ALEXANDER CO., Illinois

A building collapsed in McClure, Ill. on Friday, April 18. Crews were working on Friday afternoon to clean up some of the rubble.

The building is on Grapevine Trail.

According to the Alexander Co sheriff, the building caved in because it was just too old.

It dates back as early as the 1940s and was once used as a grocery store.

No one was injured.

https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/04/18/building-collapses-mcclure-ill/?outputType=amp

Changzhi, China

A road collapse occurred on an uphill lane on a national highway in Changzhi of Shanxi province on Wednesday, resulting in a chain collision involving four vehicles and the deaths of two people, according to local highway management authorities on Sunday.

The collapsed pit on a section of the National Highway 309 in Lucheng district of Changzhi measured 2.9 meters in length, 2.9 meters in width and 1 meter in depth, according to on-site investigations.

Preliminary investigations by experts indicated that the collapse was caused by surface water infiltration, groundwater seepage and erosion, resulting in the formation of a cavity in the roadbed and leading to the sudden collapse.

Further investigations into the collapse and the causes of the accident are ongoing, with cleanup and recovery efforts underway.

https://x.com/cz8921469_z/status/1913789216233767333?s=46
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/20/WS6804ba56a3104d9fd382075d.html

FRESNO, California

Motorists are being asked to avoid the Olive Avenue area east of First Street because of a sewer collapse in Fresno, California on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

https://amp.fresnobee.com/news/local/article304610431.html

ST LOUIS, Missouri

In addition to the sinkhole at Park & 14th St, another sinkhole on Potomac has damaged a home’s foundation, steps, and front yard.

A third sinkhole on Tholozan is filled with water and continues to expand.

While the problems on Tholozan and Potomac are not linked to the public sewer system, MSD is collaborating with the city and homeowners to find solutions.

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/three-new-sinkholes-rattle-st-louis-neighborhoods/amp/

🇵🇱🖕🇺🇦"Bandera is a terrorist" - Polish presidential candidate in Lviv accuses Ukrainians

▪️Slawomir Menzen, against the backdrop of the monument to Stepan Bandera in Lvov, accused Ukrainians of “honoring criminals.”

➖"This is the same terrorist who, back in the days of the Second Polish Republic, was sentenced to death by a Polish court for the murder of Poles. He then founded an organization of Ukrainian nationalists that is responsible for the massacre in Volyn. This man's people killed 100,000 Poles. It's like Germany building monuments to Hitler. Ukraine must end the cult of Stepan Bandera as soon as possible," said the Polish presidential candidate from the right-wing Confederation party against the backdrop of a monument to Bandera.

▪️Another candidate for the presidency of Poland, Karol Nawrocki from the opposition Law and Justice, also criticized Ukraine over the Volyn tragedy.

@Slavyangrad