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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.
A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified as a disaster, it must have profound environmental effects and/or loss of life and frequently causes financial loss.
The Windscale fire resulted when uranium metal fuel ignited inside plutonium production piles; surrounding dairy farms were contaminated. [33] [34] The severity of the incident was covered up at the time by the UK government, as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan feared that it would harm British nuclear relations with America, and so original reports on the disaster and its health impacts were ...
Engineering disasters often arise from shortcuts in the design process. Engineering is the science and technology used to meet the needs and demands of society. [1] These demands include buildings, aircraft, vessels, and computer software. In order to meet society’s demands, the creation of newer technology and infrastructure must be met ...
Pic de Nore transmitter, Pic de Nore, France December 2, 1976: Concrete tower 80 Storm Storm tore pinnacle down CKVR Television Tower, Barrie, Ontario, Canada September 7, 1977: Guyed steel lattice mast 305 Aircraft collision KSLA-TV Tower, Mooringsport, LA: October 8, 1977: Guyed steel lattice mast 521 Undetermined 1709 feet HAAT.
Pic de Nore transmitter: Pic de Nore, France: Guyed mast: 1977: KSLA-TV Tower: Mooringsport, Louisiana, US: Guyed mast: 1977: Kelly Barnes Dam: Georgia, US: Dam: 39 dead 1977 Granville rail disaster: Granville, NSW, Australia Bridge 83 dead (including an unborn child), 213 injured 1977 Pushkino bridge collapse Pushkino, Moscow Oblast, USSR Bridge
The plant with seven units is the largest single nuclear power station in the world, which now again is shut down due to the Fukushima accident. [46] 0: 1 Dec 2009: Hamaoka, Japan: Leakage accident of radioactive water. 34 workers were exposed to radiation: 0: Mar 2011: Fukushima Dai-ichi, Japan: The world's second INES 7 accident.