A Disaster is a Natural or man-made event that negatively affects Life , Property , livelihood or Industry , often resulting in permanent changes to human Societies , Ecosystem s and Environment . Disasters manifest as Hazard s exacerbating Vulnerable conditions and exceeding individuals' and communities' means to survive and thrive. Most of the catastrophic disasters listed in this article have occurred at a specific non-enduring time in history rather than a longer time-period (e.g. this excludes entire long-lasting wars while including specific events during wars).
- New Madrid Earthquake ( 1811 - 12 )
- Volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora , Indonesia ( 10 April , 1815 ), resulting to climate abnormalities in 1816 , known as the " Year Without A Summer ".
- 1839 Cyclone in India ( November 25 ) 300,000 deaths make this the 19th century´s worst disaster.
- 1876 Bakarganj Cyclone in India ( October 31 ) 215,000 dead, gruesome event.
- Krakatoa , Indonesia , volcanic eruption, ( August 26 , 1883 )
- St. Louis-East St. Louis Tornado , ( May 27 , 1896 )
- Galveston Hurricane Of 1900 , Galveston, Texas ( September 8 , 1900 ) death toll 6000-12000
- 1902 Mont Pelée Eruption, Martinique , Caribbean ( May 2 , 1902 ) 26,000 casualties.
- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake , San Francisco, California ( April 18 , 1906 ) 478 reported deaths but 3000 more likely
- Great Lakes Storm Of 1913 , Great Lakes Basin region (November, 1913 ) 250 dead
- 1914 Hillcrest Mine Disaster , 189 dead.
- 1917 Mattoon, Illinois tornado destroys town, kills 101. ( May 26 )
- Great Kantō Earthquake , Tokyo, Japan ( September 1 1923 ) 105,385 lost lives
- Tri-State Tornado , Missouri , Illinois , and Indiana ( March 18 , 1925 ) 727 confirmed dead
- 1926 Thanksgiving Tornado Outbreak in Arkansas and Central U.S., 104 deaths. ( November 25 )
- 1931 Huang He Floods , China (August 1931 ) estimates between 850,000 and 4,000,000
- Quetta earthquake 1935 (then in India, now in Pakistan ) killed 35,000.
- Labor Day Hurricane Of 1935 , Southeastern United States (August to September 1935 ) 423 people killed
- 1950 Blizzard kills 323 in the Eastern U.S. ( November 25 )
- North Sea Flood Of 1953 , United Kingdom and The Netherlands ( January 31 - February 1 , 1953 ) 1835 killed
- Escuminac Disaster , Escuminac , New Brunswick , Canada ( June 20 , 1959 ) 95 dead
- Agadir (Morocco) earthquake, February 29, 1960.
- Great Chilean Earthquake , May 21 and 22 , 1960 . 3.000 deaths estimated.
- North Sea Flood Of 1962 , Germany
- Vajont Dam Landslide/Tsunami Disaster , Italy October 9 1963 close to 2000 perished
- Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak , Midwest , United States ( April 11 , 1965 ) 271 died
- Hurricane Camille , Mississippi , United States (August, 1969 ) 256
- Ancash Earthquake And Landslide in north central Peru May 31 , 1970 47,194-66,000 dead
- Bhola Cyclone in East Pakistan / Bangladesh , ( November 13 , 1970 ) 500,000 dead 100,000 missing
- Super Outbreak , Tornado es in 13 U.S. State s ( April 3 , 1974 ) 315-330 dead
- Tropical Cyclone Tracy , Darwin, Australia on Christmas Eve, 1974. 65-71
- Tangshan Earthquake , China ( July 26 1976 ) 242,419 dead
- USA Heat Wave Of 1980 , (June to September 1980 ) between 1250 and 10,000
- Mount St. Helens , volcanic eruption May 18, 1980, killed 57
- Hurricane Allen , Greater Antilles , Texas , United States (August 1980 ) 250-260 dead
- 1983 Tsunami strikes Japan , 104 confirmed deaths, hundreds missing. ( May 26 )
- Mexico City Earthquake , Mexico ( September 19 1985 ) between 5000 and 20,000
- Nevado Del Ruiz volcanic eruption, Armero , Colombia (November, 1985 ) 23,000-25,000 died.
- 1987 Supertyphoon Nina slams the Philippines , 1036 deaths. ( November 25 )
- Hurricane Gilbert , Jamaica , Central America , Mexico (September, 1988 ) 318 dead
- Spitak Earthquake , Spitak , Armenia ( December 7 , 1988 ) 25,000 lives lost
- 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone , Bangladesh ( April 29 , 1991 ) 138,000 died
- Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption ( June 15 , 1991 ) 300 killed
- Hurricane Andrew , Florida , Louisiana , United States (August, 1992 ) 26 dead
- Paez River Disaster , Cauca and Huila provinces, Colombia (June 6, 1994 ) over 1,100 people were killed in an earthquake and mudslide disaster in the Paez river basin
- Chicago Heat Wave Of 1995 , Chicago, Illinois 739 dead
- Kobe Earthquake , Kobe , Hyogo ( January 17 , 1995 )6,433 lost lives
- 1996 , May 13 , Tornado in India kills over 600, hundreds more missing.
- 1996 , November 6 , Cyclone bashes Andhra Pradesh , India , kills more than 2000 people.
- November 25 , 1996 Ice Storm kills 26, hundreds injured in the Central United States.
- Hurricane Mitch , Central America (October to November, 1998 ) 18,000 people killed
- Galtur Avalanche , Galtür , Austria ( February 23 , 1999 ) 31 killed
- 1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquake , Kocaeli , Turkey ( August 17 , 1999 ) 17,000 dead
- Chi-Chi Earthquake , Nantou , Taiwan ( September 21 , 1999 ) 2,415 dead or missing
- Tropical Cyclone 05B ( 1999 ), killed around 10,000 people in the Orissa state of India
- Vargas State Mudslide s, Venezuela (December 1999) 10,000 to 50,000 dead or missing
- 2001 Gujarat Earthquake , Bhuj , India ( January 26 , 2001 )
- European Heat Wave Of 2003 , Europe
- Bam Earthquake , Iran ( December 26 , 2003 )
- Hurricane Ivan , Caribbean Sea , Southeastern United States (September, 2004 )
- Hurricane Jeanne , Greater Antilles , Eastern United States (September, 2004 )
- 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami , Indonesia ( December 26 , 2004 ) at least 200,000 killed
- 2005 Sumatran Earthquake , Indonesia ( March 28 , 2005 )
- 2005 Maharashtra Floods , Mumbai , Maharashtra , Western India (July 2005 )
- Hurricane Katrina , United States (August 2005 ), estimates of deaths vary between 1,383 and 5,000
- Hurricane Stan , Mexico , Central America , Guatemala , (October, 2005 )
- 2005 Kashmir Earthquake , Kashmir , Pakistan , ( October 8 , 2005 )
- Hurricane Wilma , Caribbean Sea , Mexico , United States (October 2005 )
- 2006 Southern Leyte Mudslide , Philippines , ( 17 February 2006 ) c. 950 killed.
This is a list of disasters involving objects in flight or near-flight. From 1990 onward, the list is exhaustive, including all air disasters killing 20 or more people.
