Collapse

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region

Mahanoy City’s first Jewish congregation dates back to 1888, having laid the cornerstone for the former Beth Israel Synagogue in 1923.

Beth Israel of Mahanoy City, seen here in the 1950s, was built by Jewish merchants and businesspeople who served the area's burgeoning coal industry.
People evacuating a collapsed apartment building in Tripoli, Lebanon on February 8, 2026.

At least six killed, others trapped under rubble, after residential building collapses in Lebanon

A miner works in a coltan mine in Birambo, Masisi territory, North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of Congo, December 1, 2018

More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says

Residents stand in an alley after vacating their house next to a fallen scaffolding following an earthquake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2025.

Earthquake jolts Bangladesh, killing five and injuring around 100


Soccer Stadium roof in Chile collapses during open training session

An excess of weight in a Chilean soccer stadium caused a major collapse, leading to several injuries.

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One killed, dozens injured as stage collapses at Spain festival

Other infrastructure was also damaged when gusts battered the Medusa Festival, a huge electronic music festival held in the town of Cullera.

 A civil guard car comes out of the emergency exit at the venue of Medusa Festival, an electronic music festival, after high winds caused part of a stage to collapse, in Cullera, near Valencia, Spain, August 13, 2022.

Seven dead, 3 missing after rock face collapse at Brazilian waterfall

A tower of rocks suddenly broke away from the canyon wall and came crashing down on several leisure boats, killing 7 people and seriously injuring 9.

A view shows the site where a wall of rock collapsed on top of motor boats below a waterfall as firefighters of Minas Gerais state (not pictured) seek for victims, in Capitolio, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, January 8, 2022.

Is Lebanon going to fully collapse? - opinion

the failure to deal with the catastrophic economy and the investigation into the massive explosion at Beirut Port in August 2020 are causing Lebanon to collapse.

 A SUPPORTER of the Christian Lebanese Forces Party protests last month against the summoning of party leader Samir Geagea for a hearing by army intelligence over street violence in Beirut.

Wall collapses in school in Karkur; none injured thanks to holiday

"This was a serious case of neglect," a parent of two students at the school told N12. "We are scared to send them to school tomorrow."

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Tel Aviv streets blocked out of concern of building collapse

Buildings around the country have been evacuated over the past two weeks for fear of collapse.

 A building in Tel Aviv that is in danger of collapse after being hit by a tractor.

Housing Ministry to provide aid to collapsed building residents

The Housing Ministry will provide NIS 1 million in aid to the residents of a building that collapsed in Holon this week.

 Collapsed building in Holon

Flight industry in danger of collapse

Israel's airlines have suffered tremendously during the pandemic.

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33 dead and 70 missing in Germany as houses collapse in heavy rain

There are currently an unknown number of people on roofs who need to be rescued.

Heavy rain floods West Germany

Jewish faith fuels hope and outreach after Surfside collapse

Members of Surfside's Jewish community have offered food, water and emotional support to search and rescue teams digging into the rubble of the 12-story Champlain Towers South.

Hatzalah paramedics at the collapsed building in Miami Surfside