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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.

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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.
[ILLUSTRATIVE] Gold mining residues are piled up near a residential area, in the village of Banat in River Nile state, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on June 6, 2022.

At least 60 killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan's West Kordofan, sources say

Sudan is one of Africa's largest gold producers, but the vast majority of its gold is produced through dangerous artisan mining techniques and later smuggled out of the country.

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First responders on scene of tunnel collapse in India, July 21, 2026.

At least 10 dead, 15 trapped after suspected gas leak collapses tunnel in India

Survival chances for the trapped workers were slim, state disaster management official Rajiv Roka said, as rescuers had to battle the fumes, making their task difficult.

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Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building as one raises a Venezuelan flag following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean, on June 28, 2026 in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela.

Death toll of Venezuelan earthquakes surpasses three thousand amid criticism of slow state aid

The total number of injured stood at 16,470 while the number of homeless has risen to 17,345.

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Crack near Shaare Zedek sinkhole threatens additional collapse - WATCH

Video footage revealed a massive crack on a road near the hospital Tuesday afternoon.

JUNE 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
JERUSALEM’S Shaare Zedek Medical Center

WATCH: Parking lot collapses into sinkhole at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek

Security footage shows three cars falling straight into the sinkhole. It is still unknown if there were people inside.

JUNE 7, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shaare Zedek Hospital

Two killed, 184 injured in bleachers collapse at Hassidic synagogue

Disaster at Karlin Stolin synagogue in Givat Ze'ev comes following reported warnings by Fire and Rescue Services that site was not safe

MAY 18, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON, IDAN ZONSHINE, TOBIAS SIEGAL
Congregants scurry to safety after the bleachers of a Hasidic synagogue collapsed in Givat Ze'ev, May 16, 2021.

Jewish principals struggle to celebrate Lag Ba’omer amid Meron tragedy

“Tragedy and happiness can live side by side, although that’s a difficult balance,” said Tamar Cytryn, director of Jewish studies and campus life at Chicago Jewish Day School.

MAY 1, 2021ByBEN SALES/JTA
Students at Scheck Hillel Community School in south Florida celebrated Lag b'Omer while commemorating the tragedy in Meron, Israel.

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.

MARCH 27, 2021ByREUTERS
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.

Floor of Jerusalem store collapses into parking lot below

The cause of the collapse is not yet known.

FEBRUARY 1, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis are seen walking along the Jaffa Street light rail tracks in Jerusalem amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, on January 14, 2021..

Water cooling tower at Haifa oil refinery collapses

The tower, part of a set of two, was built during the British Mandate, and posed as one of most notable icons of the city.

JUNE 13, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
One of the water cooling towers at the Haifa oil refinery collapses, June 12, 2020

Mideast tourism hit by collapse of British holiday firm, UAE unaffected

Worldwide about 600,000 tourists have been stranded by the collapse.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019ByARAB NEWS/TNS, KHALEEJ TIMES/TNS