See also: List Of Space Disasters , Accidents And Incidents In Aviation
- August 6 , 1913 -- Curtiss Seaplane (Private) -- First fatal airplane incident in Canada (1 killed)
- L-1 Airship (14 killed)
- L-2 Airship (28 killed)
- August 31 , 1940 -- Lovettsville Air Disaster -- Douglas DC-3 (25 killed)
- February 15 , 1947 -- Colombia Avianca Douglas DC-4 Air Disaster (53 killed)
- May 29 , 1947 -- U.S. United Air Lines Douglas DC-4 Air Disaster (43 killed)
- May 29 , 1947 -- Japan U.S. Air Force Douglas DC-4 Air Disaster (40 killed)
- May 30 , 1947 -- U.S. Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-4 Air Disaster (53 killed)
- June 13 , 1947 -- U.S. Pennsylvania-Central Airlines Douglas DC-4 Air Disaster (50 killed)
- October 16 , 1947 -- Spain Societé Aérienne Du Littoral Bristol 170 Air Disaster (41 killed)
- October 24 , 1947 -- U.S. United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 Air Disaster (52 killed)
- October 26 , 1947 -- Greece AB Aerotransport Douglas DC-4 Air Disaster (44 killed)
- June 17 , 1948 -- U.S. United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 Air Disaster (43 killed)
- August 1 , 1948 -- Atlantic Ocean Air France Latécoere 631 Air Disaster (52 killed)
- October 20 , 1948 -- United Kingdom KLM Lockheed L-049 Air Disaster (40 killed)
- May 4 , 1949 -- Superga Air Disaster (31 killed)
- June 7 , 1949 -- Puerto Rico Strato-Freight Curtiss C-46 Air Disaster (53 killed)
- July 12 , 1949 -- India KLM Lockheed L-749 Air Disaster (45 killed)
- October 28 , 1949 -- Portugal Air France Lockheed L-749 Air Disaster (48 killed)
- November 1 , 1949 -- U.S. Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-4 Air Disaster (55 killed)
- Staines Air Disaster ( July 18 , 1972 ) 118 killed
- Sinai Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( February 21 , 1973 ) 108 killed
- Ermenonville Air Disaster north of Paris ( March 3 , 1974 ) 346 killed
- Seven Virgins Air Disaster Martinair DC-8 Series 55F hits mountain range in Maskeliya , Sri Lanka December 4 , 1974 , 191 killed
- Zagreb Air Disaster mid-air collision between a British Airways Trident and a Inex-Adria DC-9 ( September 10 , 1976 ) 176 killed
- Tenerife Disaster collision between KLM and PanAm Boeing 747's ( March 27 , 1977 ) 583 killed, the world's largest multiple aircraft air disaster
- San Diego air disaster (September 25, 1978) collision between a Cessna and a Boeing 727, PSA flight 182, 144 killed.
- Katunayake Air Disaster , Icelandair DC-8 Super 63CF ploughs into a coconut plantation in Sri Lanka , November 15 , 1978 - 184 killed,78 survivors.
- American Airlines Flight 191 from O'Hare Airport Chicago, IL disaster May 25 , 1979 DC-10 crashes due to mechanical failure minutes after take-off in a field adjacent to a trailer park in Des Plaines, IL - 271 flight casualties, 2 killed on ground in trailer park Deadliest US flight disaster to date with exception of September 11th, 2001 attacks
- Mount Erebus Disaster in Antarctica ( November 28 , 1979 ) 257 killed
- Iran Iran Air Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( January 21 , 1980 ) 128 killed
- Spain Dan-Air Services Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( April 25 , 1980 ) 146 killed
- Kazakhstan Aeroflot Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( July 7 , 1980 ) 163 killed
- Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Lockheed L-1011 Air Disaster ( August 19 , 1980 ) 301 killed
- Taiwan FEAT Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( August 22 , 1981 ) 110 killed
- NLM Cityhopper Flight 431 ( October 6 , 1981 ) 17 killed
- Russia Aeroflot Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( November 16 , 1981 ) 99 killed
- France Inex Adria Aviopromet MD-80 Air Disaster ( December 1 , 1981 ) 180 killed
- China CAAC HS-121 Trident Air Disaster ( April 26 , 1982 ) 112 killed
- Brazil VASP Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( June 8 , 1982 ) 137 killed
- Belarus Aeroflot Yakovlev 42 Air Disaster ( June 28 , 1982 ) 132 killed
- USA Pan Am Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( July 9 , 1982 ) 145 killed
- Air Canada Flight 797 Air Disaster ( June 2 , 1983 ) 23 killed
- Ecuador TAME Ecuador Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( July 11 , 1983 ) 119 killed
- Korean Air Flight 7 Boeing 747 shootdown ( September 1 , 1983 ) 269 killed
- U.A.E. Gulf Air Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( September 23 , 1983 ) 112 killed
- Angola TAAG Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( November 8 , 1983 ) 130 killed
- Spain Avianca Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( November 27 , 1983 ) 181 killed
- Russia Aeroflot Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( October 11 , 1984 ) 174 killed
- Russia Aeroflot Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( December 23 , 1984 ) 110 killed
- Galaxy Airlines Lockheed Electra 188 Disaster ( January 21 , 1985 ) 70 killed
- Spain Iberia Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( February 19 , 1985 ) 148 killed
- Atlantic Ocean Air India Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( June 23 , 1985 ) 329 killed
- Uzbekistan Aeroflot Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( July 10 , 1985 ) 200 killed
- USA Delta Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 Air Disaster ( August 2 , 1985 ) 134 killed
- Japan JAL Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( August 12 , 1985 ) 520 killed, the world's largest single aircraft air disaster
- Canada Arrow Air DC-8 Air Disaster ( December 12 , 1985 ) 256 killed
- Challenger Space Shuttle explosion ( January 28 , 1986 ) 7 killed
- Mexico Mexicana Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( March 31 , 1986 ) 167 killed
- Poland LOT Ilyushin 62 Air Disaster ( May 9 , 1987 ) 183 killed
- USA Northwest Airlines MD-80 Air Disaster ( August 16 , 1987 ) 154 killed
- Indian Ocean SAA Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( November 28 , 1987 ) 159 killed
- Indian Ocean Korean Air Boeing 707 Air Disaster ( November 29 , 1987 ) 115 killed
- China China Southwest Ilyushin 18 Air Disaster ( January 18 , 1988 ) 108 killed
- Colombia Avianca Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( March 17 , 1988 ) 143 killed
- Mulhouse-Habsheim Airshow Airbus A320 Air Disaster ( June 26 , 1988 ) 3 killed
- Iran Air Flight 655 Airbus A300 USS Vincennes shootdown ( July 3 , 1988 ) 290 killed
- Ramstein Airshow Disaster ( August 28 , 1988 ) 3 pilots and 67 spectators killed
- India Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( October 19 , 1988 ) 124 killed
- Lockerbie Pan Am Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( December 21 , 1988 ) 270 killed (including 11 on the ground)
- Kegworth Air Disaster ( January 8 , 1989 ) 47 killed
- Portugal Independent Air Boeing 707 Air Disaster ( February 8 , 1989 ) 144 killed
- Suriname Surinam Airways DC-8 Air Disaster ( June 7 , 1989 ) 176 killed
- Sioux City United DC-10 Air Disaster ( July 19 , 1989 ) 111 killed
- Cuba Cubana Ilyushin 62 Air Disaster ( September 3 , 1989 ) 126 killed
- Niger UTA DC-10 Air Disaster ( September 19 , 1989 ) 171 killed
- Honduras TAN Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( October 21 , 1989 ) 127 killed
- Colombia Avianca Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( November 27 , 1989 ) 107 killed
- Russia Aeroflot-North Kavkaz Tupolev 134 Air Disaster ( January 13 , 1990 ) 27 killed
- Costa Rica SANSA CASA 212 Air Disaster ( January 15 , 1990 ) 23 killed
- Venezuela Venezuelan Navy CASA 212 Air Disaster ( January 24 , 1990 ) 24 killed
- U.S. Avianca Boeing 707 Air Disaster ( January 25 , 1990 ) 73 killed
