The following is a list of natural disasters that have affected Pakistan . class sortable wikitable style font size 100 Event Disaster Location Date Affected Death Toll Earthquake Tsunami Makran 325 BCE 1935 Balochistan earthquake Earthquake Quetta 31 May 1935 60,000 1945 Balochistan earthquake Earthquake Tsunami Makran 27 Nov 1945 4,000 Flood 1950 2,900 Wind storm 15 Dec 1965 10,000 Flood Aug 1973 4,800,000 1974 Hunza earthquake Earthquake Northern Areas, Pakistan Northern Areas 28 Dec 1974 97,000 5,300 Flood 2 Aug 1976 5,566,000 Flood Jun 1977 1,022,000 10,354 Flood Jul 1978 2,246,000 Flood Aug 1988 1,000,000 Extreme Temperature 11 Jun 1991 961 Flood 9 Aug 1992 6,184,418 Flood Sep 1992 12,324,024 1,334 Wind storm 14 Nov 1993 609 Flood 22 Jul 1995 1,255,000 Flood 24 Aug 1996 1,186,131 Flood 3 Mar 1998 1,000 Drought Mar 2000 2,200,000 Earthquake Muzaffarabad 8 Oct 2005 2.5 million 78,000 Flood Jul Aug 2010 20,000000 See also List of earthquakes in Pakistan List of floods Pakistan Floods in Pakistan External links http unpan1.un.org intradoc groups public documents APCITY UNPAN009412.pdf Pakistan Top 10 Natural Disasters Category Natural disasters in Pakistan Category Pakistan related lists Natural Disasters no Liste over naturkatastrofer i Pakistan ur ... more details
This is a list of disasters man made and natural in Canada arranged by date. For a list organized by number of fatalities, see List of Canadian disasters by death toll . 1732 September 16 1732 Montreal earthquake Montreal earthquake , Quebec 1775 Eruption of the Tseax Cone , British Columbia one of Canada s worst known geophysical disasters 1825 October 7 Miramichi Fire , New Brunswick 1864 June 29 St Hilaire train disaster , Mont Saint Hilaire , Quebec 1881 May 24 Queen Victoria river steamer sinking 1889 September 19 Qu bec rockslide 1896 May 26 Point Ellice Bridge Disaster , Victoria, BC 1903 April 29 Frank Slide at Turtle Mountain, Alberta 1906 September 25 Sternwheeler Columbian disaster at Eagle Rock on the Yukon River, Yukon 1907 August 29 First Quebec Bridge Collapse 1910 March 4 Rogers Pass avalanche , BC 1912 April 15 Sinking of the RMS Titanic off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland 1912 June 30 Regina Cyclone 1913 November Great Lakes Storm of 1913 The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 1914 June 19 Hillcrest mine disaster , Alberta 1914 May 29 RMS Empress of Ireland 1906 RMS Empress of Ireland collision Saint Lawrence River 1916 February 3 Burning of Parliament Hill Parliament Buildings 1916 July Matheson Fire , Northeastern Ontario 1916 Second Quebec Bridge Collapse 1917 December 6 Halifax Explosion 1918 October 25 SS Princess Sophia Canadian Liner sinks near Juneau, Alaska 1922 October 4 and 5 Great Fire of 1922 The Great Fire Timsikaming District, Ontario 1925 February 2 1925 Charlevoix Kamouraska earthquake Charlevoix Kamouraska earthquake , Quebec 1927 January 9 Laurier Palace Theatre fire Montreal, Quebec 1929 November 18 1929 Grand Banks earthquake Grand Banks earthquake ..., Ontario External links commons category Disasters and accidents in Canada http web.ncf.ca jonesb DisasterPaper disasterpaper.html Canadian Disasters an historical survey by Robert L. Jones DEFAULTSORT Disasters Category Disasters in Canada Category Canada related lists Category Disaster lists ... more details
Many disasters have occurred in Thailand , leading to loss of life and economic damages. Most natural disasters that have happened in the country are storm and flood related, while man made disasters have also caused great losses. This page lists by date accidents and disasters which have caused significant losses or been the focus of national public attention, grouped into natural and man made disasters. incomplete list date February 2012 Natural disasters 25 26 October 1962 Tropical Storm Harriet 1962 Tropical Storm Harriet made landfall in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province , causing a storm surge that wiped out villages in Laem Talumphuk, Pak Phanang District , killing over 900 and leaving over 10,000 people homeless. 22 November 1988 Landslides in Ban Kathun Nuea, Phipun District and Ban Khiri Wong, Lan Saka District in Nakhon Si Thammarat resulted in 230 deaths or injuries, and 12 deaths, respectively, and damages worth 1 billion baht. 1 4 November 1989 Typhoon Gay 1989 Typhoon Gay struck the coast of Chumphon Province , resulting in 833 deaths and 11.7 billion baht in damages. 4 October 1990 Tropical Storm Ira 1990 Tropical Storm Ira passed over Ubon Ratchathani Province , triggering severe flooding which killed at least 24 people, damaged 4.1 millioin rai convert 6600 sqkm of farmland, and resulted in 6 million baht in damages. 29 November 1993 A tropical depression caused flooding in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province resulting in 23 deaths and 1.3 billion baht in damages. 23 24 August 1997 Flooding in Northern Thailand triggered by Tropical Storm Zita 1997 Tropical Storm Zita caused 49 deaths and 2.9 billion baht in damages. 3 November 1997 Tropical Storm Linda 1997 Tropical Storm Linda passed over Nakhon Si Thammarat killing at least 164, mostly at sea. 20 22 November 2000 ... baht. Man made disasters 19 July 1962 United Arab Airlines Flight 869 1962 United Arab Airlines Flight ... 21 February 2012 language Thai Category Disasters in Thailand Disasters in Thailand Category Disaster ... more details
