Building collapse

War-damaged Gaza building collapses, killing 20 people seeking shelter inside - report

Raed al-Dahshan, the director of Gaza City's civil defense service, claimed that at least 10 families lived in the collapsed building and that there was still hope of finding survivors.

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.
Members of rescue teams carry a victim after a building collapsed in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2026.

Multi-story building collapses in India's Delhi, police rescue at least six people

ABC said that three Fire and Rescue teams were at the scene.

Seven injured, two hospitalized after building collapse in central area of Sydney, Australia

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.

Deadly Jerusalem balcony collapse victim named as Barry Levitt


One person killed, four injured due to partial building collapse in Jerusalem

"We arrived at the scene in large numbers and noticed a number of frightened, injured people coming towards us, and a man trapped among all the rubble in critical condition," MDA paramedics said.

United Hatzalah volunteers respond to a partial building collapse on Jerusalem's KKL Street, July 20, 2026.

Israel's New York Consulate to reopen on Thursday following safety issues with nearby building

Besides the consulate, other nearby buildings, including a school, were evacuated, and streets were closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic, with no injuries reported.

The Israeli Consulate in New York.

At least 14 killed in India, Bangladesh as heavy rainfall wreaks havoc across South Asia

Rains also triggered landslides on the expressway connecting Mumbai with Pune, forcing its closure and disrupting traffic between the two cities.

A worker clears fallen trees after heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India, July 5, 2026.

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

The total number of injured stood at 16,470 while the number of homeless has risen to 17,345.

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.

After Iran’s missile strikes, Israeli team develops rapid AI building‑map tool

A Technion–Haifa University project uses public architectural records to give rescuers structural layouts in under 30 seconds.

Emergency workers gather in the early hours of March 22, 2026 at the site of an Iranian missile strike hours earlier in Arad, Israel. Dozens were wounded in the strike, which Israel's air-defence system failed to intercept.

Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped after Philippines building collapse

Ambulances were on standby, and fire trucks had been deployed to assist in the rescue, Pelayo said, adding that moving the concrete debris was a challenge for rescuers.

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

Six-story apartment building collapses in central Tel Aviv, injuring two

Emergency services are working to determine whether people are trapped under the rubble or simply inaccessible.

Home Front Command rescue teams seen at the scene of a collapsed building in Tel Aviv, April 1, 2026.

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.

Fourteen dead as collapsed Tripoli buildings highlight Lebanon's crumbling infrastructure

A number of aging residential buildings have collapsed in Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city, in recent weeks, highlighting deteriorating infrastructure and years of neglect.

Rescue teams search for survivors after a building collapsed in Tripoli, Lebanon, February 8, 2026.

At least 19 killed in Morocco's Fes after collapse of two buildings, state news agency says

The injured were transported to the university hospital center in Fez.

Rescue personnel of Spain's Military Emergency Unit (UME) prepare their vehicle to go to a devastated area following the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco September 14, 2023.