- Congolese Air Force Nord 262 Air Disaster ( January 27 , 1990 ) 23 killed
- India Indian Airlines Airbus A320 Air Disaster ( February 14 , 1990 ) 92 killed
- Zambian Air Force DHC-5 Buffalo Air Disaster ( February 17 , 1990 ) 28 killed
- Mongolia MIAT Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( March 1 , 1990 ) 30 killed
- Angolan Government CASA 212 Air Disaster ( March 27 , 1990 ) 25 killed
- Panama AeroPerlas DHC-6 Twin Otter Air Disaster ( April 18 , 1990 ) 20 killed
- Zaire Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( April 20 , 1990 ) 20 killed
- Mexico Aviacsa Fairchild F-27 Air Disaster ( May 10 , 1990 ) 21 killed
- Aerolift Philippines Beech 1900 Air Disaster ( May 18 , 1990 ) 21 killed
- Brazil TABA Fairchild FH-227 Air Disaster ( June 6 , 1990 ) 22 killed
- Azerbaijan Aeroflot-Armenia Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( August 1 , 1990 ) 47 killed
- Afghan Republican Air Force Antonov 12 Air Disaster ( August 10 , 1990 ) 83 killed
- China Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( October 2 , 1990 ) 82 killed
- China China Southern Boeing 757 Air Disaster ( October 2 , 1990 ) 46 killed
- Switzerland Alitalia DC-9-30 Air Disaster ( November 14 , 1990 ) 46 killed
- Thailand Bangkok Airways DHC-8 Air Disaster ( November 21 , 1990 ) 38 killed
- Venezuelan Navy CASA 212 Air Disaster ( January 10 , 1991 ) 21 killed
- U.S. USAir Boeing 737-300 Air Disaster ( February 1 , 1991 ) 34 killed (USAir: 22; SkyWest: 12)
- Greek Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( February 5 , 1991 ) 63 killed
- Ecuadorian Air Force DHC-6 Twin Otter Air Disaster ( February 14 , 1991 ) 22 killed
- Chile LAN Chile BAe-146 Air Disaster ( February 20 , 1991 ) 20 killed
- Angolan Air Force Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( February 22 , 1991 ) 47 killed
- Dahran Scud Attack ( February 25 , 1991 ) 28 killed
- U.S. United Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( March 3 , 1991 ) 25 killed
- Venezuela LAV DC-9-30 Air Disaster ( March 5 , 1991 ) 43 killed
- Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( March 21 , 1991 ) 98 killed
- Uzbekistan Aeroflot-Uzbekistan Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( March 23 , 1991 ) 34 killed
- Indian Air Force HAL-748 Air Disaster ( March 25 , 1991 ) 28 killed
- U.S. Atlantic Southeast Embraer 120 Air Disaster ( April 5 , 1991 ) 23 killed
- Thailand Lauda Air Boeing 767 Air Disaster ( May 26 , 1991 ) 223 killed
- Saudi Arabia Nationair DC-8 Air Disaster ( July 11 , 1991 ) 261 killed
- India Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( August 16 , 1991 ) 69 killed
- Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( October 5 , 1991 ) 134 killed
- Russia Aeroflot-North Kavkaz Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( November 7 , 1991 ) 34 killed
- Russia Aeroflot Antonov 12 Air Disaster ( November 16 , 1991 ) 20 killed
- Russia Azerbaijan Airlines Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( November 21 , 1991 ) 20 killed
- Russia Aeroflot-Privolzhsk Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( November 26 , 1991 ) 41 killed
- Brazilian Air Force Embraer 110 Air Disaster ( November 29 , 1991 ) 20 killed
- Germany Classic Wings Douglas DC-3 Air Disaster ( December 22 , 1991 ) 28 killed
- France Air Inter Airbus A320 Air Disaster ( January 20 , 1992 ) 87 killed
- Senegal Gambcrest Convair CV-640 Air Disaster ( February 9 , 1992 ) 31 killed
- U.S. USAir Fokker F-28 Air Disaster ( March 22 , 1992 ) 27 killed
- Iran Air Force Fokker F-27 Air Disaster ( April 26 , 1992 ) 39 killed
- Panama COPA Panama Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( June 6 , 1992 ) 47 killed
- Azerbaijan Russian Air Force Antonov 12 Air Disaster ( July 14 , 1992 ) 29 killed
- Yemen Air Force Antonov 12 Air Disaster ( July 17 , 1992 ) 57 killed
- Georgia Aeroflot-Georgia Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( July 20 , 1992 ) 24 killed
- Indonesia Mandala Airlines Vickers Viscount Air Disaster ( July 24 , 1992 ) 70 killed
- Nepal Thai Airways Airbus A310 Air Disaster ( July 31 , 1992 ) 113 killed
- China China General Yakovlev 42 Air Disaster ( July 31 , 1992 ) 108 killed
- Russia Aeroflot-Central Region Tupolev 134 Air Disaster ( August 27 , 1992 ) 84 killed
- Nigerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( September 26 , 1992 ) 158 killed
- Nepal PIA Airbus A300 Air Disaster ( September 28 , 1992 ) 167 killed
- Netherlands Bijlmer Disaster ( October 4 , 1992 ) 43 killed (4 on board and 39 on the ground)
- Indonesia Merpati Nusantara CASA CN.235 Air Disaster ( October 18 , 1992 ) 31 killed
- Soviet Air Force Antonov 22 Air Disaster ( November 11 , 1992 ) 33 killed
- Vietnam Vietnam Airlines Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( November 14 , 1992 ) 30 killed
- Dominican Republic Aerocaribbean Ilyushin 18 Air Disaster ( November 15 , 1992 ) 34 killed
- China China Southern Boeing 737-300 Air Disaster ( November 24 , 1992 ) 141 killed
- Democratic Republic Of The Congo Scibe Airlift Cargo Zaire Fokker F-27 Air Disaster ( December 13 , 1992 ) 37 killed
- Portugal Martinair Holland DC-10 Air Disaster ( December 21 , 1992 ) 56 killed
- Libya Libyan Arab Airlines Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( December 22 , 1992 ) 157 killed
- Iran Iran Air Tours Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( February 8 , 1993 ) 131 killed
- Macedonia Palair Macedonian Fokker 100 Air Disaster ( March 5 , 1993 ) 83 killed
- Mongolia MIAT Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( April 23 , 1993 ) 32 killed
- India Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( April 26 , 1993 ) 55 killed
- Afghan Republican Air Force Antonov 32 Air Disaster ( April 27 , 1993 ) 76 killed
- Gabon Zambian Air Force DHC-5 Buffalo Air Disaster ( April 27 , 1993 ) 30 killed
- Colombia SAM Colombia Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( May 19 , 1993 ) 133 killed
- Georgia Tajikistan National Airlines Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( June 17 , 1993 ) 41 killed
- Indonesia Merpati Nusantara Fokker F-28 Air Disaster ( July 1 , 1993 ) 41 killed
- China China Northwest BAe-146 Air Disaster ( July 23 , 1993 ) 55 killed
- South Korea Asiana Airlines Boeing 737-500 Air Disaster ( July 26 , 1993 ) 68 killed
- Nepal Everest Air Dornier Do-228 Air Disaster ( July 31 , 1993 ) 19 killed
- Russia Sakha Avia Let 410 Air Disaster ( August 26 , 1993 ) 24 killed
- Tajikistan Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( August 28 , 1993 ) 82 killed
- Georgia Transair Georgia Tupolev 134 Air Disaster ( September 21 , 1993 ) 27 killed
- Georgia Transair Georgia Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( September 22 , 1993 ) 108 killed
- Macedonia Avioimpex Yakovlev 42 Air Disaster ( November 20 , 1993 ) 115 killed
- Philippine Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( December 15 , 1993 ) 27 killed
- Armenia Yugavia Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( December 26 , 1993 ) 35 killed
- Russia Baikal Airlines Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( January 3 , 1994 ) 125 killed (including one on the ground)
- Peru Expresso Aéreo Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( February 25 , 1994 ) 31 killed
- Armenia Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( March 17 , 1994 ) 32 killed
- Russia Aeroflot Airbus A310 Air Disaster ( March 23 , 1994 ) 75 killed
- Japan China Airlines Airbus A300 Air Disaster ( April 26 , 1994 ) 264 killed
- Flight ZD576 Helicopter Air Disaster ( June 2 , 1994 ) 29 killed
- China China Northwest Airlines Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( June 6 , 1994 ) 160 killed
