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List of accidents and disasters by death toll
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll It
toll. 4. 346 – Turkish Airlines Flight 981 (Paris, 1974)
shows the number of fatalities associated with various 5. 329 – Air India Flight 182 (Atlantic Ocean, South of
explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine dis- Ireland, 1985)
asters, and other notable accidents. This list does not in- 6. 302 – 2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash (Iran, 2003)
clude war or other violent acts. For these see List of bat- 7. 301 – Saudia Flight 163 (Riyadh, 1980)
tles and other violent events by death toll 8. ~300 – Air Africa Antonov An-32 (Kinshasa, 1996)
9. 290 – Iran Air Flight 655 (Persian Gulf, 1988)
10. 273 – American Airlines Flight 191 (Chicago, 1979)
Animal attacks 11. 269 – Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (Sea of Japan, 1983)
Main article: Man-eater 12. 265 – American Airlines Flight 587 (New York City,
1. 436 – Champawat Tiger (India) 2001)
2. 400 – Leopard of Panar (Northern India) 13. 264 – China Airlines Flight 140 (Nagoya, 1994)
3. 200+ – Gustave (crocodile) (Burundi) 14. 261 – Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 (Jeddah, 1991)
4. 150 – Leopard of the Central Provinces (Central 15. 257 – Air New Zealand Flight 901 (Antarctica, 1979)
Provinces of India) 16. 256 – Arrow Air Flight 1285 (Gander, Newfoundland,
5. 135 – Tsavo maneaters (Kenya) 1985)
6. 125+ – Leopard of Rudraprayag (India) 17. 235 – Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 (Indonesia, 1997)
7. 113 – Beast of Gévaudan (France) 18. 230 – TWA Flight 800 (Long Island, 1996)
8. 50+ – Tigers of Chowgarh (India) 19. 229 – Swissair Flight 111 (Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1998)
9. 42 – Leopard of Gummalapur (India) 20. 228 – Air France Flight 447 (Atlantic Ocean, 2009)
10. 40 - Wolves of Paris (France) 21. 228 – Korean Air Flight 801 (Guam, 1997)
11. 22 – Kirov wolf attacks (Russia) 22. 225 – China Airlines Flight 611 (Penghu Islands, 2002)
12. 22 – Wolves of Turku (Finland) 23. 223 – Lauda Air Flight 004 (Thailand, 1991)
13. 18 – Wolves of Périgord (France) 24. 217 – EgyptAir Flight 990 (off the coast of Nantucket,
14. 17 – Wolves of Ashta (India) 1999)
15. 15 – Tigress of Jowlagiri (Jowlagiri) 25. 213 – Air India Flight 855 (India, 1978)
16. 13 – Wolves of Hazaribagh (India) 26. 202 – China Airlines Flight 676 (Taipei, 1998)
17. 12 – Wolf of Gysinge (Sweden) 27. 200 – Aeroflot Flight 7425 (Uzbekistan, USSR, 1985)
18. 12 – Sloth bear of Mysore (India) 28. 199 – TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (São Paulo, Brazil,
19. 7 – Tiger of Mundachipallam (South India) 2007)
20. 7 – Sankebetsu brown bear incident (Japan) 29. 191 – Martinair Flight 138 (Maskeliya, Sri Lanka,
21. 7 - Black Mamba 1974)
22. 4 – Wolf of Soissons (France) 30. 189 – Birgenair Flight 301 (Dominican Republic, 1996)
23. 4 – Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 (North New 31. 188 – Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 (Immouzer,
Jersey) Morocco, 1975)
24. 3 – Leopard of the Yellagiri Hills (Southern Railway) 32. 184 – Icelandic Airlines Flight LL 001 (Katunayake, Sri
25. Dubious – Burmese Saltwater Crocodiles (Ramree, Lanka, 1978)
Burma, February 19, 1945) 33. 183 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 (Warsaw, 1987)
26. Unknown – Wolf of Ansbach (Holy Roman Empire) 34. 181 – Avianca Flight 011 (Barajas Airport, Spain,
27. Unknown – USS Indianapolis Shark Attacks 1983)
(Philippines Sea) 35. 180 – Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 (Corsica,
1981)
36. 178 – Aeroflot Flight 3352, (Omsk, Russia, October
Aviation 1984)[citation needed]
Main article: Aviation accidents and incidents 37. 176 – Surinam Airways Flight PY764 (Surinam, 1989)
This list is incomplete 38. 176 – 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision (Yugoslavia,
1. 583 – Tenerife airport disaster (Tenerife, 1977) 1976)
2. 520 – Japan Airlines Flight 123 (Japan, 1985) 39. 176 – Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 (Nigeria, 1973)
3. 349 – 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision (India, 40. 174 – Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 (Krasnaya Polyana,
1996) Russia, 1972)
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41. 170 – Pulkovo Airlines Flight 612 (Ukraine, 2006) 76. 143 – ADC Airlines Flight 086, (outskirt of Lagos,
42. 170 – Cubana de Aviación flight 1281 (Havana, 3 Nigeria, November 1996)
September 1989) 77. 141 – China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 (Guilin,
43. 170 – UTA Flight 772 (Sahara Desert, 1989) China) (24 November 1992)
44. 169 – Kenya Airways Flight 431 (Côte d’Ivoire, 2000) 78. 141 – Trans Service Airlift Lockheed L-188 crash
45. 168 – Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 (Tehran, Iran, (Cahungula, Angola, 18 December 1995)
2009) 79. 141 – Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 (Svalbard,
46. 167 – PIA Flight 268 (Nepal, 1992) Norway, August 29, 1996)
47. 167 – Mexicana Flight 940 (Mexico, 1986) 80. 141 – UTA Flight 141 (Cotonou, Benin, December
48. 162 – All Nippon Airways Flight 58/JSDF F-86 fighter 2003)[citation needed]
jet (Shizukuishi, Japan, 30 July 1971) 81. 137 – Vasp Flight 168 (Ceará, Brazil, 1982)
49. 160 – China Northwest Airlines flight 2303 (Near 82. 136 – Delta Air Lines Flight 191 (Dallas, Texas, 1985)
Xian, China, 6 June 1994) 83. 134 – 1960 New York air disaster (New York City,
50. 160 – West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 (Venezuela, 1960)
2005) 84. 133 – All Nippon Airways Flight 60 (Tokyo Bay, Japan,
51. 159 – American Airlines Flight 965 (Colombia, 1995) 4 February 1966)
52. 159 – Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103, (Tripoli, Libya, 85. 132 – USAir Flight 427 (Beaver County, Pennsylvania,
December 1992) 8 September 1994)
53. 159 – South African Airways Flight 295 (Indian 86. 132 – SAM Colombia Flight 505, (Medelin, Colombia,
Ocean, 1987) May 1993)
54. 158 – Air India Express Flight 812 (India, 2010) 87. 132 – Aeroflot Flight 8641 (Mazyr, Belarus, 28 June
55. 156 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (Romulus, 1982)[1]
Michigan, 1987) 88. 131 – Air Philippines Flight 541 (Davao City,
56. 156 – PIA Flight 740 (Saudi Arabia, 1979) Philippines, 2000)
57. 156 – Interflug Flight DM-SEA (East Germany, 14 89. 131 – TAP Portugal Flight 425 (Madeira Airport,
August 1972) Portugal, November 1977)
58. 155 – Spantax Flight 275 (Tenerife, 3 December 1972) 90. 130 – Indian Airlines Flight 113, Ahmedabad, India
59. 155 – Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident (Saigon, 4 April 91. 130 – Chateau de Sully charter flight, (Paris, France,
1975) June 3, 1962)
60. 155 – Viasa Flight 742, (Maracaibo, Venezuela, March 92. 129 – US Air Force C-124 Globemaster II (Tachikawa
1969) Air Force Base, Tokyo, Japan, June 1953)
61. 154 – Turkish Airlines Flight 452, (Isparta, Turkey, 93. 128 – Air China Flight 129 (Busan, South Korea, 2002)
1976) 94. 128 – 1980 Iran Air Boeing 727 airplane crash (Alborz
62. 154 – Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 (Brazil, Mountains, Iran, 21 January 1980)
2006) 95. 128 – Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 (Guangzhou,
63. 154 – Spanair Flight 5022 (Madrid, Spain, 2008) China, 1990)
64. 153 – Pan Am Flight 759 (Louisiana, 1982) 96. 128 – 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision (Arizona,
65. 152 – Airblue Flight 202 (Pakistan, 2010) June 1956)[citation needed]
66. 152 – Yemenia Flight 626 (Indian Ocean, 30 June 97. 127 – Tan-Sahsa Flight 414 (Tegucigalpa, Honduras,
2009) 1989)
67. 148 – Iberia Airlines Flight 610, (Bilbao, Spain, 1985) 98. 126 – Czech Airlines Flight 542, (Damascus, Syria,
68. 148 – Flash Airlines Flight 604, (Sharm el-Sheikh, August, 1975)
2004) 99. 125 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 (Comoros Islands,
69. 146 – Dan-Air Flight 1008, (Tenerife, 1980) 1996)
70. 145 – Vladivostok Air Flight 352 (Budarovka, Russia, 100. 124 – S7 Airlines Flight 778 (Irkutsk, Russia, 2006)
4 July 2001) 101. 124 – BOAC Flight 911, (Mount Fuji, Japan, 1966)
71. 144 – PSA Flight 182/Cessna 172, (San Diego, 102. 124 – Baikal Air Flight 130, (Irkutsk, Russia, January
California, 25 September 1978) 1994)
72. 144 – Independent Air Flight 1851 (Santa Maria, 103. 123 – Varig Flight 820, (Orly Airport, France, 1973)
1989) 104. 123 – Faucett Flight 251 (Arequipa, Peru 1996)
73. 143 – Avianca Flight 410 (near Santander, Colombia, 105. 121 – Helios Airways Flight 522 (Greece, 2005)
March 1988) 106. 119 – South African Airways Flight 228, (Windhoek,
74. 143 – Mandala Airlines Flight 091 (Medan, Indonesia, Namibia, April, 1968)
5 September 2005) 107. 119 – PIA Flight 705, (Cairo, Egypt, May 1965)
75. 143 – Gulf Air Flight 072 (Bahrain, 2000) 108. 119 – Iran Air Tours Flight 956 (Khorramabad, Iran,
February, 2002)[citation needed]
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109. 118 – Linate Airport disaster (Milan, Italy, 8 October 141. 103 – Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771, (Libya, 12 May
2001) 2010)
110. 118 – Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831, (Sainte- 142. 102 – Adam Air flight 574, (Indonesia, 2007)
Thérèse, Quebec, Canada, 29 November 1963) 143. 101 – Eastern Airlines Flight 401 (Everglades, 1972)
111. 118 – British European Airways Flight 548, (Staines, 144. 101 – Thai Airways Flight 261 (Surat Thani, Thailand,
England, June, 1972) December 1998)
112. 117 – Air India Flight 101 (Mont Blanc, January 145. 100 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 (Malaysia,1977)
1966)[citation needed] 146. 99 – LANSA Flight 502 (Cusco, Peru. 1970)
113. 116 – Sudan Airways Flight 39, (Port Sudan, Sudan, 147. 99 – TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 402 (São Paulo, Brazil,
July 2003)[citation needed] 1996)
114. 116 – 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash (Tehran, 148. 99 – KLM Flight 607-E (Atlantic Ocean, August
