Disasters timeline
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Pakistan Airbus A321 Crash
An airblue Airbus A321 crashed into the hills overlooking Islamabad, Pakistan, in rainy weather Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board,... Read more
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Timelines Inc Launches 'Disaster of the Day' iPhone App
THINK YOU'RE HAVING A BAD DAY? Disaster of the Day presents over 500 disasters, both man-made and natural, curated from events on Timelines.com,... Read more
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Henan Airlines Flight 8387 Crash
Rescuers saved 48 of 91 people aboard a Henan Airlines plane that overshot a runway and burst into flames Tuesday in the northeast Chinese city of... Read more
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San Bruno Pipeline Explosion
A San Bruno man who suffered serious injuries when a gas line exploded and spread flames through the Crestmoor neighborhood died Monday, making him... Read more
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2010 Sumatra Earthquake
The combined death toll from the twin tsunami and earthquake disasters which struck Indonesia within 24 hours has risen to more than 300,... Read more
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2010 Eruption of Mount Merapi
Rescuers scoured the slopes of Indonesia's most volatile volcano for survivors Wednesday after it was rocked by an eruption which killed at least... Read more
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West Bengal Ferry Sinking
Rescuers were battling to find survivors on Saturday after an overcrowded ferry capsized and sank in a river in eastern India, leaving at least 16... Read more
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Aero Caribbean Flight 883 Crash
Aero Caribbean Flight 883 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Havana, Cuba, via Santiago de Cuba. On 4... Read more
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Phnom Penh Stampede
Thousands of Cambodians were on the streets to mark the end of the festival when the crowd rushed onto a bridge connecting the capital city to an... Read more
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Mount Carmel Forest Fire
A 14-year-old boy from the Carmel region admitted Monday to throwing a piece of burning coal into the forest and causing what later became the... Read more
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Christmas Island Boat Disaster
The death toll from the Christmas Island shipwreck could rise as high as 50, Prime Minister Julia Gillard confirmed today. Ms Gillard told a... Read more
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Floods and Landslides Kill Hundreds in Rio de Janeiro (State)
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 270 people in southern Brazil, and the death toll is expected to rise... Read more
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400 Dead in Brazilian Flooding and Mudslides
The death toll from Brazil's mudslides in the mountain towns north of Rio rose to 381 today, reports AP. That figure is expected to rise still more... Read more
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Death Toll Rises to Over 500 in Brazil Landslides and Floods
Torrential rains continued to pour down on Brazil’s Serrana region today, fueling floods and mudslides that have now killed at least 529 people—a... Read more
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Break in Rain Allows Airlift to Reach Brazilian Mudslide Victims
A break in near-constant rain today allowed Brazilian rescue helicopters to deliver desperately needed food and water to neighborhoods buried under... Read more
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8.9 Earthquake, Tsunami Slams Japanese Coast
A tsunami rammed the coast of Japan following a powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake that violently shook buildings in Tokyo and sent panicked... Read more
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Phase 4 of Air France 447 Search and Recovery Operation Discovers Large Portions of Plane on Ocean Floor
Unmanned submarines have found the bodies of some passengers who died when an Air France plane crashed off Brazil in 2009, as well as wreckage from... Read more
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One-Year Anniversary of Gulf Oil Spill
A year after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, small businesses in the Gulf region are still struggling with fewer customers and an uncertain... Read more
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Lambert-St. Louis International Airport 2011 Tornado
Clean-up crews worked to clear debris Saturday at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport after a tornado hit Friday night, causing damage... Read more
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EF5 Rated Tornado Strikes Joplin, MO, Causing Mass Destruction
A massive tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri, killing at least 89 people and carving a mile-wide path of destruction through the city. The... Read more
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Pope Prays for Joplin Tornado Victims
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday assured survivors of the deadliest tornado in the United States since 1950 that he was close to them spiritually and... Read more
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Officials Release List of Missing Following Joplin Tornado
The death toll from the monster tornado that tore through Joplin on Sunday has climbed to 132. City spokeswoman Lynn Onstot confirmed the new... Read more
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US Senator Roy Blunt Asks Federal Government to Fully Reimburse Joplin Disaster Relief Costs
“I spoke to Secretary Napolitano earlier this week and strongly urged that the reimbursement rate for Joplin also be 100 percent. The traditional... Read more
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Wallow Fire Begins
Since May 29, when the fire began, efforts to contain it have failed due to high heat and strong winds, at times up to 35 mph, that carried flames... Read more
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French Gendarmerie Reports More Than 75 Bodies Recoverd from Air France Flight 447 Wreckage
The French gendarmerie says that 75 more bodies have been pulled from the Atlantic Ocean in the past week, nearly two years after the crash of an... Read more