- Afghanistan Dostum-Golboddin Militia Antonov 32 Air Disaster ( June 29 , 1994 ) 50 killed
- Mauritania Air Mauritanie Fokker F-28 Air Disaster ( July 1 , 1994 ) 80 killed
- U.S. USAir DC-9-30 Air Disaster ( July 2 , 1994 ) 37 killed
- Panama Alas Chiricanas Embraer 110 Air Disaster ( July 19 , 1994 ) 21 killed
- Russian Air Force Antonov 12 Air Disaster ( August 4 , 1994 ) 47 killed
- Morocco RAM ATR-42 Air Disaster ( August 21 , 1994 ) 44 killed
- U.S. USAir Boeing 737-300 Air Disaster ( September 8 , 1994 ) 132 killed
- Algeria Oriental Airlines BAC One-Eleven Air Disaster ( September 18 , 1994 ) 34 killed
- Russia Cheremshanka Airlines Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( September 26 , 1994 ) 28 killed
- Iran Iran Asseman Fokker F-28 Air Disaster ( October 12 , 1994 ) 66 killed
- Brazilian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( October 14 , 1994 ) 21 killed
- Russia Aeronika Antonov 12 Air Disaster ( October 29 , 1994 ) 23 killed
- U.S. American Eagle ATR-72 Air Disaster ( October 31 , 1994 ) 68 killed
- Papua-New Guinea MAF DHC-6 Twin Otter Air Disaster ( December 17 , 1994 ) 28 killed
- Zairian Trans Service Airlift Electra Air Disaster ( December 18 , 1994 ) 141 killed
- Turkey THY Boeing 737-400 Air Disaster ( December 29 , 1994 ) 57 killed
- Colombia Intercontinental DC-9-10 Air Disaster ( January 11 , 1995 ) 52 killed
- Romania Tarom Airbus A310 Air Disaster ( March 31 , 1995 ) 60 killed
- Sri Lanka Air Force HS-748 Air Disaster ( April 28 , 1995 ) 45 killed
- Sri Lanka Air Force HS-748 Air Disaster ( April 29 , 1995 ) 52 killed
- Angolan Air Force CASA 212 Air Disaster ( June 17 , 1995 ) 48 killed
- Madagascar Air Force Douglas DC-3 Air Disaster ( July 18 , 1995 ) 34 killed
- El Salvador Aviateca Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( August 10 , 1995 ) 65 killed
- Colombia SATENA CASA 212 Air Disaster ( September 9 , 1995 ) 21 killed
- Sri Lanka Air Force Antonov 32 Air Disaster ( September 12 , 1995 ) 75 killed
- Malaysia Malaysia Airlines Fokker 50 Air Disaster ( September 15 , 1995 ) 34 killed
- Mongolia MIAT Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( September 21 , 1995 ) 42 killed
- U.S. Air Force Boeing 707 Air Disaster ( September 22 , 1995 ) 24 killed
- Argentina LADE Fokker F-27 Air Disaster ( November 8 , 1995 ) 53 killed
- Sri Lanka Air Force Antonov 32 Air Disaster ( November 22 , 1995 ) 62 killed
- Cameroon Cameroon Airlines Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( December 3 , 1995 ) 71 killed
- Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines Tupolev 134 Air Disaster ( December 5 , 1995 ) 52 killed
- Russia Aeroflot Khabarovsk Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( December 7 , 1995 ) 98 killed
- Haiti Air St. Martin Beech 1900 Air Disaster ( December 7 , 1995 ) 20 killed
- Italy Romavia Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( December 13 , 1995 ) 49 killed
- Angola Trans Service Airlift Lockheed L-188 Air Disaster ( December 18 , 1995 ) 141 killed
- Colombia American Airlines Boeing 757 Air Disaster ( December 20 , 1995 ) 160 killed
- Kinshasa Antonov 32 Air Disaster ( January 8 , 1996 ) at least 350 killed (most on the ground)
- Atlantic Ocean Alas Nacionales Boeing 757 Air Disaster ( February 6 , 1996 ) 189 killed
- Sudan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( February 26 , 1996 ) 91 killed
- Peru Faucett Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( February 29 , 1996 ) 123 killed
- Croatia U.S. Air Force Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( April 3 , 1996 ) 35 killed
- Sudan Federal Airlines Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( May 3 , 1996 ) 53 killed
- U.S. ValuJet Airlines DC-9-30 air disaster ( May 11 , 1996 ) 110 killed
- Papua-New Guinea Milne Bay Air DHC-6 Twin Otter Air Disaster ( July 9 , 1996 ) 20 killed
- Netherlands Belgian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( July 15 , 1996 ) 34 killed
- U.S. TWA Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( July 17 , 1996 ) 230 killed
- Norway Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( August 29 , 1996 ) 141 killed
- Netherlands DDA Douglas DC-3 Air Disaster ( September 25 , 1996 ) 32 killed
- Pacific AeroPeru Boeing 757 Air Disaster ( October 2 , 1996 ) 70 killed
- Brazil TAM Fokker 100 Air Disaster ( October 31 , 1996 ) 95 killed
- Nigeria ADC Airlines Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( November 7 , 1996 ) 143 killed
- India Saudi Arabian Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( November 12 , 1996 ) 312 killed
- India Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin 76 Air Disaster ( November 12 , 1996 ) 37 killed
- Comoros Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 Air Disaster ( November 23 , 1996 ) 125 killed
- Russian Air Force Ilyushin 76 Air Disaster ( November 27 , 1996 ) 23 killed
- Indian Air Force HAL-748 Air Disaster ( December 24 , 1996 ) 22 killed
- U.S. Comair-Delta Connection Embraer 120 Air Disaster ( January 9 , 1997 ) 29 killed
- Senegal Air Senegal HS-748 Air Disaster ( February 1 , 1997 ) 23 killed
- Angolan Air Force CASA 212 Air Disaster ( February 2 , 1997 ) 37 killed
- Iran Air Force Lockheed C-130 Air Disaster ( March 13 , 1997 ) 86 killed
- Russia Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( March 18 , 1997 ) 50 killed
- China China Southern Boeing 737-300 Air Disaster ( May 8 , 1997 ) 35 killed
- Democratic Republic Of The Congo Bazair Vickers Viscount Air Disaster ( June 6 , 1997 ) 23 killed
- Cuba Cubana Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( July 11 , 1997 ) 44 killed
- Indonesia Sempati Air Fokker F-27 Air Disaster ( July 17 , 1997 ) 29 killed
- Guam Korean Air Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( August 6 , 1997 ) 228 killed
- Cambodia Vietnam Airlines Tupolev 134 Air Disaster ( September 3 , 1997 ) 65 killed
- Atlantic Ocean German Air Force Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( September 13 , 1997 ) 24 killed
- Indonesia Garuda Airbus A300 Air Disaster ( September 26 , 1997 ) 234 killed
- Uruguay Austral Lineas Aéreas DC-9-30 Air Disaster ( October 10 , 1997 ) 74 killed
- Russian Air Force Antonov 124 Air Disaster ( December 5 , 1997 ) 23 killed
- United Arab Emirates Tajikistan Airlines Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( December 15 , 1997 ) 85 killed
- Greece Aerosweet Yakovlev 42 Air Disaster ( December 17 , 1997 ) 70 killed
- Indonesia Silkair Boeing 737-300 Air Disaster ( December 19 , 1997 ) 104 killed
- Ariana Afghan Airlines Antonov 12 Air Disaster ( January 13 , 1998 ) 51 killed
- Philippines Cebu Pacific Air DC-9-30 Air Disaster ( February 2 , 1998 ) 104 killed
- Sudanese Air Force Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( February 12 , 1998 ) 26 killed
- Taiwan China Airlines Airbus A300 Air Disaster ( February 16 , 1998 ) 196 killed
- Afghanistan Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( March 19 , 1998 ) 45 killed
- Peruvian Air Force Antonov 32 Air Disaster ( March 28 , 1998 ) 21 killed
- Colombia TAME Ecuador Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( April 20 , 1998 ) 53 killed
- Peru Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( May 5 , 1998 ) 74 killed
- Mauretanian Air Force Yunshuji Y-7 Air Disaster ( May 12 , 1998 ) 39 killed
- Lao Aviation Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( May 25 , 1998 ) 26 killed
- Mongolia MIAT Y-12 Air Disaster ( May 26 , 1998 ) 28 killed
- Myanma Airways Fokker F-27 Air Disaster ( August 24 , 1998 ) 36 killed
- Ecuador Cubana Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( August 29 , 1998 ) 70 killed
