Disaster

Deadly Jerusalem balcony collapse victim named as Barry Levitt

A second-floor balcony in the three-story building collapsed onto a ground-floor restaurant on Monday, causing significant damage, the Fire and Rescue Authority reported.

Police and emergency personnel at the scene where a balcony collapsed onto a bakery, leaving one person dead and several others injured, in Jerusalem, July 20, 2026.
First responders on scene of tunnel collapse in India, July 21, 2026.

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

Paramilitary police officers evacuate residents in a rubber dinghy through a flooded area after rainfall brought by typhoon Maysak, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China July 6, 2026.

Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit

General view of a demolished building at Caraballeda after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 27, 2026 in La Guaira, Venezuela.

Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700


Afghanistan earthquake has killed at least 1,036 people - UNICEF

5 killed in tremors near epicenter of the previous quake.

Afghan men search for survivors amidst the debris of a house that was destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan, June 23, 2022.

Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month

Emnati struck on the southeastern side of the island, where another cyclone, Batsirai, killed scores of people three weeks ago. More than 30,000 people were evacuated ahead of Emnati's path.

 Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island's 4th major storm in a month

UK woman arrested for calling Grenfell Tower fire a 'Jewish sacrifice'

A London woman has been jailed for 11 months for claiming the 2017 London Grenfell Tower fire was 'Jewish sacrifice.'

 Grenfell Tower fire, 4:43 a.m.

Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power

Cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar and has killed at least 10 people, slamming into the eastern coastline with heavy rain and wind speeds of 165 kph (100 mph).

 A girl holds a baby outside a damaged house in a flooded area, as Cyclone Batsirai sweeps inland, in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, February 6, 2022.

At least 24 perish in Ecuador landslide

The country's disaster management agency said 48 people were injured.

Astronaut Photo of Quito, Ecuador taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 28 on September 5, 2011.

Israel marks 25 years since two helicopters collided, killing all 73 on board

Israelis commemorate the 73 soldiers killed when two helicopters collided on their way to Lebanon in 1997. To this day the IDF has yet to give a definite reason as to why the helicopters crashed.

Israeli soldiers sift through the rubble of an army helicopter as they search for dead soldiers late February 4, 1997.

Distress signal prompts UN concern after Tonga volcanic eruption

Initial reports suggested no mass casualties on the main island of Togatapu, but two people were reported missing and the capital Nuku'alofa was badly damaged.

An eruption occurs at the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai off Tonga, January 14, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Don't look up! Apocalypse-level asteroid to fly past Earth this month

Dubbed 7482 (1994 PC1), this asteroid has an estimated diameter of 1-1.3 kilometers. That's over 4 times the size of the Eiffel Tower.

 Asteroid (illustrative)

Dozens feared to be missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine

Jade miners reported to be missing after deadly landslide in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar's secretive jade industry.

 Rescue workers search for bodies of victims under the debris and mud after a landslide in Mottama, Mon state, Myanmar, August 11, 2019.

Kentucky rabbi says Jewish communities donating to victims of deadly tornadoes

At least 100 people are feared dead in Kentucky after a swarm of tornadoes tore a 200-mile path through the US Midwest and South.

 A general view of damage and debris after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several US states, in Mayfield, Kentucky