Disaster

Nine Kazakh soldiers dead, seven missing after being swept out to sea during Caspian naval exercise

The incident occured in Kazakhstan's western Mangistau region, which adjoins the Caspian Sea.

Navy ships of Iran and Azerbaijan move during an exercise between Iran and Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea.
An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 as Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search

A researcher holds a cyborg giant burrowing cockroach fitted with a human-supervised auto-injection mechanism (AIM) in Brisbane, Australia, July 27, 2026.

Needle-toting cockroaches could be deployed by search-and-rescue teams for lifesaving injections

IDF soldiers conduct operations in Colombia following the August 2026 earthquake, August 24, 2026.

IDF helps Colombians find sufficiently safe homes, delegation deputy head tells 'Post' - exclusive


South Korean ferry with 267 on board runs aground, with rescue operations underway

Authorities were deploying all possible resources in the rescue operation, the Korean coast guard said in a statement.

Rescue workers move a passenger rescued from a stranded South Korean ferry carrying about 260 people near a rocky island off Shinan, in Mokpo, South Korea, November 19, 2025.

Death toll from Indonesian school collapse jumps to at least 49

Piles of concrete caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys after the collapse of the Al Khoziny school in Indonesia, trapping and later killing them.

A police officer prepares a coffin for a collapsed building victim at a hospital, as the death toll rises after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, October 6, 2025.

Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 36, search for bodies continues

At least 36 students have been confirmed dead, and 27 remain missing after an Islamic boarding school collapsed in East Java, Indonesia.

 Search and rescue operations search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed building after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, October 1, 2025.

Dozens killed as powerful quake strikes central Philippines

The death toll was 69 as of late Wednesday morning, said Jane Abapo of the regional Civil Defense office, citing data from the provincial disaster agency that was subject to validation.

Rescue personnel stand in front of a damaged structure following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, in Daanbantayan, Cebu Province, Philippines, October 1, 2025.

Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly Indonesia school collapse

Parents search desperately as 91 remain missing after an Islamic boarding school in East Java collapsed during prayers, trapping scores under concrete.

Search and rescue officers search for victims amidst the rubble of a collapsed building after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, September 29, 2025.

At least 39 dead, over 51 injured in stampede at Indian actor-politician Vijay's rally

Indian lawmaker Senthil Balaji told reporters that 58 people were hospitalized after what he said was a stampede.

Activists of the youth wing of India's main opposition congress party shout slogans during a protest demanding resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over what he termed an act of "collusion" in the case of Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, in New Delhi, India, September 14, 2018.

Deadly 1956 Aegean earthquake revisited: new study unpacks Greece’s largest 20th-century tsunami

Geophysical Research Letters analysis shows both fault rupture and submarine landslides contributed to the disaster.

Kokkari, a fishing village on Samos island, Greece.

Death toll from Vietnam tourist boat accident climbs to 38

The accident took place around 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, soon after Typhoon Wipha entered the South China Sea.

 A tourist boat (in white) that capsized in an accident which killed dozens and left several people still missing, is towed back to the port in Halong Bay, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam, July 20, 2025.

Typhoon Danas batters Taiwan west coast with record two hundred twenty kilometers per hour winds

More than 300 flights were canceled, and 176 remained grounded by 10 a.m. Monday.

 Typhoon waves in Taiwan.

Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority

Our forests are burning, yet the government is stoking the conflagration by cutting budgets.

 A forest fire is seen burning in Israel.