- Swissair Flight 111 ( September 2 , 1998 ) 229 killed
- Angola Prestavia Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( September 2 , 1998 ) 24 killed
- Morocco Paukn Air BAe-146 Air Disaster ( September 25 , 1998 ) 38 killed
- Sri Lanka LionAir Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( September 29 , 1998 ) 55 killed
- Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( October 10 , 1998 ) 41 killed
- Thai Airways Airbus A310 Air Disaster ( December 11 , 1998 ) 101 killed
- Nicaraguan Air Force Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( January 21 , 1999 ) 28 killed
- China Southwest Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( February 24 , 1999 ) 61 killed
- Sudanese Air Force Antonov 32 Air Disaster ( June 3 , 1999 ) 50 killed
- Argentina LAPA Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( August 31 , 1999 ) 63 killed
- EgyptAir Disaster ( October 31 , 1999 ) 217 killed
- Yugoslavia United Nations ATR-42 Air Disaster ( November 12 , 1999 ) 24 killed
- Portugal SATA Air Açores BAe ATP Air Disaster ( December 11 , 1999 ) 35 killed
- Venezuela Cubana Yakovlev 42 Air Disaster ( December 25 , 1999 ) 22 killed
- Libya Sirte Oil Company Shorts 360 Air Disaster ( January 13 , 2000 ) 22 killed
- Côte d'Ivoire Kenya Airways Airbus A310 air disaster ( January 30 , 2000 ) 169 killed
- Alaska Airlines Flight 261 MD-80 air disaster ( January 31 , 2000 ) 88 killed
- Sri Lankan Air Force Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( March 30 , 2000 ) 40 killed
- Air Philippines Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( April 19 , 2000 ) 131 killed
- Rwanda AF Antonov 8 Air Disaster ( April 19 , 2000 ) 24 killed
- China Wuhan Airlines Yunshuji Y-7 Air Disaster ( June 22 , 2000 ) 42 killed
- India Alliance Air Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( July 17 , 2000 ) 55 killed
- Concorde Disaster ( July 25 , 2000 ) 113 killed (109 passengers and crew, plus 4 on the ground)
- Royal Nepal Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter Air Disaster ( July 27 , 2000 ) 25 killed
- Democratic Republic Of The Congo STAER Airlines Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( August 12 , 2000 ) 27 killed
- Bahrain Gulf Air Airbus A320 Air Disaster ( August 23 , 2000 ) 143 killed
- Georgia Russian Air Force Ilyushin 18 Air Disaster ( October 25 , 2000 ) 83 killed
- Taiwan Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( October 31 , 2000 ) 83 killed
- Angola ACA-Ancargo Air Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( October 31 , 2000 ) 48 killed
- Angola ASA Pesada Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( November 15 , 2000 ) 57 killed
- Venezuela Rutaca Douglas DC-3 Air Disaster ( January 25 , 2001 ) 24 killed
- Florida Air National Guard Shorts 330 Air Disaster ( March 3 , 2001 ) 21 killed
- Turkish Air Force CASA CN235 Air Disaster ( May 16 , 2001 ) 34 killed
- Iran Faraz Qeshm Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( May 17 , 2001 ) 29 killed
- Russia Vladivostokavia Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( July 4 , 2001 ) 145 killed
- September 11, 2001 Attacks 2986 killed (Flights 11 and 175: 92 and 65 killed, plus 2595 in the towers; Flight 77: 64 killed, plus 125 in the Pentagon; Flight 93: 44 killed)
- Michigan Light Plane Crash 4 killed, 2 injured {Link without Title}
- Sibir Airlines Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( October 4 , 2001 ) 78 killed
- Linate Airport Disaster (( October 8 . 2001 )) 118 killed
- Italy SAS 110 MD-80 Air Disaster ( October 8 , 2001 ) 110 killed
- American Airlines Flight 587 Airbus A300 air disaster ( November 12 , 2001 ) 260 killed
- Russia IRS Aero Ilyushin 18 Air Disaster ( November 19 , 2001 ) 27 killed
- Switzerland Crossair BAe-146 Air Disaster ( November 24 , 2001 ) 24 killed
- Colombia Petroproduccion Fairchild FH-227 Air Disaster ( January 17 , 2002 ) 26 killed
- Colombia TAME Ecuador Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( January 28 , 2002 ) 94 killed
- Iran Air Tours Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( February 12 , 2002 ) 119 killed
- South Korea Air China Boeing 767 Air Disaster ( April 15 , 2002 ) 129 killed
- Nigeria EAS Airlines BAC 111 Air Disaster ( May 4 , 2002 ) 71 killed
- China Northern MD-80 Air Disaster ( May 7 , 2002 ) 112 killed
- China Airlines Boeing 747 Air Disaster ( May 25 , 2002 ) 225 killed
- Bashkirskie Avialinii Tupolev 154 Air Disaster ( July 1 , 2002 ) 69 killed
- Central African Republic New Gomair Boeing 707 Air Disaster ( July 4 , 2002 ) 28 killed
- Ukraine Airshow Disaster ( July 27 , 2002 ) 84 killed (all spectators)
- Brazil Rico Linhas Aéreas Embraer 120 Air Disaster ( August 30 , 2002 ) 23 killed
- Luxembourg Luxair Fokker 50 Air Disaster ( November 6 , 2002 ) 20 killed
- Iran Aeromist Kharkiv Antonov 140 Air Disaster ( December 23 , 2002 ) 44 killed
- Turkey THY BAe-146 Air Disaster ( January 8 , 2003 ) 75 killed
- Peru TANS Fokker F-28 Air Disaster ( January 9 , 2003 ) 46 killed
- Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster ( February 1 , 2003 ) 7 killed
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard Ilyushin 76 Air Disaster ( February 19 , 2003 ) 275 killed
- Air Algérie Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( March 6 , 2003 ) 102 killed
- Turkey UM Air Yakovlev 42 Air Disaster ( May 26 , 2003 ) 75 killed
- Sudan Airways Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( July 8 , 2003 ) 116 killed
- Haiti Tropical Airways Let 410 Air Disaster ( August 24 , 2003 ) 21 killed
- Congolese Air Force Antonov 26 Air Disaster ( November 29 , 2003 ) 20 killed
- Benin UTA Boeing 727 Air Disaster ( December 25 , 2003 ) 141 killed
- Egypt Flash Airlines Boeing 737-300 Air Disaster ( January 3 , 2004 ) 148 killed
- Uzbekistan Airways Yakovlev 40 Air Disaster ( January 13 , 2004 ) 37 killed
- U.A.E. Kish Air Fokker 50 Air Disaster ( February 10 , 2004 ) 43 killed
- Brazil Rico Linhas Aéreas Embraer 120 Air Disaster ( May 14 , 2004 ) 33 killed
- Venezuelan Air Force Shorts 360 Air Disaster ( August 21 , 2004 ) 30 killed
- Volga-Aviaexpress Tupolev 134 Air Disaster ( August 24 , 2004 ) 44 killed
- Sibir Airlines Tupolev 154 Air Disaster (flight 1047) ( August 24 , 2004 ) 46 killed
- October 24, 2004 Plane Crash ( October 24 , 2004 ) 8 killed
- China Yunnan Canadair Regional Jet Air Disaster ( November 21 , 2004 ) 53 killed
- Indonesia Lion Airlines MD-80 Air Disaster ( November 30 , 2004 ) 26 killed
- Afghanistan Kam Air Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( February 3 , 2005 ) 104 killed
- Russia Regional Airlines Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( March 16 , 2005 ) 29 killed
- Democratic Republic Of The Congo Victoria Air Antonov 12 Air Disaster ( May 25 , 2005 ) 27 killed
- Equatorial Guinea Equatair Antonov 24 Air Disaster ( July 16 , 2005 ) 60 killed
- Greece Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 Air Disaster ( August 14 , 2005 ) 121 killed
- Venezuela West Caribbean Airways MD-80 Air Disaster ( August 16 , 2005 ) 160 killed
- Peru TANS Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( August 23 , 2005 ) 40 killed
- Indonesia Mandala Airlines Boeing 737-200 Air Disaster ( September 5 , 2005 ) ~143 killed (including 39 on the ground)
- Bellview Airlines Flight 210 ( October 23 , 2005 ) 123 killed
- Iranian Air Force C-130 Crash In Tehran ( December 6 , 2005 ) ~120 killed (including ~26 on the ground)
- Brisbane Light Plane Crash ( January 2 , 2006 ) 5 killed , 2 injured
- St-Hilaire Train Disaster , Canada ( June 29 1864 ) — 99 killed
- The "Angola Horror" train disaster, Angola, New York ( December 18 , 1867 ) - Approximately 80 killed.