Iran, 6 December 2005)[2] 1958)[citation needed]
115. 115 – Korean Air Flight 858 (Andaman Sea, 1987) 149. 98 – Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force C-130 crashed
116. 115 – Alitalia Flight 112 (Palermo, Italy, 5 May 1972) into mountain during approach to Zahedan Airport,
117. 114 – Kenya Airways Flight 507 (Douala, Cameroon, 5 Iran (2 November 1986)[3]
May 2007) 150. 98 – Britania Flight 105, (Slovenia, September 1966)
118. 113 – Air France Flight 4590 (Gonesse, France, 2000) 151. 97 – Varig Flight 810 (outskirt of Lima, Peru,
119. 113 – Armavia Flight 967 (Black Sea, 3 May 2006) November 1962)
120. 113 – Thai Airways International Flight 311 152. 96 – 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash (Smolensk,
(Langtang National Park, Nepal, 31 July 1992) Russia, April 10, 2010)
121. 113 – Air France Flight 117 (Guadeloupe, West Indies, 153. 95 – American Airlines Flight 1 (Jamaica Bay, New
June 1962)[citation needed] York City, 1 March 1962)
122. 112 – China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 (Dalian, 154. 95 – Air France Flight 1611 (Mediterranean, 1968)
China, 2002) 155. 94 – Alitalia Flight 771 (Mumbai, India, 7 July 1962)
123. 112 – CAAC Flight 3303 (Guangxi, China, April, 1982) 156. 94 – ADC Airlines Flight 53, (Abuja, Nigeria, October
124. 112 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 (New York, 24 June 2006)
1975) 157. 93 – Barajas Airport two planes collide disaster,
125. 112 – Gulf Air Flight 771, (Mina Jebel Ali, UAE, (Madrid, Spain, December 1983)
September, 1983) 158. 92 – TAME Flight 120, (Cumbal, Colombia, January
126. 112 – Sterling Airways Flight 296, (outskirts of Kalba, 2002)
UAE, March 1972) 159. 92 – Indian Airlines Flight 605, (Bangalore, India,
127. 111 – United Airlines Flight 232 (Sioux City, Iowa, February 1990)
1989) 160. 92 – TWA Flight 514, (Virginia, December 1974)[citation
128. 111 – Caledonian Airways Flight 153 (Douala, needed]
Cameroon, March 1962)[citation needed] 161. 91 – LANSA Flight 508, (Puerto Inca, Peru, December
129. 110 – ValuJet Flight 592 (Florida Everglades, 1996) 1971)
130. 110 – Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 (near 162. 90 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, (Mediterranean, 25
Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C., 22 August 1981) January 2010)
131. 110 – Avianca Flight 203 (near Bogotá, Colombia, 163. 90 – Aeroflot Flight 411, (Sheremetyevo Airport,
November 27, 1989) Russia, July 1982)
132. 109 – Air Canada Flight 621 (Brampton, Ontario, 164. 90 – Japan Airlines Flight 471, 4 on the ground killed
Canada, 5 July 1970) included (Delhi, India, June, 1972)
133. 108 – Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114, (Sinai 165. 89+ – One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269, (Phuket,
Peninsula, 1973) Thailand, September 2007)
134. 108 – China Southwest Airlines Flight 222, 166. 89 – Royal Saudi Air Force C-130E take-off crash,
(Chongqing, China, January 1988) Medina Saudi Arabia ( 14 September 1980)[4]
135. 108 – Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 (Basel, 167. 89 – Delta Air Lines Flight 723 (Logan Airport,
Switzerland, April 1973)[citation needed] Massachusetts, July 1973)[citation needed]
136. 107 – Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 (Pacific Ocean, 16 168. 88 – Alaska Airlines flight 261, Pacific Ocean,2000
March 1962) 169. 88 – Aeroflot Flight 821 (Perm, Russia, 2008)
137. 107 – Alitalia Flight 4128 (Palermo, Italy, December 170. 88 – TWA Flight 841 (Mediterranean Sea, September
1978) 1974)[citation needed]
138. 104 – Cebu Pacific Air Flight 387 (Philippines, 1998) 171. 87 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 (Warsaw, Poland,
139. 104 – SilkAir Flight 185 (Sumatra, Indonesia, 1997) 1980)
140. 104 – Iberia Flight 602 (Sierra de Atalayasa, Spain, 172. 87 – Air Inter Flight 148, (outskirt of Strasbourg,
January 1972) France, January 1992)
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173. 85 – Braniff Flight 352 (Dawson, Texas, May 207. 70 – Aerosvit Flight 241 (Mount Pente Pigadia,
1968)[citation needed] Greece, 1997)
174. 84 – Sknyliv airshow disaster (Lviv, Ukraine, 2002) 208. 70 – Ramstein airshow disaster (Germany, 1988)
175. 83 – Singapore Airlines Flight 006 (Taipei, 2000) 209. 69 – Indian Airlines Flight 257, Imphal, India, 1991
176. 83 – Thai Airways Flight 365, (Phuket, Thailand, 210. 68 – American Eagle flight 4184, Chicago, 1994
August 1987) 211. 68 – Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895, 24 August 2008
177. 83 – Allegheny Airlines Flight 853, (Indianapolis, 212. 68 – Asiana Airlines Flight 733, (Mokpo Airport,
Indiana, September 1969) South Korea, July 1993)
178. 82 – Aeroméxico Flight 498/Piper Cherokee, 213. 68 – Aero Caribbean Flight 883, 5 November 2010
(Cerritos, California, 1986) 214. 68 – Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 533, near Hakodate,
179. 82 – TABSO Flight 101, (Bratislava, Slovakia, Hokkaido, Japan, 3 July 1971
November 1966) 215. 65 – LAPA Flight 3142, (Buenos Aires, Argentina,
180. 81 – Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 (near Sicily, Italy, 1999)
June 1980) 216. 64 – Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 402, (Haneda
181. 81 – Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z (Pleiku, Vietnam, Airport, Japan, 1966)
1972) 217. 62 – Japan Airlines Flight 446, Sheremetyevo
182. 81 – Middle East Airlines Flight 438 (Al Qaysumah, International Airport, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet
Saudi Arabia, January 1976) Union; other 14 injured. 28 November 1972
183. 81 – Pan Am Flight 214, (Elkton, Maryland, 218. 61 – Aer Lingus Flight 712 ORK-LHR Crashed off
December, 1963) Tuskar Rock Co. Wexford, Ireland 24 March 1968
184. 80 – Llandow air disaster, (Sigginstone, Wales, March 219. 61 – Freckleton Air Disaster, (Freckleton, Lancashire,
1950) England, 23 August 1944)
185. 80 – 2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 220. 61 – China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, (Wenzhou,
Hercules crash, (Guelmim, Morocco, 2011) Zhejiang, China, 24 February 1999)
186. 79 – Korean Air Flight 803, (Tripoli, Libya, July 1989) 221. 60 – TAROM Flight 371 (Balotesti, Romania, 1995)
187. 78 – Air Florida Flight 90 (Washington, D.C., 1982) 222. 60 – Alliance Air Flight 7412, (Patna, Bihar, India,
188. 77 – Avensa Flight 358, (Maturin, Venezuela, 2000)
December 1974) 223. 59 – Lufthansa Flight 540 (Nairobi, Kenya, 1974)
189. 77 – Spantax Flight 995 Flight 5995 (Málaga Airport, 224. 58 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501, Lake
Málaga, Spain, 1977) Michigan (1950)
190. 77 – Iran Air Flight 277, (Urmia Airport, Urmia, Iran, 225. 57 – Atlasjet Flight 4203, Turkey (30 November 2007)
January 2011) 226. 56 – British Airtours Flight 28M, (Manchester
191. 76 – ČSA Flight OK-NAB (Bratislava, Slovakia, 1976) Airport, England, 1985)
192. 75 – Southern Airways Flight 932, (Ceredo, West 227. 56 – Indian Airlines Flight 491, Aurangabad, India
Virginia, 1970 228. 55 – Eastern Airlines Flight 537, on approach to
193. 75 – Aeroflot Flight 593, Russia 1994 Washington National Airport (1949)
194. 75 – Avianca Flight 52, Cove Neck, 1990 229. 55 – Partnair Flight 394, Convair 580, 1989
195. 75 – Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 (Bangkok, 1988) 230. 55 – China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 Baotou, Inner
196. 75 – Turkish Airlines Flight 634, (Diyarbakir Airport, Mongolia, China, (2004)
Turkey, January 2003) 231. 53 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165, near Zawoja,
197. 74 – Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553, (Fray Bentos, Poland, (1969)
Uruguay, 1997) 232. 52 – 1960 Munich Convair 340 crash, Munich, 1960
198. 74 – Peruvian Air Force Boeing 737 (Andoas, Peru. 233. 52 – Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 21, British
1998) Columbia, 1965
199. 74 – Hewa Bora Airways Flight 952, (Kisangani, 234. 51 – Wuhan Airlines Flight 343, (Wuhan, China, 2000)
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 8 July 2011) 235. 51 – 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Kinshasa,
200. 73 – United States Navy airship USS Akron (1933)[5] Democratic Republic of the Congo
201. 73 – Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134, (Gabare, 236. 50 – Philippine Airlines Flight 206, (near Loakan
Bulgaria, 1978) Airport, Baguio City, Philippines, 1987)
202. 72 – Sabena Flight 548 (near Brussels, Belgium, 1961) 237. 50 – Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701, (Gatwick
203. 72 – Southern Airways Flight 242, 1977 Airport, England, January 1969)
204. 72 – Stockport air disaster, (Stockport, United 238. 50 – Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134.
Kingdom, 1967) (Sofia, Bulgaria 1984)
205. 71 – Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937/DHL Flight 611, 239. 50 – Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023
(Uberlingen, Germany, 2002) (Cherkessk, Russia, 1997)
206. 70 – Aeroperú Flight 603 (Lima, Peru. 1996) 240. 50 – Continental Airlines Flight 3407 (Buffalo, 2009)
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241. 50 – All Nippon Airways Flight 533, west off 273. 33 – All Nippon Airways flight 25(DC-3), off Shimoda,
Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan, 13 November 1966 Shizuoka, Japan, 12 Aug. 1958
242. 50 – Collision of J-BIDH and J-BJDO (Fokker Super 274. 32 – United Nations Bombardier CRJ-100 crash
Universal), 45 on the ground killed included; Ōta, (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2011)
Tokyo, Japan, 24 August 1938 275. 29 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 Andes flight
243. 49 – Comair Flight 5191 (Kentucky, 2006) disaster (now Cerro Seler, Andes, 1972)
244. 47 – British Midland Flight 092 (Kegworth, England, 276. 25 – Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 (Off the
1989) coast of West Papua, Indonesia, 7 May 2011)
245. 47 – RusAir Flight 9605 (Republic of Karelia, Russia,
20 June 2011)
246. 46 – TANS Peru Fokker F28 (Chachapoyas, Peru.
