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At least 10 dead, 15 trapped after suspected gas leak collapses tunnel in India

Survival chances for the trapped workers were slim, state disaster management official Rajiv Roka said, as rescuers had to battle the fumes, making their task difficult.

First responders on scene of tunnel collapse in India, July 21, 2026.
Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building as one raises a Venezuelan flag following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean, on June 28, 2026 in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela.

Death toll of Venezuelan earthquakes surpasses three thousand amid criticism of slow state aid

Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen, pictured May 21, 2026.

Danish soccer player Eriksen collapses for second time in career, is conscious, DR reports

Rescue workers search for survivors among debris as a nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, May 24, 2026.

Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped after Philippines building collapse


Two killed, 184 injured in bleachers collapse at Hassidic synagogue

Disaster at Karlin Stolin synagogue in Givat Ze'ev comes following reported warnings by Fire and Rescue Services that site was not safe

Congregants scurry to safety after the bleachers of a Hasidic synagogue collapsed in Givat Ze'ev, May 16, 2021.

Jewish principals struggle to celebrate Lag Ba’omer amid Meron tragedy

“Tragedy and happiness can live side by side, although that’s a difficult balance,” said Tamar Cytryn, director of Jewish studies and campus life at Chicago Jewish Day School.

Students at Scheck Hillel Community School in south Florida celebrated Lag b'Omer while commemorating the tragedy in Meron, Israel.

At least five dead after ten-story building collapses in Cairo

"We heard nothing from there; we tried to get them out, to know if they are alive or dead, we have no idea," Ahmed said, standing at the site.

Rescue teams on Saturday continued to work among the remains of the building that collapsed in Cairo leaving at least five dead and 23 injured, March 27, 2021.

Floor of Jerusalem store collapses into parking lot below

The cause of the collapse is not yet known.

Israelis are seen walking along the Jaffa Street light rail tracks in Jerusalem amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, on January 14, 2021..

Water cooling tower at Haifa oil refinery collapses

The tower, part of a set of two, was built during the British Mandate, and posed as one of most notable icons of the city.

One of the water cooling towers at the Haifa oil refinery collapses, June 12, 2020

Mideast tourism hit by collapse of British holiday firm, UAE unaffected

Worldwide about 600,000 tourists have been stranded by the collapse.