- Abergele Train Disaster , United Kingdom ( August 20 1868 ) — 33 killed
- Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster , USA ( December 29 1876 ) — 92 killed, 64 injured
- Tay Bridge Disaster ( December 28 , 1879 ) - 75 killed
- Armagh Rail Disaster , United Kingdom ( June 12 1889 ) — 88 killed
- Sunshine Station Disaster ( April 20 1908 ) — 44 killed, about 400 injured
- Wellington Avalanche , USA ( March 1 1910 ) — 96 killed
- Fréjus Rail Tunnel , France ( December 12 1917 ) — 543 killed
- Hammond Circus Train Wreck , USA ( June 22 1918 ) - 86 people killed
- Great Train Wreck Of 1918 , USA ( July 9 1918 ) — 101 killed, 171 injured
- Genthin , Germany ( December 22 1939 ) — 278 killed, 453 injured
- León , Spain ( January 16 1944 ) — over 500 killed
- Lavano , Italy ( March 3 1944 ) — over 500 killed
- Dwor , Poland ( October 22 1949 ) — over 200 killed
- Harrow And Wealdstone Rail Crash , United Kingdom ( October 8 1952 ) — 112 killed, 340 injured
- Tangiwai Railway Disaster ( December 24 1953 ) — 151 killed
- Guadalajara , Mexico ( April 3 1966 ) — 300 killed
- Montgomery , West Pakistan ( September 29 1957 ) — 250 killed
- Stéblová Train Disaster , Czechoslovakia ( November 16 1960 ) — 118 killed, 110 injured
- Tokyo , Japan ( May 3 1962 ) — 160 killed
- Yokohama Rail Crash , Japan ( November 9 1963 ) — 161 killed
- Laggenweddingen , East Germany ( July 6 1967 ) — around 140 killed
- Granville Railway Disaster , Australia ( January 18 1977 ) — 83 killed
- Bihar Train Disaster , India ( June 6 1981 ) — 286 killed, 300 missing (official, believed to be 900)
- Big Bayou Canot Train Disaster , USA ( September 22 , 1993 ) - 47 killed
- Firozabad , India ( August 20 1995 ) — 358 killed
- Baku , Azerbaijan ( October 28 1955 ) — 337 killed
- Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash , United Kingdom ( October 5 1999 ) — 31 killed, about 400 injured
- Hatfield Rail Crash , United Kingdom ( October 17 2000 ) — 4 killed, 7 injured
- Kaprun Disaster , Austria ( November 11 , 2000 ) — 155 killed
- Potters Bar Rail Crash , United Kingdom ( May 10 2002 ) — 7 killed, 11 injured
- Neyshabur Disaster , India ( February 18 2004 ) — about 300 killed
- Madrid Train Terror Attacks , Spain ( March 11 2004 ) — 191 killed, 1,460 injured
- Ryongchon Disaster , North Korea ( April 22 2004 ) — 150 killed, 1,249 injured
- ''Queen Of The Sea'' Train Disaster , Sri Lanka ( December 26 2004 ) — about 1700 killed
See also: List Of Rail Accidents
''See also: List Of Shipwrecks ''
- '' Lexington '' fire ( January 13 , 1840 ) — 139 deaths
- '' Tayleur '' sinking ( January 21 , 1854 ) — 380 deaths
- '' Central America '' sinking ( September 11 , 1857 ) — about 425 deaths
- '' Lady Elgin '' sinking ( September 7 , 1860 ) — about 400 deaths
- '' Sultana '' explosion ( April 27 , 1865 ) — about 1,700 deaths
- '' Atlantic '' sinking ( April 1 , 1873 ) — 546 deaths
- '' Deutschland '' grounding ( December 6 , 1875 ) — 157 deaths
- USS Maine (ACR-1) explosion ( February 15 , 1898 ) — 266 deaths (260 killed directly, 6 as a result of injuries afterwards)
- '' General Slocum '' fire ( June 15 , 1904 ) — 1,021 deaths
- SS ''Norge'' sinking, Rockall June 28 , 1904 — 635 deaths
- ''Titanic'' sinking ( April 15 , 1912 ) — 1,496–1,523 deaths
- RMS ''Empress Of Ireland'' sinking ( May 30 , 1914 ) — 1,012 deaths
- HMS ''Bulwark'' internal explosion ( November 26 , 1914) — 738 deaths
- ''Lusitania'' sinking ( May 7 , 1915 ) — 1,195–1,198 deaths
- '' Eastland '' sinking ( July 24 , 1915 ) — 845 deaths
- SS Connemara Sea Disaster aka Carlingford Lough Disaster ( November 16 , 1916 ); 97 deaths
- HMHS Britannic sinking ( November 21 , 1916 ) — 1,036 saved
- SS ''Mendi'' , Troopship struck by SS ''Darro'', off Isle Of Wight , February 21 1917 — 646 deaths
- HMS ''Vanguard'' internal explosion ( July 9 , 1917 ) — 677 deaths
- RMS Leinster , torpedoed October 10 1918 in the Irish Sea — 501 lives
- Princess Sophia (steamer) , sinking October 25 1918 near Juneau Alaska all hands lost, 353 passengers and crew
- '' Iolaire '' sinking ( January 1 , 1919 ) — at least 205 deaths
- '' Valbanera '' sinking ( September 9 , 1919 ) — 488 deaths
- ''Morro Castle'' fire ( September 8 , 1934 ) — 137 deaths
- HMT ''Lancastria'' sinking ( June 17 , 1940 ) — 2,000–5,000 deaths
- '' SS Caribou '' sunk by German U-boat (October, 1942 ) — 135 deaths
- '' Tango Maru '' sinking ( February 25 , 1944 ) — about 3,000 deaths
- '' Ryusei Maru '' sinking ( June 29 , 1944 ) — 4,998 deaths
- '' Toyama Maru '' sinking ( June 29 , 1944 ) — about 5,600 deaths
- '' Koshu Maru '' sinking ( August 3 , 1944 ) — about 1,540 deaths
- '' Junyo Maru '' sinking ( September 18 , 1944 ) — about 5,620 deaths
- '' Rigel '' sunk by British bombers, Norway, November 27 , 1944 — 2,465–2,571 deaths
- '' Wilhelm Gustloff '' sinking ( January 30 , 1945 ) — about 9,000–10,000 deaths (believed to be worst ship disaster ever)
- '' Steuben '' sinking ( February 9 , 1945 ) — about 4,000–4,500 deaths