Coal mine disasters
2003) 1. 1,549 – Benxihu Colliery explosion, (China, 1942)
247. 46 – R101 airship disaster (Beauvais, 1930) 2. 1,099 – Courrières mine disaster (Courrières, France,
248. 45 – PIA Flight 688 (Multan, 2006) 10 March 1906)
249. 45 – Sumburgh disaster (Shetland Islands, 1986) 3. 687 – coal mine (Mitsubishi Hōjō, Kyūshū, Japan, 15
250. 44 – Pamir Airways Flight 112 (Afghanistan, 2010) December 1914)
251. 44 – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash (Yaroslavl, 4. 682 – coal mine Laobaidong colliery coal dust
Russia, 7 September 2011) explosion, (Datong China, 9 May 1960)
252. 43 – 1987 Alianza Lima air disaster (Lima, Peru, 1987) 5. 472 – coal mine (Wankie, Rhodesia, 1972)[6][7]
253. 43 – Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 (Cayucos, 6. 458 – Mitsui Miike Coal Mine disaster- (Mitsui Miike,
1987) Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan, 9 November 1963)[8]
254. 43 – El Al Flight 1862 (Amsterdam, 1992) 7. 439 – Senghenydd Colliery Disaster (Senghenydd,
255. 42 – 2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash Wales, 1913)
(Hejce, Hungary, 2006) 8. 437 – coal mine (Coalbrook, South Africa, 1960)
256. 42 – Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 (Cranbrook, 9. 422 – coal mine (New Yubari, Yūbari, Hokkaidō,
British Columbia 1978) Japan, 28 November 1914)
257. 42 – Henan Airlines Flight 8387, Lindu Airport, China, 10. 405 – coal mine (Bergkamen, West Germany, 1946)
24 August 2010 11. 388 – Oaks Colliery, (Barnsley, England, 1866)
258. 41 – JAT Yugoslav Airlines Maganik Crash, Titograd, 12. 376 – coal mine (Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan, 21
SR Montenegro, 1973 December 1917)
259. 40 – TANS Peru Flight 204 (Pucallpa, Peru. 2005) 13. 375 – coal mine (Bihar, India, 1965)
260. 38 – United Airlines Flight 266 (Santa Monica Bay, 14. 372 – Chasnala mining disaster,Sudamdih Colliery
California, 1969) (Dhanbad, India, 1975)
261. 38 – PauknAir Flight 4101 (Boumahfouda, Morocco, 15. 365 – coal mine (Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan, 20
25 September 1998) July 1907)
262. 37 – Crash of N93043 (Martin 2-0-2), Mount Mihara, 16. 362 – coal mine (Monongah, West Virginia, 1907)
Izu Ōshima, Japan, 9 April 1952 17. 344 – Pretoria Pit Disaster, (Westhoughton, England,
263. 36 – Widerøe Flight 710 (Brønnøysund, Norway. 6 1910)
May 1988) 18. 298 – coal mine (Saarland, West Germany, 1962)
264. 36 – Myanma Airways Flight 635 (Tachilek, 19. 266 – Gresford Disaster (Gresford, Wales, 1934)
Myanmar, 24 August 1998) 20. 263 – coal mine (Dawson, New Mexico, 1913)
265. 35 – Hindenburg disaster (New Jersey, 1937) 21. 263 – coal mine (Incirharmani, Kozlu, Zonguldak,
266. 35 – US Air Force IFO 21 (Dubrovnik, Croatia, 1996) Turkey, March 3, 1992)
267. 35 – China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 (Shenzhen, 22. 262 – coal mine (Marcinelle, Belgium, 1956)
China) (8 May 1997) 23. 259 – coal mine (Cherry, Illinois, 1909)
268. 34 – Japan Airlines Flight 715, Kuala Lumpur Int’l 24. 257 – coal mine (Grundy, Virginia, 1937)
Airport, Malaysia; other 45 injured. 27 September 25. 243 – coal mine (Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan, 5
1977 August 1909)
269. 34 – Alitalia flight (Shannon, Ireland, 1960) 26. 239 – coal mine (Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania, 1907)
270. 34 – Derby Aviation C47 crash into Canigou mountain 27. 236 – coal mine (Chikuho Yamano, Kyūshū, Japan, 1
en-route London - Perpignan, 1961 June 1965)
271. 34 – Olympic Aviation flight 545 (Isle of Samos, 28. 235 – coal mine (Larisch’s mines (Jan and Františka),
Greece,1989) Karviná, Czech Republic, June 14, 1894)
272. 33 – LOT Polish Airlines Vickers Viscount 804 crash 29. 214 – coal mine (Sunjiawan, Fuxin, Liaoning, China,
(Warsaw, Poland, 1962) 15 February 2005)
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30. 210 – coal mine (Hokoku, Itoda, Kyūshū, Japan, 15 60. 105 – coal mine (Ruizhiyuan, Linfen, Shanxi, China, 5
June 1899) December 2007)
31. 200 – coal mine (Scofield, Utah, 1900) 61. 101 – coal mine (methane explosion) (Zasyadko,
32. 200 – coal mine (Mina Rosita Vieja disaster, San Juan Donetsk, Ukraine, 18 November 2007)
de Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico, 27 February 1908) 62. 100 – coal mine (Armutçuk, Ereğli, Zonguldak,
33. 189 – coal mine (Hillcrest mine, Canada, 1914) Turkey, March 8, 1983)
34. 183 – coal mine (Chosei, Ube, Japan, 3 February 1942) 63. 94 – coal mine (Haishan, Taipei, Taiwan, December 5,
35. 181 – coal mine with flooding (Huayuan, Xintai, 1984)
Shandong, China, August 17, 2007) 64. 93 – coal mine (Hokutan Yubari, Yubari, Hokkaidō,
36. 180 – coal mine (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan, 16 October 1981)
1990) 65. 92 – coal mine (Nová Jáma, Orlová, Czech Republic,
37. 177 – coal mine (Mitsubishi Bibai, Bibai, Hokkaidō, May 20, 1919)
Japan,1941) 66. 92 – coal mine (Rudnici, Aleksinac, Nisava District,
38. 169 – coal mine (Hanna, Wyoming, 1903) Serbia, November 18, 1989)
39. 166 – coal mine (Chenjiashan, Tongchuan, Shaanxi, 67. 92 – coal mine (Gangzi, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China, July
China, 28 November 2004) 22, 2001)
40. 159 – coal mine (Muchonggou, Shuicheng, Guizhou, 68. 91 – coal mine (Dongcun, Datong, Shanxi, China, 27
China, 26 September 2000) November 1996)
41. 155 – coal mine (Minnie Pit, Podmore Hall, Halmer 69. 89 – coal mine (Xingsheng, Pingdingshan, Henan,
End, Staffordshire, UK, 12 January 1918) China, March 11, 1997)
42. 153 – coal mine (Mina de Barroteran, Coahuila, 70. 86 – coal mine (Luling coal mine, Hefei, Anhui, China,
Mexico, March 31, 1969) 13 May 2003)
43. 151 – coal mine (Hausdorf, Germany currently 71. 83 – coal mine (Mitsui Miike, Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan,
Jugów, Poland, July 9, 1930) 18 January 1984)
44. 150 – Nanaimo mine explosion (Canada, 1887) 72. 83 – coal mine (Shenlong, Fukang, Xinjiang Uygur,
45. 148 – coal mine (Daping, Tongchuan, Henan, China, China, 13 July 2005)
20 October 2004) 73. 82 – coal mine (Barakova, Krasnodon, Ukraine, 11
46. 147 – coal mine (Sanjiaohe, Hongdong, Shanxi, China, March 2000)
April 21, 1991) 74. 74 – coal mine (Springhill mining disaster, Springhill,
47. 142 – coal mine (Nelson, Osek, Czech Republic, Nova Scotia, Canada, 23 October 1958)
January 3, 1934) 75. 73 – coal mine (San Fernando, Amaga, Antioquia,
48. 134 – coal mine (Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan, March 27, Colombia, 17 June 2010)[citation needed]
1927) 76. 71 – coal mine (Ueda Kamikiyo, Kawara, Kyūshū,
49. 134 – coal mine (Dongfeng, Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, Japan, 9 March 1961)
China, 27 November 2005) 77. 71 – coal mine (Trimdon Grange, County Durham,
50. 125 – coal mine (Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada, 21 England 16 February 1882)[5]
February 1891) 78. 68 – coal mine (Zyryanouskaya, Novokuznetsk,
51. 125 – coal mine (Amaga, Angelopolis, Antioquia, Kuzbass Siberia, Russia, December 2, 1997)
Colombia, July 15, 1977) 79. 65 – coal mine (Brunner Mine disaster, West Coast,
52. 124 – coal mine (Chengzihe, Jixi, Heilongjiang, China, New Zealand, 26 March 1896)
20 June 2002) 80. 65 – coal mine (Pluto, Záluží, Czech Republic,
53. 123 – coal mine (Daxing, Xingning, Guangdong, September 4, 1981)[6]
China, 6 August 2005) 81. 64 – coal mine (Hlobane, Vryheid, Kwa-Zulu Natal,
54. 119 – coal mine (Orient #2 Mine, West Frankfort, South Africa, September 3, 1983)
Illinois, December 25, 1951) 82. 63 – coal mine (Skochynsky, Donetsk, Ukraine, 4
55. 111 – coal mine (Centralia Mine Disaster, Centralia, April 1998)
Illinois, March 25, 1947) 83. 63 – coal mine (Sonman, Pennsylvania, United States,
56. 109 – coal mine (Everettville, West Virginia, April 30, July 15, 1940)
1927) 84. 62 – coal mine (Hlubina, Ostrava, Czech Republic,
57. 108 – coal mine (Ulyanovskaya, Novokuznetsk, July 29, 1867)
Kuzbass Siberia, Russia, March 19, 2007) 85. 61 – coal mine (Trojice, Ostrava, Czech Republic,
58. 108 – coal mine (Dukla, Dolná Súča, Slovakia, July 7, January 3, 1891)
1961) 86. 60 – coal mine (Beilongfeng, Fushun, Liaoning, China,
59. 108 – coal mine (Jan, Karviná, Czech Republic, March May 28, 1997)
5, 1885) 87. 59 – coal mine (Xishui mine, Shanxi province, China,
20 March 2005)
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88. 59 – coal mine (Bettina, Orlová, Czech Republic, 117. 20 – 2009 Handlová mine blast (Handlová, Slovakia,
March 26, 1885) August 10, 2009)
89. 54 – coal mine (Hlubina, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 118. 17 – coal mine (Mine No. 9, Sturgis, Union County,
May 22, 1960) Kentucky), 8, June 1925
90. 54 – coal mine (Františka, Záluží, Czech Republic,, 119. 16 – coal mine (Ningxia Hui, China, 16 October 2008)
1860)
91. 53 – coal mine (Secunda, Mpumalanga, East
Transvaal, South Africa, May 13, 1993)
Explosions
92. 52 – coal mine (Zasyadka, Donetsk, Ukraine, 19 This list does not include bombings, aviation incidents,
August 2001) and mine disasters.
93. 47 – coal mine (Auchinloch, North Lanarkshire, 1. 1,950 – Halifax Explosion, (Nova Scotia, Canada
Scotland, 18 September 1959) 1917)[9]
94. 45 – coal mine (Surran range, Quetta, Pakistan, 21 2. 1,500 – Ammunition plant with facilities explode at
March 2011) Smederevo, outskirt of Belgrade, Serbia, June 8, 1941
95. 45 – coal mine (Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, 28 3. 1,200 – Explosion of ammunition on the Chinese
June 1960) troopship "Kuang Yuang", near Kiukiang, China,
96. 43 – coal mine (Staříč, Czech Republic, December 30, October 16, 1926[10]
1976) 4. 1,200 – Ammunition trucks explode near a train
97. 43 – coal mine (Muchonggou, Shuicheng, Guizhou, station (Cali, Colombia, 1956)
China, 24 February 2003) 5. 1,121 – Japanese battleship Mutsu, at Hashirajima
98. 39 – coal mine (Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1 harbour, 1943 due to magazine explosion.
November 1956) 6. 1,100 – Lagos Armoury Explosion, (Lagos, Nigeria,
99. 36 – coal mine (Michálka, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 2002), many deaths were from drowning during the
October 4, 1950) resulting panic
100. 36 – coal mine (Donbass, Donetsk, Ukraine, 19 July 7. 1,007 – Ammunition transporter exploded in
2004) Hamont, Belgium, November 18, 1918
101. 34 – coal mine (Dukla, Šardice, Czech Republic, June 8. 843 – British dreadnought battleship HMS Vanguard,
9, 1970) propellant explosion, 1917
102. 33 – coal mine (Anna, Souš, Czech Republic,, 1890) 9. 800 – Bombay Docks Explosion (Bombay, India, 1944)
103. 31 – coal mine (ČSA, Karviná, Czech Republic, March 10. 738 – British pre-dreadnought battleship
22, 1977) HMS Bulwark, magazine explosion, 1914
104. 30 – coal mine (Holditch Colliery, Chesterton, 11. 700 – Iraqi military plant with facilities explode at Al
Staffordshire, UK, 2 July 1937) Hillah, Babil, Iraq, August 17, 1988.
105. 30 – coal mine (Barbora, Karviná, Czech Republic, 12. 621 – Explosion of a dynamite depot, Brazil, February
October 18, 1990) 27, 1925[11]
106. 30 – coal mine (Abaiskaya, Abai, Karaganda Oblast, 13. 600+ – Explosion of the Caterina Costa, port of Naples,
Kazakhstan, January 11, 2008) March 28, 1943, with over 3000 injured.