. References references DEFAULTSORT List Of Disasters By Cost Category Disaster lists Category Insurance ...Portal Disasters Disaster s can be particularly notable for the high costs associated with responding to and recovering from them. This page lists the economic costs of relatively recent disasters. 2011 T hoku earthquake and tsunami , Japan estimated more than 300 billion ref http www.globalsecurity.org wmd library news japan 2011 japan 110325 voa01.htm ref 2008 Sichuan earthquake , China, 148 billion ref cite web url http news.alibaba.com article detail economy 100020445 1 factbox china 2527s recent measures spur growth.html title FACTBOX China s recent measures to spur growth publisher News.alibaba.com date November 6, 2008 accessdate November 2, 2009 ref Deepwater Horizon oil spill Deepwater Horizon oil spill , Gulf of Mexico, 2010 Between 60 and 100 billion. ref http www.rff.org Documents RFF BCK Cohen DHCosts.pdf ref Hurricane Katrina , United States, August 2005 insurances compensated 45 billion ref http www.foeeurope.org activities Nuclear pdf 2007 Face your demons.pdf ref 2011 Thailand floods 45.7 billion World Bank estimate of total economic damages and losses ref cite web title The World Bank Supports Thailand s Post Floods Recovery Effort url http go.worldbank.org TCFEHXJML0 publisher World Bank accessdate 25 January 2012 date 13 December 2011 ref Hurricane Ike , United States, September 2008, 29.6 billion ref cite web author Pasch publisher NHC date 2008 09 07 accessdate 2008 09 08 title Hurricane Ike Discussion Twenty Eight url http www.nhc.noaa.gov archive 2008 al09 al092008.discus.028.shtml? ref 1998 Yangtze River floods , China 26 billion. ref Pbs.org. http www.pbs.org itvs greatwall dam1.html Pbs.org . Great wall across the Yangtze. Retrieved on 2009 08 01. ref Hurricane Andrew , United States, August 1992 25 billion ref cite web url http www.srh.noaa.gov ... 07 05 ref The costs of disasters varies considerably depending on a range of factors, such as the geographical ... more details
This page is a list of environmental disasters. In this context it is an annotated list of specific events caused by human activity that results in a negative effect on the Environment biophysical environment . main Environmental disaster see also List of environmental issues TOCright Environmental disasters by category Expand list date August 2008 Agricultural main article Environmental impact of agriculture Salinity in Australia Salinization of the Fertile Crescent The Dust Bowl in Canada and the United States 1934 1939 The Great sparrow campaign sparrows were eliminated from Chinese farms, which caused locusts to swarm the farms and contributed to a famine which killed 38 million people. Africanized bee s, known colloquially as killer bees Mismanagement of the Aral Sea Dirty dairying in New Zealand Biodiversity Chestnut blight Extinction of American megafauna Extinction of Australian megafauna Deforestation of Easter Island Destruction of the ecosystem Easter Island Destruction of the old growth forest s Rabbits in Australia Red imported fire ant s Dutch Elm Disease Reduction in the number ... List of Superfund sites in the United States References references Disasters DEFAULTSORT List Of Environmental Disasters Category Environmental disasters Category Disaster lists Environmental Category Lists of environmental topics Disasters es Anexo Desastres medioambientales ... Environmental Disasters found on this page, shown in Google. Complete with the Wikipedia descriptions ... Nuclear and radiation accidents List of civilian nuclear accidents List of military nuclear accidents List of civilian radiation accidents Chernobyl disaster in 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine, killed ... mayak 20nuclear 20disaster 201957&f false Nuclear War I and Other Major Nuclear Disasters of the 20th ... . ref http www.time.com time photogallery 0,29307,1887705,00.html The Worst Nuclear Disasters ref ... gas emissions see also List of oil spills See also Natural disaster List of environmental ... more details
This article lists notable industrial disasters , which are disasters caused by industry industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence. They are a form of industrial Work accident accident where great damage, injury or loss of life are caused. Other disasters can also be considered industrial disasters, if their causes are rooted in the products or processes of industry. For example, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was made more severe due to the heavy concentration of lumber industry, wood houses, fuel and other chemicals in a small area. Defense industry July 17, 1944 Port Chicago disaster Port Chicago Disaster . A munitions explosion that killed 320 people occurred at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California . August 9, 1965 Little Rock AFB in Searcy, Arkansas Searcy , Arkansas. 