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.
At least 10 dead, 15 trapped after suspected gas leak collapses tunnel in India
Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit
Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700
A 32-hours nightmare: Minute-by-minute reconstruction of the eruption that turned people into glass
The disaster began midday on August 24 or October 24, 79 CE, when Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending a cloud of volcanic fragments and gas into the air.
Study suggests historic climate disaster gave birth to Ragnarok, the Norse mythology apocalypse
In the year 536 CE, a series of volcanic eruptions in the Northern Hemisphere unleashed ash and sulfur gases into the atmosphere, enshrouding the globe in a veil that blocked sunlight.
Climate change worsened ten deadliest weather disasters, causing over 570,000 deaths
In 2023, Storm Daniel struck Libya, causing more than 12,300 deaths and was made 50 times more likely and 50 times more intense due to climate warming.
During Shabbat: Gate crushes child to death, dog severely bites another child
A tragic Shabbat in Israel: A four-year-old boy dies in a gate accident, a toddler is bitten by a dog, six divers are hospitalized, and a 16-month-old girl dies after inhaling paint powder.
Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Hajj in Saudi Arabia
Muslim pilgrim deaths pile up due to harsh weather conditions at Hajj
'Titanic': The story of the Jews on the 'unsinkable' ship
Some 69 of the passengers on board the Titanic were known to be Jewish, and their stories and experiences are some of the most interesting and heart-wrenching of the whole saga.
The man-made disaster in Sudan must be stopped - opinion
We will continue to engage with the belligerents from a neutral position that puts peace and respect for civilian’s lives and rights front and center.
Israel has a unique reconstruction challenge resulting from Oct. 7 - opinion
Israel needs to rehabilitate its infrastructure on a national scale while simultaneously addressing the multifaceted needs of evacuated citizens, the wounded, trauma victims, and uprooted families.
Japan earthquake survivors battle unsanitary conditions with no running water
Residents gather to bathe in a makeshift public bath set up by soldiers sent in to help with relief work, an improvement from when people waited for an hour in the rain for 5 liters of water.
United Hatzalah drill simulates October 7th scenario in Israel's North
The uncertainty also included concerns of bombs on the scene, cleared by sniffer dogs before proceeding. Two volunteers also were injured by gunfire in the exercise, all simulated for impact.
