bodies of water often create new land by dumping soil and rubble, called landfill, into bays and ocean inlets.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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