53 contract workers were killed during a fire at a Titan rocket family Titan missile silo . The cause of the fire was determined to be a welding rod damaging a hydraulic hose allowing hydraulic vapors to leak and spread throughout silo, which were then ignited by an open flame source. Energy industry May 1962 The Centralia, Pennsylvania coal mine fire began, forcing the gradual evacuation of the Centralia borough. The fire continues to burn in the abandoned borough in 2012, 50 years later. March 1967 The Torrey Canyon oil supertanker was shipwrecked off the western coast of Cornwall, England, causing an environmental disaster. This was the first major oil spill at sea. August, 1975 The Banqiao Dam flooded in the Henan Province of China due to extraordinarily ... life of some of the affected rivers. Other industrial disasters January 20, 1909 Chicago Crib ... 3, 1984 The Bhopal disaster in India is one of the largest industrial disasters on record. A runaway ... of injuries mostly chemical burns . See also List of civilian nuclear accidents References reflist DEFAULTSORT Industrial Disasters Category Industrial accidents and incidents Category Disaster ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove May 2008 synthesis May 2008 globalize November 2010 Expand list date August 2008 A military disaster is when one side in a battle or war is unexpectedly and soundly defeated, and often changes the course of history. A military disaster can range from a strong army losing a major battle against a clearly inferior force, to an army being surprised and defeated by a clearly superior force, to a seemingly evenly matched conflict with an extremely one sided result. A military disaster could be due to bad planning, bad execution, bad weather, general lack of skill or ability, the failure of a new piece of military technology, a major blunder , a brilliant move on the part of the enemy, or simply the unexpected presence of an overwhelming enemy force. Ancient era The Battle of Salamis in 480 BC where a huge Persia n fleet is defeated by a united Greek force. The Sicilian Expedition Athenian expedition to Syracuse in 415 BC. The Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, where Hannibal destroyed the sixteen Roman and Allied legions, led by Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro . In all, perhaps more than 80 of the entire Roman army was dead or captured including Paullus himself . The Battle of Carrhae when Crassus with 40,000 soldiers marched into Parthia expecting to be victorius, chose to march a direct route through the desert instead of the mountains of the north, and was entirely anniliated by 9,000 Parthian soldiers The Battle of Teutoburg Forest , where German warriors destroyed three Roman Empire Roman Roman legion legion s The Battle of Adrianople , in which the emperor Valens was killed while Goths Gothic heavy cavalry ambushed and decimated his Roman ... s Book Of Military Blunders , by Geoffrey Regan ISBN 0 233 99977 9 Scottish Military Disasters , by Paul Cowan ISBN 978 19032 38697 Disasters DEFAULTSORT List Of Military Disasters Category Lists of battles Disasters pt Anexo Lista de falhan os militares ... more details
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refimprove date May 2010 The following is a list of notable accidents on the River Severn and Severn Estuary , which runs through England and Wales. The river is the longest river in Britain and at its mouth has the second highest rise and fall of tide in the world. Expand list date August 2008 17th century 30 January 1607, Bristol Channel floods, 1607 &ndash the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary were devastated by a flood. Long considered as a storm, recent investigations point to a possible tsunami . ref cite journal author Bryant, Edward A. coauthors Haslett, Simon K. title Was the AD 1607 Coastal Flooding Event in The Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel UK Due to a Tsunami? url http www.bathspa.ac.uk schools science and the environment geography Tsunami archaeology in the severn estuary 2003 paper.pdf format PDF publisher School of Geosciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia Quaternary Research Unit, Dept. of Geography, Bath Spa University College, Bath, UK ref 19th century 6 February 1809, the Newnham on Severn to Arlingham Passage ferryboat sank in full view of people on both banks of the Severn. Two boatmen on board drowned. 1 February 1868, A goods train fell into the flooded Severn whilst crossing a wooden bridge at Caersws . The driver and fireman were killed. February 1868, At the bridge over the Severn at Caersws an approach embankment, damaged by flood water, collapsed under a train. The driver and fireman were killed. ref name RSSB cite web url http www.rssb.co.uk pdf reports research impact 20of 20scour 20and 20flood 20risk 20on 20railway 20structures.pdf title Impact of scour and flood risk on railway structures publisher Rail Safety and Standards Board accessdate 18 May 2010 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref 20th century 4 August ... maintenance gantry accessdate 18 May 2010 ref See also Crossings of the River Severn List of shipwrecks ... Category Disasters in England Severn ... more details
