Building collapse

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

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

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.

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

Hong Kong, December 07, the city's deadliest fire in decades

Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports


Israeli tech companies looking to prevent the next building collapse

Buildings all around Israel are being evacuated out of fear of collapse mere months after the beachfront condominium in Surfside, Florida fell. So what's being done to prevent the next disaster?

 A building in Tel Aviv that is in danger of collapse after being hit by a tractor.

Ra’anana building evacuated, to be demolished due to fear of collapse

Israel Fire and Rescue Services decided to evacuate following a report made by the residents of unusual cracks in the building.

 The evacuated building in Ra'anana that it set to be demolished.

Wall collapses in school in Karkur; none injured thanks to holiday

"This was a serious case of neglect," a parent of two students at the school told N12. "We are scared to send them to school tomorrow."

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Tel Aviv streets blocked out of concern of building collapse

Buildings around the country have been evacuated over the past two weeks for fear of collapse.

 A building in Tel Aviv that is in danger of collapse after being hit by a tractor.

Builders: 300,000 old apartments at risk of collapse

Earlier this week, a residential building in Holon collapsed.

 Collapsed building in Holon

Housing Ministry to provide aid to collapsed building residents

The Housing Ministry will provide NIS 1 million in aid to the residents of a building that collapsed in Holon this week.

 Collapsed building in Holon

Building evacuated in Holon collapses

Some 16 families were removed from a building in Holon after an explosion was heard and cracks were discovered in the building.

 Collapsed building in Holon

Remembering Ilan Naibryf, Jewish Surfside victim

Ilan was, simply put, a good kid. Even as a freshman, he was a star soccer player and a laser-fast runner. His smile lit up the room, and he was kind, curious and had boundless energy.

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit a memorial put in place for the victims of the building collapse in Surfside, in Tent city area, Surfside, Florida US, July 1, 2021.

Death toll rises to 17 in partial collapse of China hotel

The Jiangsu provincial government has launched an investigation to discover the cause of the disaster.

Rescue workers work next to a crane at the site where a hotel building collapsed in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China July 12, 2021.

IDF officer pulls religious Jewish texts from rubble of Miami condo collapse

The image itself, shows an Israeli search and rescue officer passing of a stack of religious Jewish books to a South Florida Urban Search and Rescue worker after pulling it from the rubble.

Col. Golan Vach, commander of the IDF Home Front Command’s National Search and Rescue Unit, at a Florida disaster site.