107. 29 – coal mine Pike River Mine disaster (Greymouth, 14. 590 – Explosion of the Cabo Machichaco, port of
New Zealand, November 19, 2010) Santander, Cantabria, Spain, November 3, 1893, with
108. 29 – Upper Big Branch mine explosion (Montcoal, over 2000 injured.[12]
West Virginia, 5 April 2010) 15. 575 – Ufa train disaster (Ufa, Soviet Union, 1989)
109. 29 – coal mine (Nordegg, Alberta, 31 October 1941) 16. 568+ – Texas City Disaster (Texas, 1947)
110. 26 – coal mine (Paskov, Paskov, Czech Republic, April 17. 565 – BASF Oppau explosion, Germany, 1921, possibly
4, 1970) as many as 1,500 killed
111. 26 – coal mine (Westray Mine, Nova Scotia, Canada, 18. 500+ – San Juanico Disaster, (Mexico City, Mexico,
May 9, 1992) November 19, 1984)
112. 25 – coal mine (Doubrava, Czech Republic, May 7, 19. 376 – Gas explosions occurred in a coal mine at
1985) (Onoura, Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan, 1917)
113. 24 – Nanshan Colliery disaster (Shanxi Province, 20. 372 – Ammunition ship USS Mount Hood, 372 killed
China, 13 November 2006) and 371 injured (Seeadler Harbor, 1944)
114. 24 – coal mine (Doubrava, Czech Republic, February 21. 322 – Port Chicago disaster (Port Chicago, California,
12, 1949) 1944)
115. 23 – methane explosion in Halemba coal mine (Ruda 22. ~300 – An explosion occurred on the French
Śląska Poland 21 November 2006) battleship Liberté, September 25, 1911
116. 21 – coal mine (Kings Bay, Svalbard, Norway, 23. 296+ – New London School explosion (New London,
November 5, 1962)no:Kings Bay-saken Texas, 1937)
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24. 243 – Gas explosions occurred coal mine at (Onoura, 52. 105 – 24 houses of liquefied petroleum gas exploded
Kirino, Kyūshū, Japan, 1909) at Danaciobasi, Kinkkale, Turkey, on November 24,
25. 234 – PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field 1980.
explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, 53. 103 – USS Bennington, (off Quonset Point, Rhode
December 2003 Island, 1954)
26. 233 – Russian battleship Imperatritsa Mariya 54. 103 – Gas explosions by subway construction (Daegu,
magazine explosion, 1916 South Korea, 1995)
27. 230 – 2010 South Kivu tank truck explosion in the 55. 100+ – Delft Explosion (Netherlands, 1654)
Democratic Republic of the Congo. 56. 100 – Chemical plant (Pittsburgh, 1918)
28. 217 – Los Alfaques Disaster, (Sant Carles de la Ràpita, 57. 100+ – T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant
Tarragona, Spain 1978) explosion (New Jersey, 1918).[15]
29. 207 – Tank car explosion at BASF, Ludwigshafen am 58. 100 – Explosion of an ammunitions dump (Chuchow,
Rhein, Germany, also 3818 injured, 28 July 1948.[13] China, June 10, 1930)[16]
30. 206 – Gas explosions (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 59. 100 – Pakistani Army ammunitions dump explodes at
1992) Islamabad, Pakistan, (April 10, 1988)
31. 200+ – Gotera ammunition dump exploded in Addis 60. 100 – NNPC oil pipeline explosion, which blasted a
Ababa, Ethiopia on June 6, 1991. primary school at Ijegun, Nigeria, May 15, 2008.
32. 200 – 1984 Tbilisi gas explosion 61. 98 – 8,800 gallons carrying fuel truck exploded and
33. 171 – A trailer truck carrying dynamite exploded caught fire at Kagarko, Kaduna, Nigeria, March 28,
after a crash at Thung Maphrao, Phang Nga, 2007
Thailand on February 15, 1991. 62. 94 – Japanese Imperial Army ammunitions dump
34. 163 – West Loch Disaster, 1944, On May 21, 1944, the exploded at Hirakata, outskirt of Osaka, Japan,
tank landing ship LST-353 exploded at West Loch (March 1, 1939)
while handling ammunition 63. 94 – Temiya railroad station and Otaru harbor
35. 160 – Vågen explosion, (Norway, 1944) facilities destroyed by an exploding standing freight
36. 154 – Ryongchon disaster, (North Korea, 2004) train carrying dynamite at Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan,
37. 153+ – Tacoa Disaster, (Tacoa Power Plant, Arrecife, (December 27, 1924)
Venezuela, 1982) 64. 90 – Five-story apartment building with huge
38. 151 – Gunpowdership disaster (Leiden, The dynamite stored in the basement explode at
Netherlands, 1807) Shaoyang, Hunan, China, (January 31, 1996)
39. 150 – Jaʿār munitions factory explosion (Abyan 65. 90 – A truck carrying 3,800 gallons of gasoline with
Governorate, Yemen, March 28, 2011)[14] six vehicles crashed and exploded at Nosratabad,
40. 147 – Spanish Naval torpedo and landmine factory Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran, June 20, 2004.
exploded at Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, August 18, 1947. 66. 79 – Gas explosions by subway construction (Osaka,
41. 140 – Sachangwan Molo tanker explosion Kenya 31 Japan, 1970)
January 2009 67. 78 – Greek tanker Spyros exploded at Jorong
42. 134 – Chilwell Munitions factory, Nottingham, shipyard, Singapore, October 12, 1978
England, 1918 68. 75 – Underground Ammunition Store (Fauld,
43. 133 – Munitions plant (Pennsylvania, 1917) Staffordshire, England, 1944)
44. 130 – Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion (Cleveland, 69. 74 - Propane explosion at the Pepsi Coliseum, during
Ohio, 1944) a Holiday On Ice show at the Indiana State Fair,
45. 126 – Dublin Gunpowder Disaster, (Dublin, Ireland, Indianapolis, 1963
1597) 70. 73 – Silvertown explosion, (London, 1917)
46. 126 – Nedelin catastrophe, (Baikonur, spacecenter, 71. 73 – Arzamas railroad station exploded disaster,
Kazakhstan, 1960) Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 1988
47. 118 – An explosion occurred on the French 72. 70 – Vergarolla explosion (Pula, Italy/Yugoslavia,
battleship Iéna, March 12, 1907 1946)
48. 117 – 2007 Maputo arms depot explosion at 73. 70- Shenzhen factory explosions (Shenzhen,
Mozambican Armed Forces ammunition in Laulane, China1993) A chain reaction of explosions ripples
Mozambique on March 22, 2007.[citation needed] through factory district originating from an army
49. 117 – Electrical transformer explosion, Dhaka, owned factory.[17]
Bangladesh, June 3, 2010. 74. 63 – A tank truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas
50. 116 – Munitions factory, Faversham, Kent, England, crashed and exploded in downtown Bangkok,
1916. Thailand, September 25, 1990
51. 110 – A tanker truck carrying petrol exploded at 75. 63 – St. Helena gold mine explosion by methane gas,
Chennai, India, March 12, 1995. Welkom, Free State, South Africa on August 31, 1987
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76. 60 – Army laboratory (near Tallinn, Estonia, 103. 28 – Flixborough chemical plant explosion near
1936)[citation needed] Scunthorpe, England, June 1, 1974
77. 60 – Truck explosion in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, 104. 28 – Explosion in gun cotton factory in Stowmarket,
China, (September 9, 2000) Suffolk, England, 11 August 1871.
78. 60 – Tank truck explosion, while carrying fuel oil at 105. 27 – LNG liquefaction plant explosion, Skikda,
outskirt of Onitscha, Nigeria, November 11, 1994 Algeria. 19 January 2004.
79. 57 – Freight train with dynamite exploded at Iri 106. 24 – Gas explosion in Ghislenghien, Belgium, July 30,
railroad station, Iksan, Jeollabukdo, South Korea, 2004
(November 11, 1977) 107. 23 – Pathfinder Hotel, Fremont, Nebraska, January
80. 57 – 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, May 18, 1980 10, 1976
81. 51 – 297,000 pounds of gunpowder blew up killing 51 108. 23 – Phillips Disaster (Pasadena, Texas, USA, 1989)
people at Hercules Powder Factory of Kenvil, New 109. 22 – Gas explosion in tower block, (Gdańsk Poland,
Jersey, USA on September 12, 1940[18] 1995)
82. 50 – Explosion at TNT factory at Split Rock, 110. 22 – Fireworks factory (Enschede, Netherlands, 2000)
Onondaga County, New York State, (2 July 1918) 111. 21 – Boston Molasses Disaster, (Boston,
83. 50 – Oil tanker explosion, known as the Betelgeuse Massachusetts, USA. January 15, 1919)
incident at Whiddy Island, West Cork, Ireland, (8 112. 21 – Fireworks explosion ([Hallet, Oklahoma]) June
January 1979) 25, 1985
84. 50 – Three cars of passenger train from Aleppo, that 113. 21 – Arsenal dump (New Jersey, 1926)
exploded at Al jazira, northern Syria on July 28, 1987 114. 21 – Brazilian rocket explosion (Brazil, 2003)
85. 49 – Gas explosion in PKO Rotunda Bank, (Warsaw 115. 19 – McKee refinery fire, Sunray, Texas
Poland, 1979) 116. 18 – Propane Sphere Explosion and Fire, Feyzin,
86. 49 – Gas explosion at Colegio Marcelino Ugalde, France, January 4, 1966
Vizcaya, Ortuella, Spain, October 23, 1980. 117. 18 – Mihăileşti explosion (Romania, 2004)
87. 49 – Explosion in Powder Tower of the castle of 118. 16 – Pump House Explosion, Lune/Wyre Transfer
Bredevoort Netherlands, July 12, 1646. Scheme, Abbeystead, England, May 23, 1984
88. 48 – Vostok rocket explosion (Plesetsk Cosmodrome, 119. 15 – BP Refinery, Isomerization Unit Explosion
Russia, 1980) (killed 15 injured 180), Texas City, Texas USA March
89. 47 – USS Iowa turret explosion, 1989 23, 2005
90. 45 – Gas explosion in Osasco Plaza Shopping Mall 120. 15 – Gas explosions from underground shopping mall
(Osasco, Brazil, June 11, 1996). Another 482 were (Shizuoka, Japan, 1980)
injured. 121. 14 – 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion (Port
91. 41 – Richmond, Indiana explosion[19] on April 6, 1968 Wentworth, Georgia, United States, 2008)
– More than 150 injured. 122. 14 – Gas explosion in downtown Eagle Grove, Iowa,
92. 41 – Uam apartment complex collapsed by gas USA, February 3, 1973
explosion at Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South 123. 13 - Munitions Dump explosion Evangelos Florakis
Korea, January 7, 1993 Naval Base & Vassilikos power plant ([Mari],
93. 40 – Gunpowder Tower Disaster, lightning struck the [Cyprus], July 11, 2011)
gunpowder tower of the castle, Bredevoort, the 124. 11 – Deepwater Horizon oil spill, (Gulf of Mexico,
Netherlands, 12 July 1646 near the Missipippi River Delta, United States of
94. 40 – Lapua ammo factory (Finland, 1976) America, May 2010)
95. 39 – Hekimbasi gabage dump with twelve slum 125. 10 – Metropolitan Store explosion, Windsor, ON,
houses explosion at Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey, Canada, October 25, 1960
April 29, 1993
96. 36 – Petrobras Campos Basin exploded, off eastern
Rio state, Brazil, August 16, 1984
Floods
97. 35 – Ammunition factory near Leeds, England (1916) 1. 26,000 – Banqiao Dam collapse, Henan Province,
98. 33+ – Explosion at a naval laboratory, Brazil, April 30, China, August 1975
1931[20] 2. 23,000 – Armero tragedy, Town of Armero, Colombia,
99. 33 – Humberto Vidal Explosion (San Juan, Puerto November 13, 1985
Rico,1996) 3. 2,551 – North Sea flood of 1953, heavy storms caused
100. 32 – 2009 Viareggio derailment, a gas train explosion, devastation in the UK, Belgium and especially The
Italy, 2009 Netherlands (where 1,835 people were killed)
101. 29 – AZF factory explosion (chemical), Toulouse, 4. 2,209 – Johnstown flood (dam break in Johnstown,
France, September 21, 2001 Pennsylvania), 1889
102. 29 – Blast in ammunition depot in Albania, 2008
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5. 2,000 ca. – Vajont Dam, flood due to landslide into 5. 500+ – San Juanico Disaster (Mexico City, November
hydroelectric reservoir, Italy, 1963 19, 1984)[21]
6. 1,464 – New Orleans Flooding (New Orleans, 6. 319 – Marie iron mine fire, Příbram, Czech Republic,
Louisiana, Levee failure due to Hurricane Katrina, May 31, 1892
August 29, 2005.) 7. 254 – Illegal Tashan mine collapsed with mud-rock
7. 941 – Iruka pond collapsed in Inuyama, Aichi, Japan, flow at Xiangfen, Linfen, Shanxi, China (September
on May 14, 1868. 2008)
8. 488 – Mir Placalnizza dam failure and collapsed in 8. 245 – Kogushi sulfur mine collapse, western Gunma,
Sgorigrad, Bulgaria on May 1, 1966. Japan, 1937
9. 421 – Malpasset dam collapse, France, 1959 9. 234 – PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field
10. 375 – Levee of pond failure at Mitsubishi Osarizawa explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China,
mine, Kazuno, northeastern Akita, Japan, 1936 2003
11. 373–400 {600 estimated}- St. Francis Dam failure, 10. 220 – El Cobre talling dam and cooper mine failure by
United States, 1928 earthquake in Chile on March 28, 1965.
12. 356 – Gleno Dam collapse, Italy, 1923; some estimates 11. 202 – Bolevec ammunition factory explosion, Plzeň,
put death toll as high as 500 Czech Republic, May 25, 1917.