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List of Canadian disasters by death toll is a list of major disasters excluding acts of war which occurred in Canada or involved Canadian citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more. take fatalities from the referred article, citations only needed where there is no main article, or unclear 200 or more deaths class wikitable sortable Disaster Type Location Deaths Date Notes Spanish flu Pandemic Canada 50,000 estimate 1918 to 1919 Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775 Hurricane Newfoundland 4,000 1775 ref http www.nhc.noaa.gov pastdeadlyapp1.shtml The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492 1996 ref Halifax Explosion Explosion Nova Scotia 2,000 1917 estimate 1,950 recorded names Tseax Cone eruption Volcano British Columbia 2,000 1750 approximately RMS Empress of Ireland 1906 RMS Empress of Ireland Shipwreck Quebec 1,012 1914 St. Lawrence River RMS Atlantic RMS Atlantic Shipwreck Nova Scotia 562 1873 Marrs Head, Mosher Island, Meagher s Island Duke William Shipwreck ... History ref See also List of disasters involving Canadians by death toll List of disasters in Canada by date List of wars and disasters by death toll worldwide List of disasters in Australia by death toll List of New Zealand disasters by death toll List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll List of United States disasters by death toll List of Canada related topics Volcanism in Canada References reflist External links http web.ncf.ca jonesb DisasterPaper disasterpaper.html Canadian Disasters an historical survey by Robert L. Jones http www.collectionscanada.ca sos SOS Canadian Disasters ... of the Atlantic Marine Heritage Database Category Disasters in Canada Category Disaster lists Canadian disasters by death toll Category Lists by death toll Canadian disasters by death toll Category Canada related lists Disasters by death toll Category Death related lists Canadian disasters by death toll Category Shipwrecks of Canada Category Transport disasters in Canada Category Natural disasters ... more details
This is a list of New Zealand disasters by death toll , listing major disasters excluding epidemics and acts ... from the referred article, citations only needed where there is no main article, or unclear List of disasters ... List of wars and disasters by death toll worldwide List of disasters in Australia by death toll List of Canadian disasters by death toll List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll List of New Zealand ... of New Zealand Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT List Of New Zealand Disasters By Death ... Heads near Auckland Nts 185 ref name listdeceased cite web url http www.police.govt.nz list deceased title List of deceased Christchurch earthquake publisher New Zealand Police date 9 February 2012 ... Death list , Anheizen.com. ref ref In 2007, the General Manager of the Earthquake Commission said ... of accommodation following disasters . Accessed 2008 04 12. ref Mount Tarawera 1886 eruption ... 200 ref http www.teara.govt.nz 1966 D DisastersAndMishapsFloodHazards BlizzardAndFloodIn1863 en Disasters ... kids nzdisasters ralphsmine.asp New Zealand Disasters Mining Ralph s Mine , Christchurch ... Nts 39 ref name NZHist http www.nzhistory.net.nz culture new zealand disasters timeline New Zealand disasters timeline , Ministry for Culture and Heritage. ref ref http www3.telus.net public ckboyd The 20Crew ... Disasters and Mishaps Shipwrecks , from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand , edited by A. H. McLintock ... http freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com sooty kaitawa.html New Zealand Disasters Sinking of MV Kaitawa ... Zealand Disasters Ranui sinking 1950 ref launch Ranui shipwreck dts format dmy 1950 Dec 30 off Mount ... New Zealand Disasters Kopuawhara flood , Christchurch City Libraries. ref railway workers camp flood ... Bay Nts 19 ref http library.christchurch.org.nz Kids NZDisasters strongman.asp New Zealand Disasters ... Kids NZDisasters Brynderwyns.asp New Zealand Disasters Brynderwyns bus accident , Christchurch ... Nts 15 ref http www.teara.govt.nz 1966 D DisastersAndMishapsShipwrecks Holmglen en Disasters and Mishaps ... more details
. Lists of natural disasters by cause Avalanches Main Avalanches List of avalanches class sortable ... 1 15 Famines Main Famine List of famines List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll Famine sync List of famines Note Some of these famines may be caused or partially caused by humans. class ... Flood List of floods List of deadliest floods List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll Floods and landslides Main Landslide List of landslides Note Some of these floods and landslides ... Portal box Disasters Death List of deadly earthquakes since 1900 List of all known deadly earthquakes since 1900 List of natural disasters in Haiti List of natural disasters in the United States Lists ... lists organized by death toll List of wars and disasters by death toll List of accidents and disasters by death toll List of battles and other violent events by death toll List of disasters in Australia by death toll List of Canadian disasters by death toll List of New Zealand disasters by death toll List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll List of United States disasters by death toll Tsunamis ... financial loss. Ten deadliest natural disasters class sortable wikitable style font size 100 style ... natural disasters history.html The world s worst natural disasters Calamities of the 20th and 21st centuries ... noaa documents NOAA related docs death toll natural disasters.pdf title The Worst Natural Disasters ... 8, page 192, table 8.1 The ten worst natural disasters in history ref Ten deadliest natural disasters ... See also List of epidemics Pandemics killing at least nts 1000000 people class sortable wikitable ... Natural Disasters publisher Eas.slu.edu date accessdate 2010 08 11 ref 1737 Calcutta cyclone India ... web url http www.nbc10.com news 4030540 detail.html title Worst Natural Disasters In History publisher ... the Pacific Ocean Earthquake ref Volcanic eruptions main article List of volcanic eruptions by death toll See also List of volcanic eruption deaths class sortable wikitable style font size 100 style ... more details
