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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 caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
Steamboat sank due to boiler explosion; fatalities estimated. Deadliest maritime disaster in U.S. history 1,021 1904 PS General Slocum: Accident – shipwreck East River near New York City: Steamship sank due to fire on board. Deadliest maritime disaster in New York City, and deadliest in city's history until 2001. 1,000–2,000 1893
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.
At the time, Ike was the costliest natural disaster in Texas history, after leaving behind $38 billion in damages in Texas alone. 2008 Hurricane: 53 $8.31 billion (2008 USD) Hurricane Gustav: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma: 2008 Tornado: 59 $1.2 billion 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak
A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. These lists are lists of natural disasters: List of avalanches; List of blizzards; List of derecho events; List of droughts; Lists of earthquakes; List of fires. List of wildfires; List of California wildfires; List of floods. History of ...
“The worst catastrophe in the history of Kentucky has fallen upon our people in the valleys of the rivers and streams of Kentucky and the Ohio River,” Gov. Keen Johnson said in a statement ...
A massive fire at the Avondale Colliery caused the death of 110 workers. It was the greatest mine disaster to that point in American history. February 16, 1883: Diamond Mine Disaster in Diamond, Illinois, United States. 74 people died, including 6 children. June 28, 1896: Twin Shaft disaster, Pittston, Pennsylvania. A massive cave-in killed 58 ...
Seawanhaka disaster: maritime 24–35 [82] [83] 1962 New York Telephone Company boiler explosion: explosion 23 [84] 1849 Astor Place Riot: mass unrest 22–31 [85] [86] 1902 Park Avenue Hotel fire: fire 21 [87] 1908 Gold Street explosion: explosion 20+ [88] [89] 1905 Allen Street tenement fire: fire 20+ [90] 1957 Northeast Airlines Flight 823 ...