- ''Goya'' sinking ( April 16 , 1945 ) — more than 7,000 deaths
- '' Cap Arcona '' sinking ( May 3 , 1945 ) — about 7,000 to 8,000 deaths together with ''Thielbek'' and ''Athen''
- '' Thielbek '' sinking ( May 3 , 1945 ); about 2,750 deaths
- ''Noronic'' fire ( September 17 , 1949 ) — 118 to 139 deaths
- ''Princess Victoria'' sinking ( January 31 , 1953 ) — 132 deaths
- ''Toya Maru'' sinking ( September 26 , 1954 ) — 1,155 deaths
- ''Novorossiysk'' sinking ( 29 October 1955 ) — 608 deaths
- SS ''Andrea Doria'' sinking ( July 26 , 1956 ) — about 45 deaths
- ''Lakonia'' fire ( December 22 , 1963 ) — 128 deaths
- ''Heraklion'' sinking ( December 7 , 1966 ) — 230+ deaths
- ''Yarmouth Castle'' fire ( November 13 , 1965 ) — 90 deaths
- ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' sinking ( November 10 , 1975 ) — 29 deaths
- ''Betelgeuse'' fire and explosion in Bantry Bay ( January 8 1979 ) — 51 deaths
- ''Admiral Nakhimov'' sinking ( August 31 , 1986 ) — 398 deaths
- '' Herald Of Free Enterprise '' ( March 6 , 1987 ) — 193 deaths
- '' Doña Paz '' sinking ( December 21 , 1987 ) — officially, 1,565 deaths
- M/S ''Scandinavian Star'' fire ( April 7 , 1990 ) — 159 deaths
- M/S ''Estonia'' sinking ( September 28 , 1994 ) — 852 deaths
- ''Kursk'' sinking ( August 12 , 2000 ) — 118 deaths
- '' Joola '' sinking ( September 26 , 2002 ) — about 1,800 deaths
- '' Al Salam Boccaccio 98 '' ( February 2 , 2006 ) — 1,018 deaths
- '' Djibouti Ferry Accident '' ( April 6 , 2006 ) — 113 deaths
- A Dynamite truck blew up in Thailand , 150+ killed ( February 15 , 1945 )
- 7 Ammunition trucks explode in Colombia , 1,200 killed ( August 7 , 1956 )
- Two Truck s collided in Togo , 125+ killed ( December 6 , 1965 )
- A bus drove into an Irrigation Canal in Egypt , 127 killed ( August 9 , 1973 )
- A Suspension Bridge collapsed in Nepal , 148 killed ( November 23 , 1974 )
- A Gasoline Tanker exploded in Spain , 120+ killed ( July 11 , 1978 )
- A Gasoline Tanker exploded in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan , 2,000+ killed ( November 3 , 1982 )
- Bus Accident At Carrollton, Kentucky In 1988
- A bus hit a bridge in Kenya , 106 killed (December, 1992 )
- An Explosion created a hole, in which 100 cars fell in South Korea , 110 killed ( April 28 , 1995 )
- A Gasoline Tanker hit cars and exploded in Nigeria , 150+ killed ( November 4 2000 )
- A Bus collided with a gasoline truck and exploded in India , 30+ killed ( December 28 2005 )
An attack with much Collateral Damage may be considered a disaster, such as the attack on KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff , 1945 , the worst or perhaps second worst maritime incident in history (after Cap Arcona in two vessels), in terms of loss of life in a single vessel (see also note at the end of the article RMS Titanic ).
- Sint-Elisabethsvloed (1421) , Holland ( November 18 - November 19 , 1421 )
- Sea dike breach of November 1 , 1530 , which flooded part of Holland and killed 400,000.
- Great Sheffield Flood , Sheffield , England ( March 11 , 1864 )
- Johnstown Flood , Johnstown , Pennsylvania ( May 31 , 1889 )
- St. Francis Dam disaster, Los Angeles , California ( March 12 , 1928 )
- North Sea Flood Of 1953 , United Kingdom and The Netherlands ( January 31 - February 1 , 1953 )
- Vajont Dam disaster, Longarone , Italy ( October 9 , 1963 )
- Banqiao Dam disaster, Henan Province , China ( August 8 1975 )
- Effect Of Hurricane Katrina On New Orleans , US ( August 29 2005 )
- Torrey Canyon oil spill in the English Channel ( March 18 , 1967 )
- Love Canal , Niagara Falls, New York ( 1970s )
- Buffalo Creek Disaster , West Virginia, USA, 1972
- Seveso Disaster , Italy , 1976
- Sverdlovsk Anthrax Leak , USSR ( April 2 , 1979 ) 64 killed, potential catastrophe
- Bhopal Disaster , Bhopal , India ( December 3 , 1984 ), the world's worst industrial accident
- Exxon Valdez Oil Spill , Prince William Sound ( March 24 , 1989 )
- Prestige Oil Spill , off the Spanish coast, ( November 13 , 2002 )
- Hartley Colliery Disaster , Northumberland , England, 204 killed Jan 16 1862
- The Oaks Explosion , Barnsley, Yorkshire, Dec 12 1866
- 1887 Nanaimo Mine Explosion , Nanaimo , BC , Canada ( May 3 , 1887 ) 150 killed
- Brunner , New Zealand , 67 killed (March, 1896 )
- Scofield, Utah , United States , 200 killed ( May 1 , 1900 )
- Fraterville Mine Disaster , Tennessee , United States , 184 killed (May, 1902 )
- 1902 January 31 , El Hondo Coal Mine, 135 killed, Coahuila , Mexico
- Hanna, Wyoming , United States , Union Pacific Coal Company , Mine No. 1, 234 killed ( June 30 , 1903 )
- Courrières Mine Disaster , Courrière , France , 1099 killed (March, 1906 )
- Monongah Mine Disaster , Monongah, West Virginia , United States, 362 killed (December, 1907 ) (Worst mine disaster in the U.S.)
- Coal Mine, Mina Rosita Vieja Disaster , San Juan De Sabinas , Coahuila , Mexico , 200 killed in the #2 Shaft, ( February 27 , 1908 ), Mexico's worst coal mine disaster.
