Disaster

Death toll in Nepal flood tops 1,000 as Nepal rescuers reach remote areas in search

At least 639 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, the country's disaster management authority said on Tuesday.

An aerial view shows buildings and a car damaged and covered in mud near Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Betrawati Bazaar in Rasuwa district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.
A researcher holds a cyborg giant burrowing cockroach fitted with a human-supervised auto-injection mechanism (AIM) in Brisbane, Australia, July 27, 2026.

Needle-toting cockroaches could be deployed by search-and-rescue teams for lifesaving injections

IDF soldiers conduct operations in Colombia following the August 2026 earthquake, August 24, 2026.

IDF helps Colombians find sufficiently safe homes, delegation deputy head tells 'Post' - exclusive

People evacuate from a building collapse at Jayakarta hotel following an earthquake of magnitude 7.7, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, August 15, 2026.

At least 68 dead after Indonesia earthquake as survivors experience aftershocks, await aid


After Morocco, Israel could be next to suffer massive earthquake

Israel is located at the juncture of the African and Arabian tectonic plates and, therefore, faces an elevated seismic threat. Experts say a major earthquake is not a matter of if, but when.

 A man gestures next to emergency workers on the rubble, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, September 10, 2023.

Rescuers hunt for Morocco quake survivors as death toll rises to 2,122

Morocco has declared three days of mourning and King Mohammed VI called for prayers for the dead to be held at mosques across the country on Sunday.

 A woman looks on as people inspect damaged buildings, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Moulay Brahim, Morocco, September 10, 2023.

Many in Marrakech sleep outdoors for second night after Morocco quake

Across parts of Morocco, people spent the night outdoors on Friday after the earthquake hit the country.

 People play soccer next to a woman resting on the sidewalk in Marrakesh, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9, 2023.

'There are no words:' Israelis in Morocco share their stories

Some Israelis in the disaster area spoke with the Jerusalem Post's sister paper, Maariv, and described the disaster and the efforts by local authorities to deal with it.  

 A general view of damage in the historic city of Marrakech, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9, 2023.

Morocco earthquake: 2,012 people dead, number expected to rise

Turkey, where powerful earthquakes in February killed more than 50,000 people, said it was ready to provide support to the North African country.

 Rescuers carry a search operation following a powerful earthquake, in Amizmiz, in Morocco, September 9, 2023.

Will the shrinking Dead Sea lead to more dangerous landslides? - analysis

Eight-year-old Yehuda Levi was killed when boulders fell on him during a Thursday morning hike.

People visit Nahal David in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve area, near the Dead Sea, Israel October 1, 2017.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Colombian capital, prompting evacuations

The earthquake prompted people in offices and restaurants to evacuate

Bogota, Colombia

Titan sub suffered an eerily similar fate to Titanic itself

The sections of the Titanic that did not implode were able to do so because the air had been released from within, equalizing the pressure inside and out of the ship.

 SMS Titanic in Belfast 1912

1982 Tyre Disaster in Lebanon was likely terrorism - IDF

The IDF, Shin Bet and Israel Police will convene a commission of inquiry into the disaster more than 40 years after it occurred.

 An Israeli flag flutters at an army position in the village of Baiyada, September 4, 2006, overlooking the southern Lebanese town of Tyre

What happened to the Bermuda Triangle 'mystery?

There used to be many reports of ships and planes disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle without a trace, but those reports aren't heard anymore.

 Tracks of all Atlantic hurricanes between 1851 and 2019. Many storms pass through the Bermuda Triangle.