The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disaster s excluding ... List wrecks site http www.dmm.org.uk colliery s002.htm Durham Mining Museum site DEFAULTSORT List Of Disasters Of The United Kingdom And Preceding States Category Disasters in the United Kingdom Category Disaster lists United Kingdom disasters by death toll Category Lists by death toll United Kingdom disasters by death toll Category History of the United Kingdom Disasters by death toll Category United Kingdom related lists Disasters by death toll Category Death related lists United Kingdom disasters ... 1912 15 April US Senate inquiry gave 1,517 fatalities. ref cite web title Passenger List and Survivors ... driven ashore. ref Marshall, Logan, Sinking of the Titanic and Great Disasters of the Sea , 1912 ..., Sinking of the Titanic and Great Disasters of the Sea , 1912. ref tr 208 Harpooner 1818 November Military ... unidentified ref cite web title Naval Colliery disasters url http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk deathrolls ... s Park , The Times , 22 January 1867, p.12 ref Cuts off at 40 to avoid overlong list see Discussion page See also European windstorm List of wars and disasters by death toll worldwide List of accidents and disasters by death toll worldwide List of natural disasters in the United Kingdom List of British rail accidents Chronologically sorted List of United Kingdom rail accidents by death toll Lists of rail accidents List of rail accidents worldwide List of accidents and disasters by death toll Train accidents and disastersList of train accidents by death toll List of historic fires List of riots List of terrorist incidents List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners List of shipwrecks List of disasters in Australia by death toll List of Canadian disasters by death toll List of New Zealand disasters by death toll United Kingdom casualties of war References reflist 2 External ... html disaster.htm 20th century coal mining disasters http homepage.ntlworld.com booty.weather climate ... more details
estimates are 200 250 million. References reflist See also List of disasters of the United Kingdom ...Refimprove date July 2007 This is a list of natural disaster s in the British Isles . Most deadly natural disasters, listed by type class wikitable Disaster Location Date Size Casualties Article Disease England and Scotland 1348 Outbreak of Yersinia pestis across the world, killed around 30 of Europe s population Over 1,500,000 deaths in England and Scotland Black Death Storm Southern England 24 November to 2 December 1703 Hurricane strength storm at 120 mph 193 km h Up to 15,000 deaths, ships lost, mass damage to buildings and trees Great Storm of 1703 Heatwave Principally Southeast England August 2003 Up to 38.5 C 101.4 F in London and Kent , cooler than 2006 European heat wave July 2006 heatwave in rest of the UK 2,139 deaths 2003 European heat wave Tsunami Bristol Channel January 30, 1607 Disputed tsunami of unknown size or European windstorm 2,000 deaths, many settlements swept away, local economy ruined Bristol Channel floods, 1607 Earthquake Essex , South East England South East April 22, 1884 Richter magnitude scale 4.7 not the UK s strongest, but most destructive Thousands of homes, around 5 deaths 1884 Colchester earthquake Tornado London , England 17 October 1091 Fujita scale F4 2 deaths, the early London Bridge , 600 houses, many churches inc. St Mary le Bow London Tornado of 1091 Avalanche Lewes , England 27 December 1836 Dozens harmed, 8 killed when the UK s worst ever avalanche covered a street on the town s outskirts Lewes avalanche List of natural disasters to have affected the British archipelago, ordered chronologically class wikitable sortable style ... Kingdom Drought in the United Kingdom List of floods United Kingdom Floods in the United Kingdom DEFAULTSORT List Of Natural Disasters In The British Isles Category Natural disasters in the United Kingdom Category United Kingdom related lists Natural disasters ... more details
