Disaster

Multiple injuries, at least one dead in chemical tank rupture in Washington state - report

Multiple patients who suffered from chemical burns and other injuries were transported to nearby hospitals. Authorities said the implosion posed "no immediate threat to the surrounding community."

Roads remain closed after residents were evacuated following a chemical leak from a large storage tank that threatened nearby homes in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026.
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Twenty-eight killed by landslide at illegal Angolan gold mine

Rescuers work at the site following a gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, Shanxi province, China May 23, 2026.

At least 90 killed in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years

NEW KKL-JNF chief Eyal Ostrinsky has succeeded Ifat Ovadia-Luski. His first few months since taking over were dominated by dealing with the Iranian missiles striking Israel.

Inside the KKL-JNF shake-up led by its youngest chairman in decades


Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Hajj in Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrim deaths pile up due to harsh weather conditions at Hajj

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 16, 2018

'Titanic': The story of the Jews on the 'unsinkable' ship

Some 69 of the passengers on board the Titanic were known to be Jewish, and their stories and experiences are some of the most interesting and heart-wrenching of the whole saga.

 ICEBERG AHEAD: Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

The man-made disaster in Sudan must be stopped - opinion

We will continue to engage with the belligerents from a neutral position that puts peace and respect for civilian’s lives and rights front and center.

 A MAN buys vegetables from a local vendor during the month of Ramadan in Omdurman, Sudan. Nearly 20 million people, almost one out of every two Sudanese, are facing acute food insecurity in a country that used to be a major food producer, the writers note.

Israel has a unique reconstruction challenge resulting from Oct. 7 - opinion

Israel needs to rehabilitate its infrastructure on a national scale while simultaneously addressing the multifaceted needs of evacuated citizens, the wounded, trauma victims, and uprooted families.

 THE LAST major natural disaster Israel faced was the Carmel Forest fire in 2010, which claimed 44 lives, forced the evacuation of some 17,000 people, and resulted in the burning of nearly 25 sq. km., including several million trees.

Japan earthquake survivors battle unsanitary conditions with no running water

Residents gather to bathe in a makeshift public bath set up by soldiers sent in to help with relief work, an improvement from when people waited for an hour in the rain for 5 liters of water.

A collapsed wall by a strong earthquake is pictured in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan on February 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Kyodo.

United Hatzalah drill simulates October 7th scenario in Israel's North

The uncertainty also included concerns of bombs on the scene, cleared by sniffer dogs before proceeding. Two volunteers also were injured by gunfire in the exercise, all simulated for impact.

 Participants simulate a disaster on Kibbutz Yagur for training purposes.

WATCH: 'This is how my master's degree in Israel is opening my horizons'

Join us : Larry French, MA Student, Emergency and Disaster Management at The Lowy International School, In conversation with Erica Schachne, Editor, The Jerusalem Post Magazine.

 Larry French in Tel Aviv

Baba Vanga's 2024 predictions: EU terrorist attack, Putin assassination

Baba Vanga also warns of an impending global economic crisis and extreme weather events in 2024.


100 years after factory fire, Jewish and Italian victims get a memorial

The fire was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in New York City history.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, March 25, 1911.

A movie about the Titan submersible tragedy is in the works

It took 85 years for Titanic to get a feature film, but Titan might not have to wait so long. 

 The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph