Natural disaster

Venezuela earthquakes leave almost 250 dead, over 41,000 reportedly missing

On-site footage Wednesday and Thursday showed survivors and emergency services searching for trapped people, and survivors being taken away on stretchers. In others, residents decried a lack of help.

A man carries a mattress past damaged residential buildings following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.
Damage is seen at the Hebraica Jewish Community Center in Venezuela, in the aftermath of two earthquakes, June 25, 2026

Venezuela reels from earthquake disaster as rescuers race to find survivors

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026.

Rescue teams search through earthquake rubble in Caracas as death toll fears rise

Emergency workers at a damaged building after an earthquake, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 24, 2026

Israel to send aid mission after earthquakes devastate Venezuela, killing hundreds


Over 1,000 killed in landslide in western Sudan village, Sudan Liberation Movement/Army says

A deadly landslide occured in western Sudan, killing refugees who were displaced by the ongoing civil war.

 Families displaced by RSF advances in Sudan's El Gezira and Sennar states shelter at the Omar ibn al-Khattab displacement site, Kassala state, Sudan, July 10, 2024.

Nesher mayor to 'Post': A major earthquake in Israel is coming. We must be ready - opinion

The real question is not if it will happen, but when; and, more importantly, whether we are prepared.

A VEHICLE is badly damaged amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Balikesir province, Turkey, last month. Experts unanimously agree that a major earthquake in Israel is not a possibility, it is a certainty, says the writer.

Trump admin. to withhold disaster funding for states, cities that boycott Israel

The condition applies to at least $1.9 billion that states rely on to cover search and rescue equipment, emergency manager salaries, and backup power systems, among other expenses.

 US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, July 15, 2025; illustrative.

Trump admin. officials debate FEMA efficacy after Texas floods

The Trump Administration argued that it was shifting to empower state governments to provide citizens with relief, but climate experts say that would be harmful.

 A person watches as machinery is used to clear debris along the banks of the Guadalupe River after catastrophic floods in Center Point, Texas, U.S., July 11, 2025.

Trump arrives in Texas to survey flood damage as questions over response swirl

"It's a horrible thing," Trump told reporters as he departed the White House. "Nobody can even believe it, such a thing - that much water that fast."

 U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump shake hands with Kerrville police officers, as they visit a scene of devastation along the banks of the Guadalupe River, after catastrophic floods, in Kerr County, Texas, U.S., July 11, 2025.

How Texas could have prepared for its deadly floods, and didn't - explainer

The Texas State legislature had a bill on the books to improve emergency weather preparedness systems statewide, but it failed in the Senate.

Debris lies on the ground after deadly flooding in Hunt, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2025.

Texas floods death toll creeps up as search and rescue continues

Torrential rains before dawn on Friday deluged the Guadalupe River, which burst its banks and killed dozens of people, leaving behind mangled piles of debris, trees, and cars.

A group of search and rescue workers paddle a boat in the Guadalupe River in the aftermath of deadly flooding in Kerr County, Texas, U.S., July 7, 2025.

Death toll in Texas flooding nears 100 as search ongoing for 11 missing campers

US President Donald Trump, whose administration has made intensive cuts to the National Weather Service, pushed back against allegations that the cuts affected disaster response teams.

 People react near the Guadalupe river, following flash flooding, in Kerrville, Texas, U.S. July 6, 2025.

Teenager killed, 68 wounded as earthquake rocks Greek islands, Turkey

Turkish officials confirmed a number of people were hurt after jumping off high structures in a panic when the quake hit.

 Debris is seen on the ground next to a building, following an earthquake that hit the island of Crete, in Heraklion, Greece, May 22, 2025.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Ecuador, buildings damaged

The quake struck at a depth of 23 km (14.29 miles), EMSC said, with Ecuadorean authorities ruling out issuing a tsunami warning.

A man stands near debris following an earthquake in Guayaquil, Ecuador March 18, 2023.