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


Israel sends support to victims of condo collapse

Most recently, the same team provided support to those affected by the Meron tragedy, those injured, mourning and to the first responders themselves.

A member of the audience looks on wearing a United States-Israel themed custom suit during the AIPAC convention at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, U.S., March 2, 2020.

Rescuers search around clock for survivors of Florida building collapse

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominsky told reporters that rescue operations would continue throughout the night.

Pictures of missing people and flowers hang on a fence at the memorial for victims of a partially collapsed residential building as the emergency crews continue search and rescue operations for survivors, in Surfside, near Miami Beach, Florida, US June 25, 2021

The building collapse in Miami struck a growing, diverse Jewish community

Here’s what you should know about the Jews in and around Surfside as the city and community cope with an evolving catastrophe.

Emergency crews respond to a partially collapsed residential building in the rain in Surfside, near Miami Beach Florida, U.S. June 24, 2021.

For Jewish burial societies, Miami building collapse presents a grim task

Dozens of local burial society volunteers are on standby in Surfside right now in case a body is found, Berger said, and hundreds more in New York have signed up to travel to Florida if needed.

A bunk bed is seen in a partially collapsed building in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello

South Korea building collapses suddenly during demolition, killing 9

South Korea has been known in the past for having a bad safety record in terms of infrastructure.

South Korean firefighters search for passengers from a bus trapped by the debris of a collapsed building in Gwangju, South Korea, June 9, 2021.

At least five dead after ten-story building collapses in Cairo

"We heard nothing from there; we tried to get them out, to know if they are alive or dead, we have no idea," Ahmed said, standing at the site.

Rescue teams on Saturday continued to work among the remains of the building that collapsed in Cairo leaving at least five dead and 23 injured, March 27, 2021.

Floor of Jerusalem store collapses into parking lot below

The cause of the collapse is not yet known.

Israelis are seen walking along the Jaffa Street light rail tracks in Jerusalem amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, on January 14, 2021..

Crane collapses on building in Rishon Lezion - watch

MDA Spokesperson's Unit reported that there do not seem to be any injured outside the wreckage as the teams advance to scanning the area for people trapped underneath.

Emergency personnel survey the site of a building collapse in Beitar Illit on December 4th.

Two people seriously injured in a building collapse in Ashdod

The building was two stories high, and the explosion caused the ceiling of the first floor to collapse, seriously injuring the occupants of the building.

Rescue teams work to recover people from the building collapse in Ashdod