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.

|ByAARON GLICK, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

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.

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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

Local authorities are making every effort to rescue those affected in a village in Tanchang county, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The cause of the landslide remains unclear.

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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

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday that she is "willing to do whatever it takes" to enter Venezuela to help with the country's recovery efforts following last week's earthquakes.

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Turkey steps up collapsed buildings investigation, orders 113 arrested

Building architects and contractors may be arrested for being negligent.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023ByREUTERS
View shows damaged and collapsed buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria February 11, 2023

Could Israel handle an earthquake like the one that hit Turkey, Syria?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and guest co-host Tamar Uriel-Beeri.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man walks past a partially collapsed building, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Pazarcik, Turkey February 9, 2023

The disaster after the earthquake: How conditions in Turkey can cost more lives

A lack of water and sanitation, as well as the frigid temperatures, could continue to cost lives in the regions devastated by the earthquake.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
People sit around a fire near the site of a collapsed building, as the search for survivors continues, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 9, 2023.

Earthquakes: What causes them and is climate change involved? - explainer

How do earthquakes happen? How can they be predicted or stopped? Where do earthquakes happen the most and is climate change involved?

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByAARON REICH
Black smoke from a fire rises over central Iskenderun, following an earthquake in Turkey February 7, 2023.

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach minister over Halloween crush

President Yoon Suk-yeol had rejected the opposition's demand he sack the minister after the disaster last year.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByREUTERS
A woman reads condolences messages attached to the wall of a narrow alley of Itaewon where the deadly Halloween crush that killed more than 150 in October happened, in Seoul, South Korea, December 18, 2022.

Turkey, Syria earthquakes should be wake-up call for Israel - editorial

Netanyahu ordered National Security Council Director Tzachi Hanegbi to assess Israel’s preparedness for earthquakes.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
People search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey February 6, 2023.

United Hatzalah joins ‘Israel’s mission of saving lives’ in Turkey

An emergency medical delegation from Israel's United Hatzalah is being sent to the epicenter of the earthquake disaster in Turkey.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
United Hatzalah personnel are seen readying to aid in the earthquake disaster relief efforts in Turkey, at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport, on February 7, 2023.

Israel won't be ready for a large earthquake for over a decade - source

There is a government plan to improve the structural integrity of buildings to protect from earthquakes, but it isn't really being carried out, a top official said.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A man stands in front of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 6, 2023.

Operation Olive Branch: IDF launches rescue op after deadly Turkey earthquake

A senior IDF official dismissed any rumors that the IDF had been asked to or might assist Syria with its difficulties from the earthquake.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An IDF soldier is seen moving rescue equipment into a truck as part of Operation Olive Branch, aimed at providing aid to Turkey after a deadly earthquake, on February 6, 2023.

Undersea fiber optics cables can help predict earthquakes - Israeli study

While current earthquake monitoring technology can provide early warning for earthquakes on land, those that occur on the seabed are usually detected late – up to tens of seconds after they started.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
People stand in front of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 6, 2023.