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Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped after Philippines building collapse

Ambulances were on standby, and fire trucks had been deployed to assist in the rescue, Pelayo said, adding that moving the concrete debris was a challenge for rescuers.

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

A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region

People evacuating a collapsed apartment building in Tripoli, Lebanon on February 8, 2026.

At least six killed, others trapped under rubble, after residential building collapses in Lebanon

A miner works in a coltan mine in Birambo, Masisi territory, North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of Congo, December 1, 2018

More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says


Earthquake jolts Bangladesh, killing five and injuring around 100

"I have never felt such a tremor in my life. We were at the office when the furniture started shaking. We rushed down the stairs on the street and saw other people on the road already," said Sakib.

Residents stand in an alley after vacating their house next to a fallen scaffolding following an earthquake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2025.

Yemen's Seiyun Palace, one of the world's largest mudbrick structures, restored

In 2022, a large section of the outer wall collapsed, raising widespread concern over its future.

 Seiyun Palace.

Wall and vault collapse in Pompeii's archaeology park following Campi earthquake

Director Zuchtriegel: Pompeii is fragile — we’re inspecting the site after this morning’s seismic swarm to quickly assess any damage across the area.

 The Pompeii Archeological Park.

Eight confirmed dead in Cairo building collapse

Cairo is the most populous city in the Arab world and has faced urban planning challenges for years.

 Birds fly during sunset with the Cairo skyline visible in the background during foggy cold weather, Egypt, February 1, 2024.

Baltimore bridge collapses after ship impact, twenty missing in water

The Baltimore City Fire Department described the collapse as a mass-casualty incident. Workers are searching for twenty people missing people in the river.

 A view of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it collapsed, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., in this picture released on March 26, 2024.

Mexican church roof collapses during Sunday mass killing 9, about 30 others missing

Bishop Jose Armando Alvarez from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tampico said the church roof crumbled as worshipers were receiving communion.

 Members of security forces, people and a priest work at a site where a church roof collapsed during Sunday mass in Ciudad Madero, in Tamaulipas state, Mexico in this handout picture distributed to Reuters on October 1, 2023

Five killed in Iran as buildings collapse during unsafe demolition

Five people, including two Iranian police officers, were killed. Others were trapped under the rubble resulting from the collapse.

 Rescue crews work at the site of a ten-storey building collapse in Abadan, Iran May 23, 2022.

Trapped villagers saved from roofs in flooded south Ukraine as more await help

Friends and family posted frantic appeals in online chatrooms with names, photos and GPS locations of residents, including children and many elderly people, who were still waiting to be picked up

Mykola stands next to a police boat on a flooded island, which locals and officials say is caused by Russia's chaotic control of the Kakhovka dam downstream, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, May 20, 2023.

At least one dead, 5 injured in Manhattan parking structure collapse

No foul play was suspected.

 A crowd gathers for a Menorah lighting at Seaport in downtown Manhattan, NYC.

Eight people feared to be under the rubble after two buildings collapse in Marseille

Firefighters were continuing to tackle the blaze and 80 people have been evacuated, according to the rescue services.

 Smoke envelopes the area as police officers work at the scene of a fire following a gas explosion in Marseille, France, April 9, 2023