refimprove date May 2009 Listed below are the worst disasters in Poland s history , listed by death toll . This list excludes warfare and intentional acts of destruction. Over 100 confirmed deaths Renard coal mine disaster , 1880, Sosnowiec , around 200 killed LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 , 1987 9 May , Warsaw , 183 killed Kleofas coal mine disaster , 1896, Katowice then German Empire , 104 killed Barbara Wyzwolenie coal mine disaster , 1954 21 March , Chorz w , 103 killed 40 to 99 confirmed deaths 2010 Polish Air Force Tu 154 crash Smolensk Tu 154 crash , 2010 10 April , Smolensk , Russia , 96 killed, including Polish President Lech Kaczy ski LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 , 1980 14 March , Warsaw , 87 killed Makoszowy coal mine disaster , 1958 28 August , Zabrze , 72 killed Ot oczyn railway accident , 1980 19 August , near Brzoza Toru ska , 67 killed Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse , 2006 28 January , Chorz w , 65 killed Outdoor Cinema fire , 1955 11 May , Wielopole Skrzy skie , 58 killed G rna Grupa mental hospital fire , 1980 31 October 1 November , G rna Grupa , 55 killed Flood of the Century , 1997 July , western Poland , 55 killed MS Jan Heweliusz , 1993 14 January , Baltic Sea near Rugen Island , 55 killed LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 , 1969 2 April , Polica near Zawoja , 53 killed 1979 Warsaw gas explosion Rotunda PKO Bank explosion , 1979 15 February , Warsaw , 49 killed 20 to 39 confirmed deaths Czechowice Dziedzice Refinery fire , Czechowice Dziedzice , 1971 26 27 June , 37 killed LOT Polish Airlines 1962 crash , 1962 19 December , Warsaw , 33 killed Poland bus disaster of 1994 PKS Gda sk bus crash , 1994 2 May , Gda sk Kokoszki, 32 killed Wilczy Jar buses tragedy , 1978 15 November , Wilczy Jar n. ywiec Oczk w , 30 killed Accident on the Rampe de Laffrey 2007 Grenoble coach crash , 2007 22 July , Vizille France , 27 killed Julianka rail crash , 1976 ... 2011 DEFAULTSORT Disasters In Poland By Death Toll Category Disaster lists Category Disasters in Poland ... more details
Use mdy dates date March 2012 Original research date August 2011 Expand list date August 2011 List of United States natural disasters is a list of notable natural disasters which occurred in the United States. Due to inflation, the monetary damage estimates are not comparable. Unless otherwise noted, the year given is the year in which the currency s valuation was calculated. class wikitable sortable Year Type Fatalities Damage US Article Location Comments 2011 Tornado 160 1,000,000,000 br 3,000,000,000 br 2011 2011 Joplin tornado Joplin, Missouri part of the May 21 26, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence 2011 Tornado 346 10,000,000,000 br 2011 April 25 28, 2011 tornado outbreak Alabama , Tennessee , Mississippi , Georgia U.S. state Georgia , Arkansas and Virginia 336 tornadoes 2011 Flood 20 2 to 4 billion ref cite web last Masters first Jeffrey title Mississippi River flood of 2011 already a 2 billion disaster url http www.wunderground.com blog JeffMasters comment.html?entrynum 1800 work Weather Underground publisher Jeff Masters WunderBlog accessdate May 12, 2011 ref ref cite news last Strauss first Gary title Mississippi flood damages could reach billions url http tucsoncitizen.com usa today news 2011 05 11 mississippi flood damages could reach billions accessdate May 12, 2011 newspaper Tucson Citizen date May 11, 2011 author2 Marisol Bello ref 2011 Mississippi River floods Mississippi River Valley 2010 Flood 20 June 2010 Arkansas floods Albert Pike Recreational Area near Langley, Arkansas 2009 Tsunami 31 2009 Samoa earthquake American Samoa and nearby islands 189 total deaths, with 31 in American Samoa. 2008 Tornado 59 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak Tennessee , Arkansas , Kentucky , Alabama , and Illinois 2007 Fire 14 California wildfires of October 2007 California Large ..., and frost s and snowstorm s killed what did grow, leading to a localized famine . See also List of United States disasters by death toll References reflist colwidth 30em Category Disasters in the United ... more details
refimprove date March 2012 Listed below are the worst disasters in Antarctica s history , listed by death toll . This article is incomplete, you can help by expanding it class wikitable sortable Year Type Fatalities Damage United States Dollar US Article Location Comments 1819 Accident Shipwreck 644 San Telmo ship San Telmo Drake Passage , Southern Ocean 1979 Accident Aircraft 257 Air New Zealand Flight 901 Mount Erebus , Ross Island , Antarctica 2010 Accident Shipwreck 22 South Korea n fishing vessel unknown name Ross Sea , near the McMurdo Station 5 confirmed dead, 17 missing and presumed dead 1823 Accident Shipwreck 7 Schooner Jenny Drake Passage, Southern Ocean Most likely a legend 2010 Accident Aircraft 4 2010 Antarctica helicopter crash near the Dumont d Urville Station 2012 Accident Shipwreck 3 Jeong Woo 2 South Korean fishing vessel Ross Sea , near the McMurdo Station 3 missing were presumed dead, 7 burn injuries, 2 serious 1946 Accident Aircraft 3 1946 Antarctica PBM Mariner crash Thurston Island , Antarctica 2012 Accident Fire building 2 Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Base fire Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Base 1 minor burn injury 2008 Accident Fire building 1 Progress Station fire Progress Station 2 serious burn injuries References reflist External links http www.mapreport.com subtopics d countries antarctica.html http www.coolantarctica.com Antarctica 20fact 20file antarctica fire history.htm http articles.cnn.com 2010 12 13 world antarctica.ship.sinks 1 vessel fishing trawler waters? s PM WORLD DEFAULTSORT Disasters In Antarctica by death toll Category Disaster lists Category Disasters in Antarctica Category Lists by death toll Antarctica ... more details
