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.

|ByJAMES GENN
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

Officials are still trying to identify many of those killed in the fire at the Le Constellation bar, which has become one of Switzerland's worst tragedies.

|ByREUTERS, YOAV ETIEL
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

As far as it is known, Niddam had been staying in the area of the ski resort, where she worked as a babysitter, offering her services through the resort's website.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
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

Some of the burns suffered by the mostly young crowd of revelers in the Le Constellation bar were so severe that Swiss officials said it could take days before they name all the victims of the fire.

|ByREUTERS

Will earthquake lead to changes in Syria policy? - analysis

While some aid has flowed to Damascus, there are Western countries that see the Syrian regime as a pariah and don’t want to send aid if the regime will merely snatch it for itself.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People gather on the rubble as the search for survivors continues, in the aftermath of the earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria February 7, 2023.

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.