Building collapse

At least 14 killed in India, Bangladesh as heavy rainfall wreaks havoc across South Asia

Rains also triggered landslides on the expressway connecting Mumbai with Pune, forcing its closure and disrupting traffic between the two cities.

A worker clears fallen trees after heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India, July 5, 2026.
Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building as one raises a Venezuelan flag following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean, on June 28, 2026 in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela.

Death toll of Venezuelan earthquakes surpasses three thousand amid criticism of slow state aid

Emergency workers gather in the early hours of March 22, 2026 at the site of an Iranian missile strike hours earlier in Arad, Israel. Dozens were wounded in the strike, which Israel's air-defence system failed to intercept.

After Iran’s missile strikes, Israeli team develops rapid AI building‑map tool

Rescue workers search for survivors among debris as a nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines, May 24, 2026.

Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped after Philippines building collapse


Eleventh victim pulled from Miami tower rubble; search goes on

Rescue crews in Surfside, Florida were using cranes, dogs and infrared scanners to identify signs of life in the ruins, hoping survivors could still be alive in air pockets under the rubble.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a partial building collapse in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021

Condo tragedy recalls Miami’s long hold as a Jewish refuge and playground

“For me, a vacation in Miami Beach was a chance to be among my own people,” Yiddish novelist Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote.

An aerial view showing a partially collapsed building in Surfside near Miami Beach

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is a source of pride for local Jews

Under the haunting circumstances, Levine Cava has become a fixture of coverage of the deadly collapse of a 13-story condo building in this beachside community north of Miami.

Hatzalah paramedics at the collapsed building in Miami Surfside

Miami Chabad holds prayer service as condo collapse death toll hits 9

As search and rescue efforts continue for the third day in Surfside, Florida, The Shul of Bal Harbour hosted a special prayer service, holding out hope for the 150 people still missing.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a partial building collapse in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 24, 2021.

Israeli, Mexican rescuers bring experience to Miami building collapse

Search-and-rescue teams from Mexico and Israel have joined local experts combing the rubble for survivors where a residential high-rise collapsed in Surfside, Florida, as the death tole rises.

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

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.