See also List of wars by death toll List of battles and other violent events by death toll List of natural disasters by death toll This is a list of wars and anthropogenic hazard anthropogenic disasters by death toll. It covers the lowest estimate of death as well as the highest estimate, the name of the event, the location, and the start and end of each event. Some events overlap categories. Expand list date August 2008 Wars and armed conflicts main List of wars by death toll These figures of one million or more deaths include the deaths of civilians from infectious disease diseases , famine , etc., as well as deaths of soldiers in battle and possible wikt massacre massacres and genocide . Where only one estimate is available, it appears in both the low and high estimates. This is a sortable table. Click on the column sort buttons to sort results numerically or alphabetically. class sortable wikitable style width 100 style background CCCC style width 12 Lowest estimate style width 12 Highest estimate style width 20 Event style width 20 Location style width 7 From width 7 To style width 18 See also style width 10 Percentage of the world population ref World population estimates ref nts 40000000 ref Wallechinsky, David David Wallechinsky s Twentieth Century History With the Boring Parts Left Out , Little Brown & Co., 1996, ISBN 0 316 92056 8, ISBN 978 0 316 92056 8 cited by http users.erols.com mwhite28 warstat1.htm Second White ref nts 72000000 ref Brzezinski, Zbigniew Out of Control Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty first Century , Prentice Hall & IBD, 1994, ASIN B000O8PVJI cited by http users.erols.com mwhite28 warstat1.htm Second White ref World War II Worldwide 1939 1945 World War II casualties and Second Sino Japanese War ref http www.bbc.co.uk history worldwars ... RUScivilwar.htm Russian Civil War ref Russian Civil War Russia 1917 1921 Russian Revolution 1917 , List ..., which may or may not have been intentionally inflicted. The following list of genocides and alleged ... more details
List of United States disasters by death toll is a list of notable disasters which occurred in the United States or involved U.S. citizens, in a definable incident. Due to inflation , the monetary damage estimates are not comparable. Unless otherwise noted, the year given is the year in which the currency s valuation was calculated. This list is not comprehensive in general, and epidemic s are not included. class wikitable sortable Year Type Fatalities Damage United States Dollar US Article Location Comments 1918 Pandemic At least 675,000 1918 flu pandemic Global American deaths only. 1900 Tropical cyclone 6,000 12,000 Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Texas Fatalities estimated remains deadliest natural disaster in North American history. 1906 Earthquake and Fire urban conflagration 3,000 6,000 1906 San Francisco Earthquake California Conflagration followed quake fatalities estimated 1928 Tropical cyclone 3,000 800,000,000 br 2005 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane Leeward Islands , Puerto Rico , the Bahamas , and Florida 4,078 believed dead total. About 2,500 died in Florida and 500 in the U.S. possession of Puerto Rico 2001 Terrorism 2,973 1,000,000,000 br 2001 September 11 attacks New York City , Arlington, VA , Pennsylvania , U.S. airspace 2,973 victims and 19 hijackers. 1941 Military strike 2,458 Attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor , Hawaii 2,403 U.S. victims and 55 Japanese victims. 1889 Accident Dam burst 2,209 Johnstown Flood Pennsylvania Much rain, deforestation dam failed 1893 Tropical ... World wide See also List of natural disasters by death toll List of wars and disasters by death toll List of accidents and disasters by death toll List of terrorist incidents in the United States List of epidemics List of Canadian disasters by death toll Category Disasters in the United States reflist DEFAULTSORT United States Disasters By Death Toll Category Disasters in the United States ... library factfiles history disasters planecrashes.html Indiana Plane Crashes ref 1967 Accident Aircraft ... more details
TOCright refimprove date May 2007 This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll . It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents. This list does not include List of battles and other violent events by death toll war or other violent acts . Animal attacks Main Man eater 436 Champawat Tiger India 400 Leopard of Panar Northern India 200 Gustave crocodile Burundi 150 Leopard of the Central Provinces Central Provinces of India 135 Tsavo maneaters Kenya 125 Leopard of Rudraprayag India 113 Beast of G vaudan France 50 Tigers of Chowgarh India 42 Leopard of Gummalapur India 40 Wolves of Paris France 22 Kirov wolf attacks Russia 22 Wolves of Turku Finland 18 Wolves of P rigord France ... Durham , England 16 February 1882 http www.cmhrc.co.uk site disastersdisasterslist 1850.html ... This list does not include bombings, aviation incidents, and mine disasters. 1,950 Halifax ... Hungary , 2010 3 Lawn Lake Dam failure, United States, 1982 Industrial disasters See also List of industrial disasters 16,000 Bhopal disaster India, 1984 1,549 Benxihu Colliery explosion, China ... 2, 2007 7 Tesoro Refinery Anacortes, Washington April 2, 2010 Maritime main List of maritime disasters This section lists peacetime shipping disasters only. For wartime shipping disasters, see List of battles and other violent events by death toll . Peacetime shipping disasters only . Wartime shipping disasters go to List of battles and other violent events by death toll Wartime ship disasters ... accidents and incidents Aviation accidents and incidents with 25 deaths This list is incomplete Please do not add the September 11th attacks or other terrorist attacks. They do not belong in this list as they were an act of deliberate violence, but are listed at List of battles and other violent ... accidents and incidents Coal mine disasters 1,549 Benxihu Colliery explosion, China, 1942 1,099 Courri res ... more details