13. 318 – North Sea flood of 1962, heavy Storm pushed 12. 200+ – Vila Socó oil spill fire (Cubatão, São Paulo,
water into the Elbe-River, dykes broke 1962 Brazil, February 25, 1984)
14. 270 – Great Sheffield Flood, Dale Dike Dam collapse, 13. 177 – General Mining Union Kinross gold mine fire,
England, 1864 Transvaal, South Africa, on September 16, 1986.
15. 268 – Val di Stava Dam collapse, Italy, 1985 14. 167 – Piper Alpha oil rig disaster (North Sea, July 6,
16. 250 - Kosi embankment breached, river changed 1988)
course, Bihar, India in August 2008 15. 146 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, (New York
17. 243 – Gouhou Dam burst disaster, Gonghe, Qinghai, City, 1911)
China on 27 August 1993 16. 144 – Aberfan landslide disaster (Wales, 1966)
18. 238 - Black Hills flood, United States, June 9, 1972. 17. 125 – Buffalo Creek Flood / Pittston Coal Company
19. 175 – Mont Blanc glacier flood, Mont Blanc, France in dam failure, (West Virginia, United States, 1972)
1892 18. 123 – Alexander Kielland wreck, oil platform
20. 135 – Santa Catarina floods (Santa Catarina state, destroyed by high wind, Ekofisk oil field, Norway,
Brazil, 2008) 1980
21. 125 – Buffalo Creek Flood, dam collapse, United 19. 105 – Vaal Reef gold mine elevator failure, Orkney,
States, 1972 Klerksdorp, South Africa, May 11, 1995
22. 118 – Belci hydro electric dam failure, Romania, 1991 20. 84 – Ocean Ranger oil platform sinking, Grand Banks
23. 99 – Situ Gintung dam failure, Indonesia, 2009 of Newfoundland, Canada, 15 February 1982
24. 75 – 2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro accident 21. 68 – Kukje Rubber Manufacturing plant No.2 fire at
25. 60 – Horonai dam failure with apartment house Busan, South Korea, March 2, 1960
collapse, Oumu, northeastern Hokkaidō, Japan, 1941 22. 65 – KTS Composite Textile factory fire, at
26. 39 – Kelly Barnes Dam failure, United States, 1977 Chittagong, Bangladesh on 24 February 2006.
27. 35 – 2010–2011 Queensland floods following 23. 63 – St. Helena gold mine explosion by methane gas,
torrential rain, plus 9 missing, Australia, December Welkom, Free State, South Africa on August 31, 1987
2010 – January 2011 24. 60 – Shahe iron mine caught fire, Hebei, China,
28. 17 – Merriespruit tailings dam disaster, South Africa, November 22, 2004
1994 25. 56 – Bright Sparkler fireworks factory explosion at
29. 14 – Teton Dam collapse, United States, 1976 Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, 1991
30. 7 - Ajka alumina plant accident, Kolontár (Hungary), 26. 55 – Four-story Rosamor Furniture ameublements
2010 plant fire, Lissasfa, Casablanca, Morocco on April 25,
2008
Industrial accidents 27. 40 – Lapua ammunition factory explosion (Finland,
1976)
1. 16,000 – Bhopal disaster (India, 1984) 28. 35 – West Gate Bridge collapse (during construction),
2. 1,549 – Benxihu Colliery explosion, (China, 1942) Melbourne, Australia. October 15, 1970.
3. 568+ – Texas City Disaster (Texas City, Texas, April 16 29. 31 – Industria Mirafe Toy Factory blast, Ibi, Alicante,
& 17, 1947) Spain on August 16, 1968[citation needed]
4. 512 – Sumitomo Besshi bronze mine area where 30. 29 – AZF factory explosion (chemical), Toulouse,
landslide with debris flow disaster, Niihama, France, September 21, 2001
Shikoku, Japan, 1899 31. 28 – Flixborough disaster, (England, June 1, 1974)
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32. 23 – Phillips Disaster (Pasadena, Texas, USA, October 21. 600 – Shamia (Meghna River, southern Barisa,
23, 1989) Bangladesh, May 1986)
33. 22 – Hindustan Petroleum Refinery fire – 22. 587 – Ertuğrul (off Kushimoto, Japan, 1890)
14-Sep-1997, Vishakapatnam, Andhra pradesh, India, 23. 570 – HMS Minotaur (off Texel, Netherlands,
[7] December 22, 1810_
34. 21 – Boston Molasses Disaster (Boston, 1919) 24. 580 – Indonesian passenger ship Tampomas 2 (caught
35. 17 – Ganglu Iron and Steel Co Ltd., gas leak (Hebei, fire and sank in Java Sea, January 1981)
China, December 24, 2008) 25. 558 – SS Principe de Asturias (off Brazil, 1916)
36. 15 – BP Americas Texas City isomerization unit 26. 550 – Cahaya Bahari (off Sulawesi, Indonesia, 2000)
explosion (Texas City, Texas, USA, March 23, 2005) 27. 546 – RMS Atlantic (Nova Scotia, 1873)
37. 11 – Robin Hood Flour Company grain storage 28. 528 – MV Nazreen 1 (Chandpur, Bangladesh, July 2003)
elevator explosion (Davenport, Iowa, USA, 1975) 29. 500 – Atlas Star (Dhaleswar River, Munshiganj,
38. 11 – BP Deepwater Horizon explosion (Gulf of Bangladesh, 1986)
Mexico, April 20, 2010) 30. 497 – Ebisu Maru (off Tokushima, Japan, 1946)
39. 5 – Xcel Energy Cabin Creek Hydroelectric Plant Fire 31. 496 – Saint-Philibert (off Île de Noirmoutier, France,
(Georgetown, Colorado October 2, 2007) 1931)
32. 464 – Salem Express (off Safaga, Egypt, 1991)
Maritime 33. 461 – MV Senopati Nusantara (off Mandalika Island,
Indonesia, 2006)
Main article: List of maritime disasters 34. 438 – Baccha Singh (Manihari Ghat, Bihar, River
This section lists peacetime shipping disasters only. For Ganges, 6 August 1988)
wartime shipping disasters, see List of battles and other violent 35. 423 – Admiral Nakhimov (Black Sea, 1986)
events by death toll. 36. 400 – Reina Regenta (off Gibraltar, March 11, 1895)
1. 1,565–4,400 – MV Doña Paz (Tablas Strait, Philippines, 37. 400 – PS Lady Elgin (Chicago, 1860)
1987). Estimates of casualties vary because of 38. 400 – Cataraqui (King Island, Australia, 1865)
overloading and unmanifested passengers; the 39. 397 – Toyo Maru 10 (near Kurushima, Japan, 1945)
official death toll was 1,565, with only 21 survivors; 40. 392 – SS Himera (off Athens, Greece, January 19, 1947)
apparently the deadliest peacetime shipping disaster 41. 361 – KM Bismas Raya 2 (off Merauke, Irian Jaya,
ever. Indonesia, October 1999)
2. 2,750–3,920 – SS Kiangya (off Shanghai, 1948). 42. 358 – Drummond Castle, (off Ouessant, France, June 16,
Estimates of casualties vary due to large number of 1896)
stowaways on board. 43. 358 – HMS Victoria (near Tripoli, Lebanon, 1893)
3. 1,863 – MV Joola (Senegal, 2002) 44. 357 – 10th of Ramadan (Lake Nasser, Egypt, 1983)
4. 1,547 – SS Sultana (Mississippi River, 1865) 45. 353 – SIEV-X (off Indonesia, 2001)
5. 1,517 – RMS Titanic (North Atlantic, 1912) 46. 350 – Annie James (off Vatersay, Outer Hebrides,
6. 1,159 – Toya Maru (Tsugaru Strait, 1954) United Kingdom, 1853)
7. 1,021 – SS General Slocum (New York, 1904) 47. 340 – MV Shalahuddin 2 (Meghna River, Bangladesh,
8. 1,018 – MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 (Red Sea, 2006) 2002)
9. 1,012 – RMS Empress of Ireland, (Saint Lawrence River, 48. 338 – Gurita (off Sabang, Aceh, Indonesia, January
1914) 1996)
10. c.1,000 – SS Hong Moh (South China Sea, 1921) 49. 325 – Harta Limba (off Kalimantan, Indonesia, 1999)
11. 894 – MV Bukoba (Lake Victoria, Tanzania, 1996) 50. 314 – Principessa Mafalda (off Porto Seguro, Bahia,
12. 852 – MS Estonia (Baltic Sea, 1994) Brazil, October 25, 1927)
13. 844 – SS Eastland (Chicago, 1915) 51. 308 – Namyong-Ho (Korean Strait, 1970)
14. 832 – MV Princess of Stars capsized by Typhoon 52. 304 – Japanese passenger boat Sekirei Maru capsized
Fengshen off Sibuyan Island, Philippines, June 21, with crush by windy condition off northwestern
2008. Awaji Island, Japan, December 9, 1945.
15. 737 – SS Camorta (Irrawaddy Delta, 1902) 53. 300+ – Steamer "Hsinwah" sinks off Waglan Island,
16. 702 – Slavetradeship Leusden (Marowijne Suriname, Hongkong, China (January 15, 1929)[22]
January 18, 1738) 54. 300 – Brazilian river boat Sobral Santos capsized
17. c.640 – SS Princess Alice and SS Bywell Castle (River (Amazon River, Óbidos, Brazil, September 20, 1981)
Thames, 1878) 55. 300 – Turkish ferry Üsküdar capsized and sank at Bay
18. 627 – SS Norge (Rockall, 1904) of İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey, March 1, 1958
19. 625 – 1947 Ramdas Ship Disaster, SS Ramdas (Bombay, 56. 300 – Filipino motor vessel Dumagnete capsized off
1947) Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines, October 11, 1968.
20. 608 – Novorossiysk (Sevastopol, 1955) 57. 297 – RMS Tayleur, (Lambay, Ireland, 1854)
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58. 292 – A Seohae, South Korean ferry, West Sea, 86. 211 – SS Waratah, disappeared without trace off
overloaded with 362 people, capsized off Puan Durban, South Africa, July, 1909
county October 10, 1993[23] 87. 209 – Naval transport ship "Angamos" sank during a
59. 289 – An boat of clandestine immigrant sank near storm in the Bay of Arauco, Chile, July 7, 1928[26][27]
Portopalo, Italy,1996 88. 209 – Seven Japanese fishing boats sank by Super
60. 288 – SS Heraklion (Souda, Crete, Greece, 1966) typhoon Carmen (off Agrihan, 1965)
61. 280 – Chinese ferry Dashun caught fire and capsized 89. 206 – Egyptian ferry boat Adel capsized at Upper
in rough seas off Yellow Sea, Yantai, Shandong, Nile, Maghagha, Governorate, Egypt, May, 1963
China, November 24, 1999 90. 205 – HMS Iolaire (off Stornoway, 1919)
62. 280 – Nigerian passenger boat capsized at Ibaka, 91. 205 – SS Hungarian Wrecked off Cape Sable,
Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, April 1998 Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada Feb. 20, 1860
63. 280 – Myanmarese passenger ferry U Hla Myist sank 92. 200+ – Explosion on the Chinese passenger steamer
by colliding with Japanese vessel Bombei Maru at "Pa Shi", 1931[28]
Yangon Bay, Myanmar, February 1973 93. 200 – SS Victoria (London, Ontario, 1881)
64. 279 – Filipino floating pagoda capsized in Bocaue 94. 200 – Indonesian passenger ferry KMP Digul capsized
river, northern Manila, Philippines, July 2, 1993 in rough sea off Merakuke, Papua, Indonesia, July
65. 272 – Kenyan ferry MV Mtongwe sank at Mtongwe, 2005.
Mombasa, Kenya, 1994 95. 200 – Bangladeshi passenger ferry Haisal rammed by
66. 260 – USS Maine (Havana, Cuba, 1898) it is disputed collide with cargo vessel at Dhaleswari river,
whether this was accidental or an act of terrorism Bangladesh, December, 1988.
