Disaster

Israeli teen, two Swiss Jewish sisters confirmed among dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve resort fire

Alicia and Diana Gunst, aged 15 and 14, and Charlotte Niddam, 15, were named among the victims of the deadly Swiss ski resort fire.

Alicia and Diana Gunst and Charlotte Niddam
A person stands near tributes placed outside the "Le Constellation" bar, after a deadly fire and explosion during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 4, 2026.

Twenty-four of those killed in New Year's fire have been identified, Swiss police say

Charlotte Niddam, a 15-year-old with Israeli citizenship missing since the Swiss ski resort New Year's Eve fire.

Charlotte Niddam identified as Israeli teen missing since deadly NYE fire at Swiss ski resort

Emergency personnel work at the site of an explosion and fire at the Le Constellation bar, in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland, January 1, 2026

Investigators continue working to investigate some 40 victims killed in Swiss New Year's fire


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.

 Participants simulate a disaster on Kibbutz Yagur for training purposes.

WATCH: 'This is how my master's degree in Israel is opening my horizons'

Join us : Larry French, MA Student, Emergency and Disaster Management at The Lowy International School, In conversation with Erica Schachne, Editor, The Jerusalem Post Magazine.

 Larry French in Tel Aviv

Baba Vanga's 2024 predictions: EU terrorist attack, Putin assassination

Baba Vanga also warns of an impending global economic crisis and extreme weather events in 2024.


100 years after factory fire, Jewish and Italian victims get a memorial

The fire was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in New York City history.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, March 25, 1911.

A movie about the Titan submersible tragedy is in the works

It took 85 years for Titanic to get a feature film, but Titan might not have to wait so long. 

 The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph

Over a hundred killed, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defense said, according to state media.

 People gather at the site following a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq's Nineveh province, Iraq, September 27, 2023.

Moroccans rally after devastating earthquake

The quake caused widespread destruction of lives, villages, and cultural sites, but everyone from ordinary citizens up to the king has been working to help those affected.

 A donkey carries items, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, near Elmekhzen village, in Morocco, September 16, 2023.

US breaks 2020 record for billion-dollar natural disasters with 23 this year

This year's disasters have cost more than $57.9 billion and claimed at least 253 lives.

 An aerial view of the fire as Two Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook (not pictured) perform aerial water bucket drops on the island of Maui to support the fight with wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, August 9, 2023.

Morocco quake survivors pack donkeys with supplies to reach cut-off villages

The 6.8 magnitude quake that struck the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday killed at least 2,901 people and injured 5,530 making it Morocco's deadliest earthquake since 1960.

 A man stands next to a donkey that carries his belongings days after the deadly earthquake, in the village of Adouz, Morocco September 12, 2023.

Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing

More than 1,000 bodies have already been recovered in Derna alone and officials expected the death toll would be much higher.

 General view of flood water covering the area as a powerful storm and heavy rainfall hit Al-Mukhaili, Libya September 11, 2023, in this handout picture.