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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.
It was the fourth-worst mining disaster in Romania. [68] July 19, 1985: Val di Stava dam collapse, Stava, near Tesero, Italy. Two tailings dams, used for sedimenting the mud from the nearby Prestavel mine, failed. This resulted in one of Italy's worst disasters, killing 268 people, destroying 63 buildings and demolishing eight bridges.
An incident of civil unrest sparked by the beating of Rodney King. It was the second deadliest incident of civil unrest in modern U.S. history since the New York City Draft Riots. 62 1960 Eastern Air Lines Flight 375: Accident – aircraft Boston, Massachusetts: 62 1985 1985 Election Day floods: Flood Virginia, West Virginia: 61 1944 Freckleton ...
These are lists of disasters caused by deliberate human action or public endangerment or culpable negligence.. List of amusement park accidents; List of economic crises; List of environmental disasters
List of countries by natural disaster risk; List of all known deadly earthquakes since 1900; List of disasters in Canada; List of disasters in Indonesia; List of disasters in the Philippines; List of disasters in Thailand; List of natural disasters in the British Isles; List of natural disasters in Haiti; List of natural disasters in New Zealand
Lago Agrio oil field spills in Ecuador, since 1972 (possibly the worst of all) MV Sea Star and Horta Barbosa tankers collision and oil spill into the Gulf of Oman, December 1972; Jakob Maersk oil spill off the coast of Portugal, January 1975; Environmental issues in the Niger Delta relating to the oil industry, 1976–1996
The pilots were forced to turn back. The incident resulted in 13 people [193] reporting injuries of hyperventilation and eardrum pain. A Korean Air spokesperson added that the aircraft was under five years old and delivered to Korean Air in July 2022. [194] Investigations into this incident are ongoing. [citation needed]
This is a list of crowd collapses and crushes in which at least five people died. The deadliest modern crowd crush incidents have both occurred during the Hajj pilgrimage, with the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy claiming 1,426 lives and the 2015 Mina stampede claiming 2,400. [1] (Although the term "stampede" is used in some media outlets, the ...