67. 260 – Earl of Abergavenny (off Portland Bill, 1805) 96. 200 – SS Xi’an passenger ferry fire in Hong Kong — 4
68. 260 – Nuestra Señora de Atocha (Florida Keys, 1622) February 1947[29]
69. 259 – Portuguese passenger ship Save ran aground off 97. 193 – Herald of Free Enterprise (English Channel, 1987)
Mozambique, July 8, 1961 98. 192 – Two illegal immigrants boats sank off Gulf of
70. 254 – Vietnamese refugee boat capsized off Kuala Aden, Yemen, 2007
Terengganu, Malaysia, November 22, 1978 99. 189 – MV Maharaj (Buriganga River, Bangladesh,
71. 250+ – Powhattan (1854) sunk off New Jersey, April 2005)
16, 1854 [8] 100. 189 – HMS Orpheus, (Auckland, 1863)
72. 250+ – Great Lakes Storm of 1913 (Great Lakes Basin, 101. 185 – Batavia (off Australia, 1629) includes both
1913) drowned and murdered
73. 250 – Russian liner "Ogoza" sank in the Black Sea, 102. 182 – Congo ferry Dieu Merci capsized at Mai-Ndombe
1928[24] Lake, Bandunu, Democratic Republic of Congo,
74. 250 – Filipino ferry Dona Marylin capsized by November 27, 2003.
Typhoon Ruby off Maripipi Island, Philippines, 103. 180 – Somali refugee boat capsized off Gulf of Aden,
October, 1988 Yemen, March 31, 1998
75. 250 – Bangladeshi ferry MV Dinar gone down in 104. 177 – Russian cruise ship Alexander Suvorov crashed
strong whirlpool at Meghna River, Chandpul, into a railroad bridge at Volga River, Ulyanovsk,
Bangladesh, August 20, 1994 southwestern Russia, June 5, 1983.
76. ~250 – Chinese steamer "Lee Cheong" sank in a storm 105. 171 – Chinese sightseeing boat sank at Songhua
off Swabue (December 21, 1929)[25] River, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, August 1985
77. 249 – Chang Tyong-Ho (Busan, South Korea, 1953) 106. 170 – Staffordshire (Cape Sable, 1853)
78. 240+ – MV Teratai Prima sinking (near Sulawesi, 107. 168 – Shiun Maru (Takamatsu, Japan, 1955)
Indonesia, January 11, 2009) 108. 167 – Japanese ferry Nankai Maru capsized off
79. 230 – Brazilian double-decker boat Novo Amapá southern Awaji Island, Japan, January 26, 1958
capsized (Amazon River, Pará, Brazil, 1981) 109. 167 – Dona Cassandra sank by typhoon Orchid (off
80. 230 – Bangladeshi ferry Rushi capsized by stormy Mindanao, 1983)
condition at Padma River, Bangladesh, April 1980 110. 165 – Tamil refugees boat capsized off
81. 224 – Neva sunk off (King Island, Tasmania Australia) Nanchchikuddah, Sri Lanka, February 20, 1997
May 13, 1835 111. 161 – Romanian passenger boat Mogosoaia sank by
82. 226 – Ville du Havre (North Atlantic, 1873) collide with Bulgarian barge Pita Karamonchev at
83. 220 – Nigerian passenger boat capsized by stormy Danube River, Galatzi, Romania, September 10, 1989
sea off Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, January 24, 1996 112. 158 – Scandinavian Star (Skagerrak, 1990)
84. 215 – Myanmarese double-decker ferry sank during 113. 158 – Sierra Leone boat Amunafa capsized off coast
storm at Gyaing River, 1990 Bailor, Sierra Leone, August 3, 2007
85. 210 – Illegal African immigrants boat sank off Sfax, 114. 150 – Peruvian ferry La Chachita capsized at Marañón
Tunisia, 2003 River, central Peru, May 7, 1991.
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115. 150 – Overloaded motorized canoe capsized off 141. 124+ – SS Yongala (Townsville, Australia, 1911)
Tasso, Sierra Leone, March 25, 1999. 142. 124 – Djibouti ferry Al Baraqua 2 capsized off
116. 150 – A pontoon ferry sink by overturned on Shire Tadjoura, Djibouti, April 6, 2006
River, Malawi, May 23, 1965 143. 122+ – Russian river cruise ship Bulgaria capsized on
117. 150 – Colombian excursion ship Vencedor capsized off the Kuybyshev Reservoir of the Volga River in
Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Tatarstan, Russia, July 10, 2011
September, 1961 144. 120 – Ghanan motorboat capsized at Lake Volta,
118. 148 – Méduse (off Senegal, 1816) Jasikan, Ghana, April 10, 2006.
119. 147 – Chinese passenger ferry Red Star 312 capsized at 145. 118 – Kursk (Barents Sea, 2000)
Shanshui, Guangdong, China on March 2, 1983 146. 117 – Kinka Maru (Onagawa, northeastern Miyagi,
120. 140 – SS Koombana (off Port Hedland, Western Japan, 1946)
Australia, 1912) 147. 113 – Japanese wooden passenger boat Kitagawa Maru
121. 140 – Danish passenger ship Kjoebenhavn capsized 5 capsized at Onomichi, Japan, April 1957.
after striking mine off coast of Jutland, Denmark, 148. 105 – Iranian motor vessel Viaqtar capsized off Abu
June, 1948 Dhabi, UAE, on March 14, 1970.
122. 140 – Italian ferry Moby Prince collide with oil tanker, 149. 104 - Yugoslav river boat Niš, capsized on the Danube
dense fog off Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, 1991 River near Belgrade, Serbia, September 9, 1952.
123. 140 – Two African immigrants boat sank off 150. 102 – SS Gothenburg. (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland,
Seferihisar, Turkey, 2007 24 February 1875).
124. 140 – Filipino ferry MV Cebu City capsized and 151. 100 – Brazilian cruise boat Bateau Mouche capsized at
collision with freighter Kota Suria off Manila Bay, Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 1,
Philippines, December 2, 1994. 1989.
125. 136 - SS Valencia wrecked off the coast of Vancouver 152. 99 – USS Scorpion (near Azores, 1968)
Island, British Columbia, in late January 1906. 153. 92 – Japanese passenger boat Koun Maru sank by
126. 136 – Finnish steamer SS Kuru capsized in autumnal rough sea off Misumi, Amakusa, western Kyūshū,
storms at Lake Näsijärvi, near city of Tampere, Japan, October 1, 1933.
September 7, 1929 154. 89 – SS Admella wrecked off South Australia,
127. 134 – SS Morro Castle (off Asbury Park, New Jersey, Australia, August 6, 1859
1934) 155. 85 – Illegal African immigrants boat sank Mareg,
128. 134 – Peruvian passenger boat Adresito capsized at Puntland, Yemen, 2003
Amazon River, Iquitos, Loreto Maynas, Peru, March 156. 84 – Paisley Canal Disaster, canal pleasure boat
6, 1990. capsized, Paisley 10 November 1810
129. 134 – RMS Quetta struck a rock in the Adophus 157. 82 – STV Royston Grange (off Montevideo, Uruguay,
Channel of Cape York, Queensland on 28 February 1972)
1890. 158. 81 – MS Express Samina (near Paros, Greece, 2000)
130. 131 – Chinese passenger boat Rong Jian capsized at 159. 81 - Turkish submarine TCG Dumlupınar collided
Hejiang River, Rongshan, Sichuan, China, June 2000. with the Swedish freighter Naboland and sunk at
131. 131 – Tararua (off Waipapa Point, New Zealand, 1881) Dardanelles Turkey, April 4, 1953
132. 130+ – SS Hankow fire (Hong Kong, 14 October 160. 80 – Pamir (1957)
1906)[30] http://books.google.com/ 161. 80 – Hong Kong ferry Fatshan plunged by torrential
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162. 78 – Greek tanker Spyros exploded at Jorong
133. 130 – Princess Victoria (Scotland, 1953) shipyard, Singapore, October 12, 1978
134. 130 – Nigerian ferry Olodiama collided with a tugboat 163. 70 – Ming 361 (2003)
off Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, September, 164. 58 – Bahrain wooden plesure boat al-Dana capsized
1997 off Gulf of Bahrain, 2006
135. 130 – Thai ferry boat Sathit collided with chemical 165. 57 – Danish passenger boat Turisten Killing 57 pass.
tanker at Gulf of Thailand, Si Racha, Thailand, March after fire on board on Haderslev Dam, July 8, 1959
1992 166. 54 – MS Jan Heweliusz (Baltic Sea, 1993)
136. 129 – USS Thresher (N. Atlantic, 1963) 167. 53 – Finnish torpedo boat S2, in autumnal storms at
137. 128 – Ferry SS Berlin struck the pier near Hook of Outoori, near Pori, 1925
Holland (the Netherlands), February 21, 1907. 168. 53 – TEV Wahine (Wellington, NZ, 1968)
138. 128 – HMS Gladiator (Isle of Wight, 1908) 169. 51 – SS Andrea Doria (off Nantucket, Massachusetts
139. 128 – Greek cruise ship Lakonia sunk after fire on 1956)
board off Madeira, Portugal, December 28, 1962. 170. 51 – Marchioness ( River Thames, London 1989). 131
140. 125 – SS Bokhara (Formosa, 1892) people onboard leisure craft for a birthday party
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when accidentally rammed and sunk by Thames treatment for cancer receive lethal doses of
dredger "Bowbelle". radiation.[39][40]
171. 48 – Brazilian river boat Comandante Sales capsized at 5. 13 – Radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica, 1996. (114
Solimoes River, on the outskirts of Manacapura, patients received an overdose of radiation).[41]
Amazonas, Brazil, May 4, 2008. 6. 11 – Radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza, Spain,
172. 46 – PCC-772 Cheonan Pohang class corvette December 1990. (27 patients were injured).[42]
(Baengnyeong-do island, South Korea, March 26, 7. 10 – Soviet submarine K-431 accident, August 10,
2010) 1985 (49 people suffered radiation injuries).[43]
173. 45 – SS Elingamite (Three Kings Islands, NZ, 1902) 8. 10 – Columbus radiotherapy accident, 1974–1976, 88
174. 44 – British bulk carrier Derbyshire capsized by injuries.[40][44]
structural failure and Typhoon Orchid off Ryukyu 9. 9 – Soviet submarine K-27 accident, 24 May 1968. (83
Island, September 9, 1980 people were injured).[40]
175. 42 – Masbate, Philippines (including 11 children) 10. 8 – Soviet submarine K-19 accident, July 4, 1961.
crowded Don Dexter Cathlyn, inter-island ferry was (More than 30 people were over-exposed to
hit by a squall and overturned; 76 of 119 passengers radiation).[42]
were rescued, but 10 were still missing, on November 11. 8 – Radiation accident in Morocco, March 1984.[45]
4, 2008.[31][32] 12. 7 – Houston radiotherapy accident, 1980.[40][44]
176. 36 – FV Gaul (Barents Sea, 1974) 13. 5 – Mihama Nuclear Power Plant accident, August 9,
177. 36 - Ellan Vannin (Liverpool, United Kingdom en- 2004. Hot water and steam leaked from a broken
route from the Isle of Man), December 1909 pipe.[46]
178. 35 – HMS Pandora (Torres Strait, 1791) 14. 5 – Lost radiation source, Baku, Azerbaidjan, USSR,
179. 32 – River Dee Ferry Boat Disaster (Aberdeen, United October 5, 1982. 13 injuries.[40]
Kingdom, 1876) 15. 4 – Goiânia accident, September 13, 1987 (249 people
180. 31 – SS Carnatic (Red Sea, 1869) received serious radiation contamination).[47]
181. 29 – SS Edmund Fitzgerald (Lake Superior, 1975) 16. 4 – Radiation accident in Mexico City, 1962.
182. 28 – Soviet submarine K-19 (to fire, 24 February 17. 3 – SL-1 accident (US Army) 1961.
1972) 18. 3 – Three deaths and ten injuries resulted in Samut
183. 22 – Shek Kong Vietnamese refugee detention centre Prakarn, Thailand when a radiation-therapy unit was
fire (Hong Kong, 3 Feb 1992)[29] dismantled, February 2000.[48]
184. 20 – Ethan Allen (Lake George (New York), 2 October 19. 2 – Tokaimura nuclear accident, nuclear fuel
2005) reprocessing plant (Japan, September 30, 1999).[46]
185. 17 – 1979 Fastnet race (Fastnet Rock, 1979)
186.
187.
