Disasters timeline
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Tokyo Gas Attack
On Monday March 20, 1995, five members of Aum Shinrikyo launched a chemical attack on the Tokyo Metro, one of the world's busiest commuter... Read more
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Taegu Gas Explosion
At about 7:30 a.m., during a busy rush hour, a large explosion rumbled beneath the streets, blasting the metal sheets high into the air. Flames... Read more
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Vaal Reef Gold Mine Elevator Disaster
Deep, dirty, and dangerous - the life of a South African goldminer is often short and brutal. More than 69,000 miners were killed in work-related... Read more
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Sampoong Department Store Collapse
By the mid-1990s, Sampoong had become one of the most fashionable and expensive department stores in the city. The Korean business and political... Read more
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Chicago Heat Wave of 1995
The heat wave in July 1995 in Chicago was one of the worst weather-related disasters in Illinois history with approximately 525 deaths over a 5-day... Read more
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Firozabad Rail Disaster
A collision between two trains in northern India kills 358 people on this day in 1995. It was the worst train accident in the country’s history,... Read more
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Baku Metro Fire
A disastrous fire in the subway of Baku, the capitol of Azerbaijan, occured on Saturday the 28th of October 1995. The fire caused the death of 289... Read more
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American Airlines Flight 965 Crashes into Mountain
American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757 registered N651AA, was a scheduled flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida to Alfonso... Read more
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Air Africa Plane Crashes into Street Market
On 6 January 1996 an overloaded Air Africa or African Air Antonov An-32B jet leased from Moscow Airways destined for Kahemba Airport failed to... Read more
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Birgenair Flight 301 Crashes into Carribean after Autopilot Failure
Birgenair Flight 301 was a Puerto Plata-Gander-Berlin-Frankfurt flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas Nacionales ("National... Read more
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Crash of Faucett Flight 251 Kills 123 in Peru
Faucett Flight 251 was a flight that crashed on February 29, 1996, while on approach to Rodriguez Ballon Airport in Arequipa, Peru. The airplane... Read more
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Ozone Disco Club Fire
The Ozone Disco Pub in suburban Manila, the site of a fire that killed at least 150 people, had been approved for occupancy by no more than 35... Read more
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In-Flight Fire to Blame for ValuJet Flight 592 Crash
The 27-year-old DC-9 aircraft used on this route was previously owned by Delta Air Lines. Flight 592 took off after a delay of 1 hour and 4 minutes... Read more
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TWA Flight 800 Explodes in Mid-air
On the day of the crash the airplane departed Athens, Greece, as TWA Flight 881, and arrived at the gate at JFK about 4:38 PM. Upon arrival at JFK,... Read more
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Mateo Flores Stadium Disaster
Soccer fans stampeded before a World Cup qualifying match, crushing and smothering one another in panic in one of the worst sports tragedies in... Read more
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Fourteen-Story Apartment Building Collapses in Cairo, Egypt
A 14-story apartment building collapsed in Cairo Sunday, killing at least four people. More than 100 people were still missing. Rescue workers... Read more
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Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 and Air Kazakhstan Flight 1907 Collide in Mid-Air
The 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision occurred on 12 November 1996 when Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 (SVA 763), a Boeing 747-168B en route... Read more
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Garley Building Fire
The death toll in Hong Kong's worst building fire rose to 39 yesterday, as it was revealed that a welder's spark was most probably to blame for the... Read more
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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is Hijacked
''I pushed back my trolley and told the other girl to stop serving drinks,'' she said today. ''The terrorists said for everyone to be seated. They... Read more
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Uphaar Cinema Fire
At least 59 people, including 16 children, are feared killed and over 200 injured in a major fire at the multi-storeyed Uphaar cinema hall, Green... Read more
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Korean Air Flight 801 Crashes into Nimitz Hill on Guam
Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) crashed on August 6, 1997 on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam (a United States... Read more
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Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 Crashes in Low Visibility
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 (GA152, GIA152) was a scheduled domestic Indonesian passenger flight from Jakarta to Medan Sumatra operated by state... Read more
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SilkAir Flight 185 Crash
Eighteen months after the crash of a Silk Air jet in Indonesia, families of the 103 passengers and crew who died are still waiting for an official... Read more
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Cavalese Cable Car Disaster
The Cavalese cable car disaster of 1998 (as distinct from a cable car disaster in the same location in 1976), occurred on 3 February 1998 near the... Read more
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China Airlines Flight 676 Crashes into Taiwanese Residential Neighborhood
China Airlines Flight 676 (CAL676, CI676) crashed into a road and residential area near Taoyuan County's Chiang Kai-shek International Airport,... Read more