Building collapse

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

"It was like the whole building, the whole block blew off. That's how strong it was," said local resident Andreas Martzaklis.

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.
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

Members of rescue teams carry a victim after a building collapsed in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2026.

Multi-story building collapses in India's Delhi, police rescue at least six people

ABC said that three Fire and Rescue teams were at the scene.

Seven injured, two hospitalized after building collapse in central area of Sydney, Australia


At least 19 killed in Morocco's Fes after collapse of two buildings, state news agency says

The injured were transported to the university hospital center in Fez.

Rescue personnel of Spain's Military Emergency Unit (UME) prepare their vehicle to go to a devastated area following the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco September 14, 2023.

Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports

The incident comes as the death toll from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades climbed to 160 on Tuesday.

Hong Kong, December 07, the city's deadliest fire in decades

Death toll from Indonesian school collapse jumps to at least 49

Piles of concrete caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys after the collapse of the Al Khoziny school in Indonesia, trapping and later killing them.

A police officer prepares a coffin for a collapsed building victim at a hospital, as the death toll rises after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, October 6, 2025.

Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly Indonesia school collapse

Parents search desperately as 91 remain missing after an Islamic boarding school in East Java collapsed during prayers, trapping scores under concrete.

Search and rescue officers search for victims amidst the rubble of a collapsed building after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, September 29, 2025.

South Korean floods, landslides kill at least 14, 12 missing

A majority of the casualties occurred in Sancheong County, in the south of the country.

 Firefighters take part in a rescue operation at a flooded area caused by torrential rain in Daegu, South Korea, July 17, 2025.

Karachi building collapse kills 27 as rescue operations conclude

The number of casualties rose to 27 after Pakistani authorities declared the rescue operations concluded after the collapse of a multistory residential building in Karachi.

 Imdad Hussain, 28, who narrowly escaped and survived after a five-storey residential building collapsed on Friday, July 4, walks near the pile of rubble, in Karachi, Pakistan July 7, 2025.

Wildfires and wars: Search and Rescue Brigade revolutionize Israel's emergency response

How data have helped Israel fight wildfires, and how the Home Front Command and the Search and Rescue Brigade are transforming how Israel responds to emergencies.

 IDF SOLDIERS are prepared to conduct combat and help in emergencies

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