buildings
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We suffered hundreds of casualties, including 18 deaths, and losses to buildings and equipment amounting to nearly $4 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
When the Friends of Lordship Rec group formed in 2001, chairman David Morris said the park was a neglected and unsafe space with derelict buildings and little biodiversity.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The year after that, heavy rains pummeled the burn scar, burying buildings and vehicles under mud and debris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
India's single-screen cinemas have been steadily squeezed by multiplexes, streaming, rising property costs and the expense of maintaining ageing buildings and equipment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Lahars of mud and debris swept down the South Fork and North Fork of the Toutle River with reports of a twelve-foot wall of water, mud, logs, and buildings being pushed downstream.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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