Use dmy dates date January 2011 This is a list of disasters in modern Australia sorted by death toll . 100 or more deaths class wikitable sortable Disaster Location Deaths Date Notes Australian frontier wars Australia wide 22,500 dpn 1788 1788&ndash 1930 Australian frontier wars approximate death toll on both sides. Epidemic Australia wide 12,000 dpn 1918 1918&ndash 1919 Spanish flu 1918 Spanish Influenza epidemic approximate death toll. Sydney was the worst affected area. ref cite web url http www.ema.gov.au ema emadisasters.nsf 6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b 5f8d8f597a2d420eca256d33000583a3?OpenDocument title Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Database accessdate 22 February 2006 ref Epidemic Australia wide 1,013 dpn 1946 1946&ndash 1955 Poliomyelitis Polio epidemic. ref cite web url http www.ema.gov.au ema emadisasters.nsf 6a1bf6b4b60f6f05ca256d1200179a5b bdce55e769189d82ca256d3300058393?OpenDocument title Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Database accessdate 22 February 2006 ref Sea battle Indian Ocean , near Shark Bay, Western Australia Shark Bay 727 dpn 1941 11 19 19 November 1941 Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran . Both ships sank all 645 aboard Sydney were killed, along with 82 personnel from Kormoran . ref name Cassells151 Cite book last Cassells first Vic title The Destroyers their battles and their badges year 2006 publisher Simon & Schuster location East Roseville, NSW isbn 0731808932 oclc 46829686 pages 151 2 ref ref name Winter183 Cite book last Winter first Barbara title H.M.A.S. Sydney Fact, Fantasy and Fraud publisher Boolarong Publications location Spring Hill, QLD year 1984 isbn 0908175728 oclc 11783441 page 183 ref Epidemic Australia wide 550 dpn 1900 1900&ndash 1910 Bubonic plague . ref cite web url http www.ema.gov.au ema emadisasters.nsf ... mutiny br List of events named massacres massacre Houtman Abrolhos Abrolhos Islands , Western Australia ... more details
The following are lists of disasters . List of disasters by cost NOTOC Natural These lists are of disaster s caused by forces of nature . List of floods List of tropical cyclones List of earthquakes List of environmental disastersList of historic fires List of forest fires Accidents These are lists of disasters caused by accident al human action. List of accidents and disasters by death toll Transport List of accidents and disasters by death toll Train accidents List of rail accidents Lists of rail accidents List of maritime disastersList of shipwrecks List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft List of aircraft disastersList of airship accidents Industrial List of industrial disastersList of structural failures and collapses List of bridge failures Dam failure List of dam failures List of dam failures Levee Levee failures and breaches List of levee failures List of catastrophic collapses of radio masts and towers List of mast and tower collapses List of modern infrastructure failures Nuclear and radiation accidents List of civilian radiation accidents List of civilian ... by death toll Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents List of oil spills Space accidents ... human action . List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll Atomic bombings of Hiroshima ... and other violent events by death toll List of battles and other violent events List of military disastersList of wars List of terrorist incidents List of riots List of massacres By location List of disasters in Australia by death toll List of disasters in Australia List of Canadian disasters by death toll List of disasters in Canada Disasters in Poland by death toll List of disasters in Poland List of New Zealand disasters by death toll List of disasters in New Zealand List of disasters in Thailand List of disasters of the United Kingdom and preceding states List of disasters in the United Kingdom ... dos maiores desastres naturais simple List of disasters fi Luettelo kuuluisista onnettomuuksista ... more details
Meteorological disasters are caused by extreme weather, e.g. rain , drought , snow , extreme heat or cold , ice , or wind . Examples of weather disasters include blizzards , cyclones , droughts , hailstorms , heat waves , hurricanes , floods caused by rain and tornadoes . References reflist noreferences date November 2010 External links http www.aawo.net Association of American Weather Observers http www.gaiagonewild.com Weather Disaster Videos See also weather , global warming , meteorology , disaster , list of disasters DEFAULTSORT Meteorological Disasters Category Weather Category Natural disasters Category Weather hazards climate stub ko ... more details
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