41.   The nine-story palace has been hit by hundreds of shells and bullets, and whole floors have collapsed.

42.   The top floor had collapsed midmorning during construction.

43.   Two floors collapsed Thursday at a lower Manhattan architectural salvage shop specializing in period pieces for movie sets and residential renovations.

44.   Two people were killed and eight injured when the second floor of a pachinko, or pinball, game parlor collapsed, the public NHK television network reported.