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Barry Levitt, 80, who was killed when a balcony collapsed on the bakery below in Jerusalem on July 20, 2026. (Courtesy)
July 21, 2026, 1:30 am
80-year-old man killed after balcony collapses on bakery in central Jerusalem
Hours after residents were said to have reported structural dangers, balcony crashes through ground-floor bakery, killing Barry Levitt and wounding several others
By ToI Staff
Defense Ministry civilian contractor Raad Abu al-Qi'an in an undated photo (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 25, 2026, 2:14 am
Defense Ministry civilian contractor killed in Gaza building collapse
Raad Abu al-Qi’an is first civilian contractor to be killed in the Strip since ceasefire with Hamas began in October
By Emanuel Fabian
Search and rescue workers descend from the rubble pile at the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida, July 2, 2021. (Mark Humphrey/AP)
June 23, 2026, 10:53 am
Florida’s collapsed Champlain Towers South were not built to standard, probe finds
2021 cave-in that killed 98 people happened slowly over weeks, according to standards institute report; alterations over 40 years meant pool deck was unable to support additional weight
By Hallie Golden
Rescue workers and residents search for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP)
February 9, 2026, 11:31 am
At least 14 killed in building collapse in Lebanon’s Tripoli
Local activists say the disaster was ‘a testament to the accumulated neglect of this forgotten city’ in country’s north
By Agencies
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof during a photocall for the film 'Lerd' at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Valery Hache)
January 13, 2023, 12:32 am
Iran frees filmmaker arrested during protests over deadly building collapse
Lawyer for award-winning Mohammad Rasoulof, who was accused of encouraging last year’s demonstrations, says his client was released for two weeks due to health concerns
By AFP
Rubble and debris of the Champlain Towers South condo can be seen in Surfside, Florida on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP)
October 28, 2022, 10:55 am
Miami building near site of deadly condo collapse evacuated after warning
Officials determine that 14-story apartment complex on the same street as Surfside’s Champlain Towers – where 100 people were killed – is unsafe
By AP
Jordanian rescue teams search for people still missing under the rubble of a collapsed four-story building in the capital Amman on September 14, 2022. (Khalil Mazraawi/AFP)
September 17, 2022, 12:20 pm
Death toll in Jordan building collapse raised to 14 as search ends
Jordanian rescue teams pull final body from rubble of residential building in Amman, with all the missing now accounted for
By AFP
Jordanian Civil Defense rescue teams conduct a search operation for residents of a four-story residential building that collapsed on Tuesday, killing several people and wounding others, in the Jordanian capital of Amman, September 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
September 14, 2022, 10:50 pm
Infant rescued from collapsed building in Jordan; 6 dead, 8 still missing
Three people arrested in connection to disaster in capital Amman
By AP
Jordanian rescue workers search for missing persons under the rubble of a four-story residential building that collapsed in central Amman, on September 13, 2022. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
September 14, 2022, 1:23 pm
One person rescued, five dead, at least 10 still missing in Jordan building collapse
Five bodies have been pulled from rubble of residential structure in capital Amman’s central Jabal al-Weibdeh district; prime minister orders probe
By Agencies
Jordanian rescue workers search for missing persons under the rubble of a four-storey residential building which collapsed in central Amman, on September 13, 2022. (Khalil MAZRAAWI/AFP)
September 14, 2022, 4:29 am
At least five killed in Jordan building collapse, more trapped in rubble
Another 14 injured when four-story apartment building in dated part of Amman crumbles to ground; deputy prime minister says structure was ‘old and dilapidated’
By AFP
Iranians gather at the site where a ten-storey building collapsed as rescue operations continue in the southwestern city of Abadan on May 24, 2022. (TASNIM NEWS/AFP)
August 31, 2022, 6:34 pm
Iran imprisons 21 over May building collapse that killed 43
Current and former mayors of southwest city of Abadan arrested along with other municipal officials over disaster that prompted widespread anti-corruption protests
By AFP
Iranians gather at the site where a ten-storey building collapsed as rescue operations continue in the southwestern city of Abadan on May 24, 2022. (TASNIM NEWS/AFP)
July 21, 2022, 1:35 pm
Iran charges 20 over building collapse that killed 43
Judiciary says all of the defendants are already in custody, confirms that owner seen by many as responsible died in the construction site disaster
By AFP
Artificial flowers on a fence on June 21, 2022, surrounding the site where the Champlain Towers South collapsed killing 98 people last year in Surfside, Florida. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
June 24, 2022, 10:37 am
One year later, Surfside remembers 98 victims of condo building collapse
In addition to a private gathering for families of victims, US First Lady Jill Biden is expected to speak at a public event organized by the Florida town devastated by disaster
By Adriana Gomez Licon and Curt Anderson
Search and rescue personnel work atop the rubble at the Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Florida, on June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
June 15, 2022, 8:34 pm
Federal probe into collapsed Florida condo to begin structural testing
Officials say tests will help investigators find potential flaws in Champlain Towers South to determine what role they played in disaster that left 98 dead
By Curt Anderson
In this photo released on May 27, 2022, ruins of the under-construction 10-story Metropol Building remain after it collapsed last week, in the southwestern city of Abadan, Iran. (Iranian Senior Vice-President Office via AP)
June 6, 2022, 3:56 pm
Death toll in Iran apartment building collapse rises to 41
Still unclear how many remain unaccounted for in building that crumbled two weeks ago in southwest of country
By AP and ToI Staff
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