16 – MS Sleipner (Norway, 1999)
14 - Danish passenger ship SS Agda sank after striking
Road
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15, 1944
188. 13 – Essex (South Pacific, 1819) Smog pollution
1. 4,000 – The Great Smog (London, December 5–9,
Nuclear and radiation acci- 1952)
dents 2. 2,200 – Coal smog (London, 1880)[49]
3. 160 – Smog (London, December 12–15, 1991)[50]
Main article: Nuclear and radiation accidents by death 4. 60 – Meuse Valley Fog (Belgium, 1930)[49]
toll 5. 50 – The 1948 Donora smog (Donora, Pennsylvania,
1. 4,056[33][34] – Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine, April 26, October 27–31, 1948)[49]
1986. 56 direct deaths and 4,000 extra cancer
deaths.[35]
2. 200 – Mayak nuclear waste storage tank explosion, Space exploration
(Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union, 29 September 1957), For a more comprehensive list, see List of spaceflight-re-
270,000 people were exposed to dangerous radiation lated accidents and incidents.
levels.[36] 1. 7 – Space Shuttle Columbia disaster (over
3. 33[37][38] – Windscale, United Kingdom, October 8, Texas/Louisiana, 2003)
1957. Fire ignites plutonium piles and contaminates 2. 7 – Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (over Florida,
surrounding dairy farms.[37][38] 1986)
4. 17 – Instituto Oncologico Nacional of Panama, 3. 3 – Soyuz 11 (space, 1971)
August 2000 -March 2001; patients receiving
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4. 3 – Apollo 1 (Florida, 1967) - occurred on ground 21. 15 – 1961 Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale
before launch Monza (Formula 1 race): Wolfgang Von Trips and 14
5. 1 – Soyuz 1 (SE of Orenburg, Russia, 1967) spectators were killed when Von Trips’ car was
6. 1 – X-15 Flight 191 (suborbital, crashed ~50 miles NE thrown amidst the audience (Monza, Italy, 1961).
of Edwards AFB, 1967) 22. 13 – Mille Miglia road race: driver Alfonso de
Portago, his co-driver/navigator, Ed Nelson and ten
Sporting events spectators was killed when Portago and Nelson
ploughed into spectators, killing the pair, plus 9
1. 1,112 – Upper tier collapse of the Circus Maximus, spectators. Also includes 2 separate deaths earlier in
(Ancient Rome, c.140 AD)[51] the race. (Reggio Emilia, Florence and Guidizzolo,
2. 590 – Happy Valley Racecourse fire, (Happy Valley, Mantua; Italy, May 12, 1957)[58][59]
Hong Kong, February 26, 1918) 23. 13 – 1953 Argentine Grand Prix: driver Nino Farina
3. 328 – Lima National Stadium tragedy, (Lima, May 24, ploughed into the crowds on lap 31, killing 13
1964).[52] spectators, Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos
4. ~200 – Collapse of wooden bleachers at Corralejas Aires, Argentina, January 18, 1953.
bullring/stadium, Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia, 24. 13 – Democratic Republic of Congo football league
January 20, 1980.[53] second division of Socozaki and Nyuki System match
5. 96 – Hillsborough stadium crush (Sheffield, England, riot at Matokeo stadium, Butembo, North Kivu,
1989) Democratic Republic of Congo, September 14, 2008.
6. 80+ – 24 hours of Le Mans auto race crash (Le Mans, 25. 13 – Grenzlandring, 13 killed and 42 injured
France, 1955) including the driver himself when his car went out
7. 71 – Puerta 12 crush (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23 of control and plunged into spectators, Wegberg,
June 1968)[54] Mönchengladbach, Germany; August 31, 1952.
8. 67 – Luzhniki Disaster, football match crush 26. 12 – Yellow River Dragstrip, an out of control
(Moscow, USSR, 1982) dragster crashed through a chain-link fence into a
9. 66 – Second Ibrox stadium disaster, stairway crowd spectator area, killing 11 instantly. The twelfth
crush (Glasgow, Scotland, 1971) person died later in hospital. (Covington, Georgia,
10. 56 – Bradford City stadium fire (Bradford, England, 1969)
1985) 27. 12 – Baker Bowl bleachers collapse, Philadelphia,
11. 43 – Ellis Park Stadium Disaster, football match crush Aug. 8, 1903
(Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 April 2001) 28. 11 – Egyptian Premier League cross ryval Koroum
12. 40 – Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster football and Al-Ittihad football match stampede at
stadium hooliganism (Kayseri, Central Anatolia, Alexandria Stadium, northern Egypt, January 11,
Turkey, September 17, 1967) 1999.
13. 39 – Heysel Stadium disaster football stadium 29. 11 – auto race at New York State Fairgrounds, when a
hooliganism (Brussels, Belgium, 1985) car went through a rail fence into the crowd,
14. 33 – Burnden Park disaster (Bolton, England, 1946) (Syracuse, New York, 1911)
15. 28 – Italian Grand Prix, Emilio Materassi and 27 30. 11 – 2011 Reno Air Races crash, 11 killed including
spectators was killed when Materassi’s car crashed the pilot Jimmy Leeward when his aircraft plunged
into a grandstand, (Monza, Italy, 1928) into VIP booths in front of the grandstands (Reno
16. 26 – First Ibrox stadium disaster, terracing collapse Stead Airport, Reno, Nevada; September 16, 2011)
(Glasgow, Scotland, 1902) 31. 8+ – 1903 Paris-Madrid race, a chain of accidents
17. 24 – Drunken football fan provoked a stampede at occurred causing deaths to drivers and spectators
game Deportivo Cali and América de Cali, Estadio and destruction to properties. The race which was
Olimpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Valle del Cauca, called to a halt at Bordeaux.[60][61]
Colombia, November 18, 1982[55] 32. 8 – 2010 California 200 Off Road race, eight
18. 21 – Gate 7 stampede at the old Karaiskakis Stadium spectators killed when an off road truck rolled into
at the end of a football game between Olympiacos the gallery.[62][63]
and AEK Athens (Piraeus, Greece, February 8, 33. 6 – 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, in which six
1981)[56] sailors died and many other yachts had to retire
19. 18 – Temporary grand stand collapsed, before French after been caught in a large storm.
Cup semifinal match SC Bastia and Olympique 34. 6 – Saloon car race at the 1977 Malaysian Grand Prix,
Marseille, Bastia, Corsica, France, May 5, 1992.)[57] six children killed when a car struck into a fence,
20. 17 – 1979 Fastnet yachting race storms (Fastnet Rock, following a tire blowout; Batu Tiga Circuit, Selangor,
Ireland, 1979) Shah Alam.[64]
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Stampedes and panics 27. 72 – River Plate vs Boca Juniors football match,
stampede at gate 12 (Buenos Aires, Argentina, June
1. 4,000 – mass panic at air raid shelter, during 23, 1968)
Japanese bombing of Chongqing, most deaths caused 28. 70 – Glen Cinema Disaster, panic caused by
by suffocation (Chongqing, China, 1941) smouldering cinema film, Glen Cinema, Paisley, 31
2. 1,426 – stampede by pilgrims inside a pedestrian December 1929
tunnel (Mecca, 1990) 29. 67 – 1959 Busan stadium stampede disaster, Busan,
3. 1,389 – Khodynka Tragedy at coronation of Nicholas South Korea, July 17, 1959.[citation needed]
II, (Moscow, 1896) 30. 67 – Luzhniki Disaster, soccer match crush (Moscow,
4. 953 – Baghdad bridge stampede, (Baghdad, Iraq, 1982)
2005) (note: because the stampede was triggered by 31. 66 – Second Ibrox disaster crush (Glasgow, 1971)
reports of a bombing, this figure is also included in 32. 60 – Jean Monthe Institute secondary school panic
the higher estimate for casualties of the War in Iraq) disaster, Yaoundé, Cameroon, December 6, 1988
5. 800 – 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede, crowd crush at 33. 60 – a tent fire after stampede, during local festival
religious festival (Allahabad, India, 1954) parade at Jamshedpur, Bihar, India on March 3, 1989
6. 357 – Phnom Penh stampede (Phnom Penh 34. 56 – Los Angeles de San Rafael square stampede
Cambodia, 2010) disaster, during contest event, Segovia, Castile-León,
7. 362 – stampede at the stoning of the devil ritual Spain, June 15, 1969
(Mecca, 2006) 35. 53 – Niamiha metro station stampede (Minsk,
8. 270 – stampede at the stoning of the devil ritual Belarus, May 31, 1999)
(Mecca, 1994) 36. 52 – Hengyang railroad station stampede disaster,
9. 258 – crowd crush at religious festival (Wai, during Lunar New Year holidays of final day,
Maharashtra, India, 2005) Hengyang, Hunan, China, February 14, 1994
10. 251 – stampede at the stoning of the devil ritual 37. 51 – Yemeni presidential candidate Ali Abdullah
(Mecca, 2004) Saleh election rally stampede disaster, Zunjubar, Ibb
11. 224 – 2008 Jodhpur stampede disaster, in Chamunda Governorate, Yemen, September 13, 2006.
Devi temple, Rajasthan, India, September 30, 2008 38. 50 – Mahamaham Stampede disaster at
12. 200 – stampede in the central place of Nagpur Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India on February 18,
(Maharashtra, India, 1992) 1992.[65]
13. 183 – Victoria Hall theatre stairway crush 39. 45 – Qutab Minar Tower stampede disaster by
(Sunderland, 1883) electric power failure, Delhi, India, December 4, 1981
14. 173 – Bethnal Green tube station panic (London, 40. 44 – Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster, Kayseri,
1943) Central Anatolia, Turkey, September 17, 1968
15. 162 – Naina Devi Temple stampede disaster at 41. 42 – Ellis Park Stadium Disaster, Johannesburg, South
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India on August 3, 2008. Africa, April 11, 2001
16. 130 – 1994 Gowari stampede in Maharashtra State 42. 39 – Heysel Stadium disaster (Brussels, May 29, 1985)
Legislature building, Nagpur, India on November 23, 43. 37 – Mihong Park Lantern Festival stampede disaster,
1994. Miyun, Beijing, China, February 5, 2004.
17. 124 – New Year event stampede at Yahiko Shrine, 44. 36 – Modibo Keita Stadium stampede disaster in
Yahiko, central Niigata, Japan, (January 1, 1956) Bamako, Mali on February 21, 2011.[citation needed]
18. 123 – Hearts of Oak vs. Kumasi Ashanti Kotoko soccer 45. 33 – Kumbh Mela bathing festival stampede disaster,
match crush (Accra, Ghana, 2001) Nasik, Maharashtra, India, August 26, 2003.
19. 118 – pilgrims trampled to death (Mecca, 1998) 46. 29 – Mosque stampede (Karachi, 2006) [10]
20. 105 – Yingze Park lantern festival stampede disaster 47. 27 – Granadilla Civil Governor Office stapede
in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, (October 10, 1991) disaster, during waiting to apply for local identify
21. 102 – 2011 Sabarimala stampede, broken out during card in Granadilla, Tenerife Island, Spain on
an annual pilgrimage at Sabarimala, Kerala, India on February 2, 1963.[citation needed]
January 14, 2011. 48. 26 – Djinuereber Mosque stampede disaster in
22. 96 – Hillsborough disaster crush (England, 1989) Timbuktu, Tombouctou, Mali on February
23. 84 – Guatemala and Costa Rica soccer match crush 2010.[citation needed]
(Guatemala City, October 16, 1996) 49. 25 – a stampede by building collapse, during
24. 78 – PhilSports Arena stampede, Manila, Philippines, Shiuratri festival at Patna, Bihar, India on March 6,
February 4, 2006 [9] 1989.
25. 77 – stampede and panics at Kyoto railroad station, 50. 24 – Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero Stampede
Japan, (January 8, 1934) Disaster, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, November
26. 73 – Italian Hall Disaster (Calumet, Michigan, 1913) 18, 1982
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51. 23 – al-Mureikh Stadium stampede disaster, during 10. 114 – Hyatt Regency walkway collapse, (Kansas City,
graduation ceremony at Omdurman, Sudan on July Missouri, 1981).
13, 2008. 11. 100 – Saque Comprehensive College collapsed at Port
52. 21 – Lan Kwai Fong stampede disaster, Hong Kong, Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, June 16, 1990.
December 31, 1992 12. 112– Yeotmal Shia Imami Ismaili mosque situated in
53. 21 – Love Parade stampede, Duisburg, Germany, July choti gujri, Yavatmal collapsed disaster, present day
24, 2010. of Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India on August 20,
54. 20 – Steve Kekana concert stampede disaster, 1963.[citation needed]
Maseru, Lesotho, August 29, 1980. 13. 94 – Eleven-story apartment building collapsed at
55. 20 – Mexican singar Martinez Gil and twist singer Konya, central Turkey, on February 2, 2004.
