Natural disaster

Israel dispatches humanitarian mission to Venezuela despite frozen relations

“It must be understood that security coordination with a country with which we have no ties, where we have no embassy and no logistical or diplomatic rear base, is far more difficult," Magen said.

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building following earthquakes that hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 26, 2026.
Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.

In aftermath of Venezuela earthquake, Health Ministry conducts drill to boost preparedness

Members of the French 7th Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment make a recognition in a damaged building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 29, 2026.

IDF Home Front Command, Foreign Ministry, sending delegation to Venezuela to aid in quake recovery

General view of a demolished building at Caraballeda after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 27, 2026 in La Guaira, Venezuela.

Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700


Jamaica's Chabad center survives hurricane Melissa, as Rabbi Raskin plans recovery, aid efforts

Hurricane Melissa damaged Chabad in Jamaica, though the synagogue's prayer hall is mostly in "good condition."

 Chabad Jamaica delivering aid after hurricane Melissa ravages area, November 2, 2025.

India evacuates tens of thousands as cyclone Montha gains strength

India evacuates 50,000 people as Cyclone Montha intensifies, threatening heavy rain and strong winds.

A farmer casts a net to catch fresh live shrimps on a shrimp farm in Ganapavaram village of Eluru district in Andhra Pradesh, India, April 11, 2025.

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.

Heavy rains kill at least 22 in Nepal, block roads

Heavy rains in Nepal have triggered deadly landslides and floods, killing at least 22 people and leaving 11 missing as rescue operations continue.

A man carries a bag as he wades through a flooded street along the bank of overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 4, 2025.

Powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Philippines causes damage, power outages

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Eastern Visayas in the Philippines, the USGS said. Authorities reported no tsunami threat after the shallow quake.

A man inspects a damaged building, car, in the aftermath of an earthquake in the Philippines, July 28, 2022; illustrative.

Vietnam evacuates thousands, shuts airports as Typhoon Bualoi nears

"This is a rapidly moving storm - nearly twice the average speed - with strong intensity and a broad area of impact," the national weather forecast agency said.

Boats are kept on a road as Typhoon Bualoi nears, in Nghe An province, Vietnam, September 28, 2025.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 strikes northwest Turkey, no reports of casualties

The quake, in Balikesir's Sindirgi region, was at a depth of 7.72 km (4.8 miles), AFAD said.

People spend the night at a stadium after an earthquake in Sindirgi in the western Balikesir province, Turkey, August 11, 2025.

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.