- 1908 September 30 , Palaú Coal Mine, 100 killed, Coahuila , Mexico
- Burns Pit Disaster , Stanley, County Durham , England , 160+ killed ( February 16 , 1909 )
- Cherry Mine Disaster Cherry, Illinois , United States, 259 killed ( November 13 , 1909 )
- Dawson, New Mexico , United States, 263 killed (October, 1913 )
- Senghenydd Colliery Disaster , Cardiff, Wales , 439 killed ( October 14 , 1913 )
- Hillcrest Mine Disaster , Hillcrest, Alberta , Canada , 189 killed ( June 19 , 1914 ). Canada's worst mine disaster
- Millfield Mine Disaster , Millfield, Ohio , 82 killed ( November 5 , 1930 )
- Gresford, Wrexham , 266 killed (September 1934 )
- Red Jacket Coal Company, Keen Mountain, Virginia , 54 killed ( April 22 , 1938 )
- Bartley , McDowell County, West Virginia , USA , Pocahontas Coal Company Pond Creek No. 1 mine explosion, 91 killed ( January 10 , 1940 )
- Centralia, Illinois , 111 killed ( March 25 , 1947 )
- West Frankfort, Illinois , 119 killed ( December 21 , 1951 )
- Springhill Mining Disaster , Springhill , Nova Scotia , Canada, 74 killed ( October 23 , 1958 )
- Luisenthal Mine Disaster (near Völklingen ), Germany ( February 7 , 1962 ), 299 killed
- Lengede Mine disaster, Germany ( October 24 , 1963 ), 29 killed, 11 men rescued two weeks later ("Das Wunder von Lengede" - The Lengede Miracle)
- Aberfan disaster, Wales , 1966 , 144 killed.
- Mannington Mine Disaster (sometimes referred to as the Farmington Mine disaster), Mannington, West Virginia , United States, ( November 20 , 1968 ), 4 men survived, 78 died.
- Mina De Barroterán Coal Mine Disaster , Coahuila , Mexico , ( March 31 , 1969 ), 176 died. Mexico's second worst coal mine disaster.
- Buffalo Creek Flood , Logan County, West Virginia , United States , 125 killed ( February 26 , 1972 )
- Sunshine Mine Disaster , Kellogg, Idaho , United States, 91 killed (May, 1972 )
- Westray Mine disaster, Plymouth , Nova Scotia , Canada ( May 9 , 1992 )
- Liaoning Mine Disaster , Fuxin , People's Republic Of China ( February 14 , 2005 ), 210 reported killed.
- 2006 January 2 , Sago Coal Mine in Tallmansville, West Virginia, USA, 13 trapped miners for nearly two days, An Explosion Causes The Death Of 12 Miners , only one survivor Randall McCloy .
- 2006 January 19 , Aracoma Coal Alma No. 1 mine in Melville, Logan County, West Virginia, USA, two miners died in a conveyor belt fire.
- 2006 February 19 , Pasta De Conchos Coal Mine , San Juan De Sabinas , Coahuila , México, huge gas concentration leads to an explosion caused cracks and collapsing of the structure of the mining tunnels, therefore 65 miners were trapped more than 1 mile below the ground level, after more than 100 hours of rescue attempts there are no signs of success.
- Mobile Magazine Explosion , Mobile, Alabama , USA ( May 25 , 1865 ) about 300 killed
- Halifax Explosion , Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada ( December 6 , 1917 ) 1,635 killed
- Oppau Explosion , Oppau , Germany ( September 21 , 1921 ), about 565 killed
- New London School Explosion , New London, Texas , USA ( March 18 , 1937 ) about 300 killed
- The Bombay Blasts , Victoria Dock Bombay , India ( April 14 , 1944 ) about 800 killed
- The Port Chicago Explosion , California, USA ( July 17 1944 ) 320 killed
- Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion , Cleveland, Ohio ( October 20, 1944 ) killed 130 people and destroyed a one square mile area on Cleveland's east side.
- Texas City Explosion , Texas City, Texas , USA ( April 16 , 1947 ) 581 killed
- BLEVE at a refinery in Feyzin , Isère , France ( January 4 , 1966 ) 18 killed
- Flixborough Disaster , North Lincolnshire , England ( June 1 1974 ) 28 killed
- Ortuella School Gas Explosion , Ortuella , Spain ( October 23 1980 ) 51 killed
- LPG BLEVE in San Juan Ixhuatepec , México State , Mexico ( November 19 , 1984 ) 500 killed
- Piper Alpha Explosion , North Sea , Scotland , ( July 6 1988 ) 167 killed (including 2 rescuers)
- Phillips Petroleum Co. Isobutane UVCE in Pasadena, Texas , USA ( October 23 , 1989 ) 23 killed
- Sewer Explotions In Reforma Zone , Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico ( April 22 , ( 1992 ) 296 killed
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) LPG UVCE in Visakhapatnam , India ( September 14 , 1997 ) 58 killed {Link without Title}
- Lagos Armoury Explosion , Lagos , Nigeria , ( January 27 2002 ), 1,100 killed
- 2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal Fire , Buncefield , Hertfordshire , England , 11 December 2005 No-one killed, but massive amount of damage, and many businesses affected.
''Main article: List Of Historic Fires ''
- Final destruction of the Library Of Alexandria , 391 AD
- Great Fire Of London , London , England ( September 2 - September 5 1666 )
- Great Chicago Fire , Chicago, Illinois ( October 8 , 1871 ) estimated 200-300 killed
- Peshtigo Fire , Peshtigo, Wisconsin ( October 8 , 1871 ) estimated 1,200-2,500 killed
- The Great Fire Of 1892 , St. John's, Newfoundland , ( July 8 , 1892 )
- Cocoanut Grove Fire , Boston, Massachusetts ( November 28 , 1942 ) 492 killed
- Hartford Circus Fire , Hartford, Connecticut ( July 6 , 1944 ) probably 168 killed
- Summerland Disaster , Isle Of Man ( August 2 , 1973 ) 51 killed
- Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire , Southgate, Kentucky ( May 28 , 1977 ) 165 killed
- Stardust Disaster , Dublin , Ireland ( February 14 , 1981 ) 48 killed
- Bradford City Disaster , Bradford , England ( May 11 , 1985 ) 56 killed
- Happyland Fire , The Bronx , New York City ( 1990 ) 87 killed
- Oakland Hills Firestorm , Oakland and Berkeley, California , ( October 20 , 1991 ) 25 killed
- Branch Davidian compound, near Waco, Texas ( 1993 ) 80 killed
- Kaprun Disaster , Kaprun , Austria ( November 11 , 2000 ) 155 killed
- Canberra Bushfires Of 2003 , Canberra , Australia , ( January 18 , 2003 ) 4 killed
- The Station Nightclub Fire , West Warwick, Rhode Island ( 2003 ) 100 killed
- Collapse of Sneferu 's Pyramid at Meidum , ca. 2600 BC
- The Boston Molasses Disaster , Boston, Massachusetts ( January 15 1919 ) 21 killed
- Burnden Park Disaster , Bolton , Lancashire , England ( March 9 1946 ) 33 killed
- Great Smog Of 1952 , London , England about 12,000 killed
- 24 Hours Of Le Mans Disaster , France , ( June 11 , 1955 ) 87 killed
- Aberfan Disaster , Merthyr Tydfil , Wales ( October 21 , 1966 ) 144 killed
- Second Ibrox Disaster , Glasgow , Scotland ( January 2 , 1971 ) 66 killed
- Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse , Kansas City, Missouri ( July 17 1981 ) 114 killed
- Heysel Stadium Disaster , Brussels , Belgium ( May 29 , 1985 ) 39 killed
- Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal Bridge Collapse , Butterworth, Penang , Malaysia ( July 31 , 1988 ) 32 killed
- Hillsborough Disaster , Sheffield , England ( April 15 , 1989 ) 96 killed
- Highland Towers Collapse , Ampang , Malaysia ( December 11 , 1993 ) 48 killed
- Sampoong Department Store Collapse , Seoul , South Korea ( June 29 , 1995 ) 501 killed
- Enschede Fireworks Disaster , Enschede , Netherlands ( May 13 , 2000 ) 22 killed
- P36 Offshore Oil Platform Sinking , South Atlantic , Brazil (March, 2001 ) 11 killed
- Al-Aaimmah Bridge Stampede , Baghdad , Iraq ( August 31 2005 ) about 1,000 killed
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