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Why Stairs Save Lives During Earthquake Evacuations

teleSUR English

teleSUR English

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June 27, 2026

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A Venezuelan structural engineer explains why stair evacuation, structural inspections and emergency preparedness are essential after the country's unprecedented twin earthquakes.

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How other outlets are covering this story

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India Today

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· Jun 23, 2026

Lucknow fire: Single staircase, blocked exit turned building into death trap

Lucknow fire: Single staircase, blocked exit turned building into death trap

UrduPoint

lean right

· Jun 27, 2026

Rescue 1122 provided emergency care to over 54,000 mourners: secretary

Rescue 1122 provided emergency care to over 54,000 mourners: secretary

BBC News

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· Jun 26, 2026

Watch: Moment woman pulled from rubble alive

First responders and volunteers pulled a survivor from under the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 8, 2026

Life returns to streets around damaged NYC high-rise. Here is what comes next

The streets around a midtown Manhattan high-rise where structural damage forced evacuations are gradually returning to life.

Al Jazeera

lean left

· Jun 25, 2026

‘Truly terrifying’: Caracas confronts the aftermath of Venezuela earthquake

Devastated residents recall the moment when they experienced the twin earthquakes that toppled buildings and killed 188.

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 8, 2026

New York City races to secure unstable skyscraper after columns buckle and floors sag

Workers have started making emergency repairs to stabilise a Manhattan high-rise after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site. The scene unfolded throughout Tuesday after the precarious conditions were spotted in the morning at the 1970s-era building, which is being converted into luxury flats. Construction workers at the site and people in nearby buildings – including a school, diplomatic offices and several hotels – in the busy...

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Related coverage for "Why Stairs Save Lives During Earthquake Evacuations": India Today — Lucknow fire: Single staircase, blocked exit turned building into death trap. UrduPoint — Rescue 1122 provided emergency care to over 54,000 mourners: secretary. BBC News — Watch: Moment woman pulled from rubble alive. KSAT San Antonio — Life returns to streets around damaged NYC high-rise. Here is what comes next. Al Jazeera — ‘Truly terrifying’: Caracas confronts the aftermath of Venezuela earthquake. South China Morning Post — New York City races to secure unstable skyscraper after columns buckle and floors sag