Building collapse

At least 34 students, one teacher killed in Pakistan school roof collapse, hospital announces

Most of the victims were brought dead to the Lady Reading Hospital, along with 20 others who were wounded, hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim said.

Parents and residents gather near an ambulance after a school roof collapse in Peshawar, Pakistan, October 15, 2026.
First responders at the scene of a building collapse in Tel Aviv on October 14, 2026.

Building under reconstruction collapses in Tel Aviv, none injured as workers escape unharmed

Emergency personnel work at a site where an old building partially collapsed following an explosion, in the touristy Plaka area in central Athens, Greece, September 25, 2026.

One injured, five trapped after explosion in central Athens caused a building to collapse

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.

War-damaged Gaza building collapses, killing 20 people seeking shelter inside - report


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.

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.