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Caribbean community left grieving after deadly New York building collapse

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Howard WalkerJournalist at Jamaica Observer

November 13, 2026

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Caribbean community left grieving after deadly New York building collapse

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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The Caribbean community in New York continues to grieve over the deadly collapse of a building in Brooklyn on Wednesday that left several people dead, including a national from Trinidad and Tobago.

Alongside the Trinidad and Tobago national, victims included immigrants and families from Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador

Full coverageBrooklyn Building Collapse Kills Eight as Rescuers Search the Rubble5 reports

A three-story residential building collapsed into an adjacent construction and excavation site, tearing off the exterior wall of a neighbouring building and prompting a mass emergency response.

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