Pily Gaos concert stampede disaster, Guadarajara, 14. 94 – Pétionville school collapse, (Pétionville, Haiti,
Mexico, January 31, 1965. November 7, 2008).
56. 19 – Synagogue stampede during the feast of Yom 15. 84 – Shigotani dormitory site of under construction
Kippur (Ostrów Wielkopolski, 10 October 1872) Kurobe hydro power-plant station hit avalanche by
57. 13 – News Divine nightclub stampede disaster, Nueva heavy snow at Kurobe, Toyama, Japan, on December
Atzacoalco, Mexico City, June 20, 2008. 27, 1938.
58. 13 – Throb Nightclub stampede disaster, Durban, 16. 82 – Church tower Geldrop, Netherlands, during
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, March 24, 2000. storm on December 27, 1627.
59. 12 – Crush on Brooklyn Bridge, four days after 17. 75 – Quebec Bridge, (Canada, 1907).
opening (New York, May 30, 1883) [11] 18. 74 – Cinema theatre roof collapse (Tokamachi, Japan,
60. 11 – Crowd crush at The Who concert at the January 1, 1938).
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio (3 December 19. 73 – Six dormitories of Abe coal mine company
1979) collapse with heavy rain at Sasebo, northwestern
61. 11 – Progressing firework festival that stampede and Kyūshū, Japan, on April 16, 1955.
panics at Akashi Footbridge, Japan, (21 July 2001) 20. 71 – Dhaka University assembly hall collapsed,
62. 11 – Alexandria Stadium soccer match stampede Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 16, 1985.
disaster, northern Egypt, January, 1999. 21. 70 – 116 year-old Hintze-Ribeiro Bridge collapse,
63. 10 – All Africa Arts Hall concert stampede disaster, with a bus and three cars plunged into Douro River
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, February 10, 2008. at Castelo de Paiva, Aveiro, Portugal on March 4,
64. 9 – Pearl Jam performance at Roskilde Festival, 2001.
Denmark, June 30, 2000. 22. 70 – a three-story house collapsed at Lal Bazzar,
Srinagar, Jammu and Kasjhhimir, India on May 4,
Structural collapses 1992.
23. 69 – Gameleira Exhibition Pavilion collapse (Belo
1. est. 20,000 dead or wounded – Fidenae amphitheatre Horizonte, Brazil, February 4, 1971).
collapse, 27AD. 24. 67 – Six-story apartment building collapsed at
2. 502 – Sampoong Department Store collapse (Seoul, Foggia, Apulia, Italy, on 13 November 1999
South Korea, June 29, 1995). 25. 65 – Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse (Chorzów,
3. ~200 – Collapse of wooden bleachers at Corralejas Poland, 28 January 2006).
bullring/stadium, Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia, 26. 64 – Twelve-story upmarket building collapsed at
January 20, 1980.[53] Heliopolis, outskirt of Cairo, Egypt, October 27, 1996
4. 153 – Illegally constructed nine-story buildings with 27. 60 – Under construction Hau River bridge collapsed
Spectrum Sweater and Knitting factory collapse at Cần Thơ, Vĩnh Long, Vietnam, on September 26,
(Palash Bari, outskirt of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005). 2007.
5. 140 – Makahali River bridge collapsed, Baitadi, 28. 60 – Run Pathani bridge collapsed by flood swept in
Makahali, Nepal, on November 19, 1974. Mardan, Pashtunkhwa, Pakistan on August
6. 139 – a six-story apartment constructing by block 2006.[citation needed]
collapsed at Karachi, Pakistan on September 13, 1976. 29. 60 – Underconstructing Tuojiang bridge collapsed in
7. 135 – Hotel Royal Plaza collapse (Nakhon Fenghuang, Hunan, China on August 13, 2007.[citation
Ratchasima, Thailand, August 13, 1993). needed]
8. 125 – a wire rope style bridge collapsed over a 30. 58 – Via Canosa in Barletta building collapse a five-
swollen stream at Munnar, Kerala, India, November story apartment building collapsed, Barletta, Apulia,
8, 1984. Italy on September 15, 1959.[66]
9. 120 – a nuns school chapel collapsed at Biblian, 31. 56 – Market roof collapse (Moscow, Russia, February
Canar, Ecuador on February 1, 1963. 21, 2006).
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32. 51 – Moqattam Hill rockslide disaster in Manshiyet 56. 20 – Chunchu suspension bridge collapse, Napalgunj,
Nasser erea, Cairo, Egypt, September 6, 2008. Birendranagar, Nepal, December 25, 2007. another 15
33. 50 – Ordzhonokidze Machine Tool factory roof missing.
collapsed by heavy snow at Moscow, Russia, January 57. 19 – a seven-story apartment building collapsed at
17, 1982. Saadatabad, Teheran, Iran on July 1, 2008.
34. 49 – Cais do Sodré railroad station collapsed at 58. 17 – Sete Quedas foot bridge collapsed at Mato
Lisbon, Portugal, May, 1963 Grosso do Sul, Brazil, January 17, 1982.
35. 48 – Hulu Kelang Highland Towers collapsed at 59. 14 – Cave Creek disaster A scenic Viewing Platform
Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 11, in Paparoa National Park, on the West Coast of the
1993. South Island of New Zealand collapses. 28 April 1995.
36. 48 – Paulo de Frontin Elevated Expressway collapse 60. 13 – I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse,
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 20, 1971). (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2007)
37. 47 – Miles City, Montana bridge collapse (United 61. 11 – Petrobras 36 Oil Platform explosions (Brazil,
States, 1938). 2001)
38. 46 – Silver Bridge Collapse (United States, 1967).
39. 45 – Underconstructing Kota Chambal River Bridge
collapse in Kota, Rajasthan, India on December
Structural fires
2009.[citation needed] Main article: List of fires
40. 42 – Cavalese cable-car disaster, (Italy, 1976) 1. 2000+ – Church of the Company Fire (Santiago, Chile,
41. 42 – Interstate 880 (Oakland, California, Collapsed December 8, 1863)
due to earthquake, October 17, 1989.) 2. 2000 – Theater fire (Kamli, China, 1893)[67]
42. 35 – West Gate Bridge collapse, (Australia, 1970). 3. 1670 – Theater fire (Canton, China, May 25, 1845)
43. 35 – Seven-story added illegally five story building 4. 900 – Theater fire (Shanghai, China, June 1871)
collapse at Alexandria, Egypt, December 24, 2007. 5. 800 – Lehman Theater fire (St. Petersburg, Russia,
44. 34 – Six-story apartment building collapsed at 1836)
Castellaneta, Puglia, Taranto, Italy, February 7, 1985 6. 694 – Cinema fire (Xinjiang, China, 1977)
45. 33 – Hotel New World disaster, six-story building 7. 658 – Antoung Movie Theater fire (China, February
collapsed at Serangoon Road, Singapore, March, 13, 1937)
1986. 8. 602 – Iroquois Theater Fire (Chicago, Illinois,
46. 32 – Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge December 30, 1903)
collapsed at Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia, July 31, 9. 600 – Theater fire (Tientsin, China, May 1872)
1988 10. 538 – Dayananda Anglo Vedic private school fire
47. 32 – Seongsu Bridge collapsed in Han River, Seoul, (Mandi Dabwali, India, December 23, 1995)
South Korea on October, 1994.[citation needed] 11. 530 – Kanungu church fire (Kanungu, Uganda, March
48. 29 – Under constructing Baikong bridge collapsed, 17, 2000)
Ruyuan, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China, on December 12. 492 – Cocoanut Grove fire (Boston, Massachusetts,
20, 1996 November 28, 1942)
49. 28 – L’Ambiance Plaza collapsed during construction, 13. 448 – Ring Theater Fire (Vienna, Austria-Hungary,
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, April 23, 1987 December 8, 1881)
50. 27 – The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows 14. 430 – Circus Ferroni fire (Berdichev, Russia, January
Crossing collapsed during construction in 13, 1883)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 17, 1958 15. 422 – Cinema Rex fire (Abadan, Iran, August 20, 1978)
51. 26 – Shojuso elderly house with sixty apartment 16. 396 – Paraguay supermarket fire (Asunción,
building destroyed by landslide (Nagano, Japan, July Paraguay, August 1, 2004)
26, 1985). 17. 324 – Karamay theater fire (Karamay, China,
52. 24 – Unlicenced construct four-story apartment December 10, 1994)
buildings collapsed at Cairo, Egypt, May 3, 1984 18. 323 – Gran Circus Norte-Americano arson (Niterói,
53. 23 – Versailles wedding hall, Jerusalem, Israel. Large Brazil, 1961)
portion of the third floor of the four-story building 19. 322 – Ohio Penitentiary fire (Columbus, Ohio, United
collapsed during a wedding,May 24, 2001 States, April 21, 1930)
54. 20 – Cavalese cable car disaster, (Italy, 1998) cable 20. 322 – L’Innovation Department Store Fire (Brussels,
severed by United States Marine Corps military Belgium, 1967)
aircraft 21. 309 – Dongdu Commercial shopping center fire
55. 20 – Toyohama road tunnel collapse, Furubira, (Luoyang, China, December 25, 2000)
Hokkaidō, Japan, February 1996. 22. 278+ – Brooklyn Theater Fire (Brooklyn, United
States, December 5, 1876)
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23. 250 – Flores Theater fire (Acapulco, Mexico, February 53. 95 – Our Lady of the Angels School Fire, ( Chicago,
15, 1909) Illinois, December 1, 1958)
24. 225 – Mental hospital fire (Guatemala City, 54. 89 – AMRI hospital fire, India, December 9, 2011
Guatemala, July 14, 1960) 55. 87 – Happyland Fire, (Bronx, New York City, 1990)
25. 209 – Rhythm Night Club fire (Natchez, Mississippi, 56. 87 – MGM Grand fire, (Las Vegas, Nevada, November
April 23, 1940) 21, 1980)
26. 208 – Hoteiza theater fire (Kucchan, Japan, March 6, 57. 82 – Alcalá 20 nightclub fire, (Madrid, Spain,
1943) December 17, 1983)
27. 198 – Daegu Subway Fire (Daegu, South Korea, 2003) 58. 64 – Restaurant fire in Taichung City, Taiwan, R.O.C.,
28. 194 – República Cromagnon nightclub fire (Buenos (February 15, 1995)
Aires, Argentina, December 30, 2004) 59. 64 – Cinema Statuto fire, (Turin,Italy, February 13,
29. 188 – Joelma Building fire (São Paulo, Brazil, 1983)
February 1, 1974) 60. 63 – Arson at a Macedonian disco in (Gothenburg,
30. 186 – Theatre Royal, Exeter, England, September 5, Sweden, 1998)
1887 61. 59 (to 61) – Santika 2009 Bangkok nightclub fire
31. 175 – Collinwood school fire (Collinwood, Ohio, (Bangkok, Thailand, January 1, 2009)[75]
United States, March 4, 1908) 62. 59 - Uphaar Cinema fire, India on Friday, June 13,
32. 171 – Rhoads Opera House Fire (Boyertown, 1997
Pennsylvania, 1908) 63. 56 – Bradford City Football Club stadium fire,
33. 168 – Hartford circus fire, (Hartford, Connecticut, Bradford, UK, 11 May 1985.
July 6, 1944) 64. 48 – Stardust fire, (Artane, Dublin, Ireland, February
34. 167 – Piper Alpha oil platform explosions (North Sea, 14, 1981)
1988) 65. 44 – Myojo 56 building fire, (Tokyo, Japan, September
35. 165 – Beverly Hills Supper Club fire (Southgate, 1, 2001)
Kentucky, May 28, 1977) 66. 42 – Dromcolliher Cinema Fire, (County Limerick,
36. 163 – Cinema fire (Amude, Syria, November 13, 1960) Ireland, 5 September 1926)
37. 162 – 1971 Seoul hotel fire (South Korea)[68] 67. 41 – Ballantynes Fire, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18
38. 162 – Ozone Disco Club fire (Quezon City, Philippines, November 1947.
1996) 68. 40 – The Garley Building fire, (Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong
39. 153 – Perm Lame Horse club fire, (Perm, Russia, Kong, November 20, 1996)
December 4, 2009)[69] 69. 37 or 39 Seacliff Lunatic Asylum Fire. near Dunedin,
40. 148 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (New York City, New Zealand, 8 December 1942.
New York, March 25, 1911) 70. 35 – Hotel Hafnia Fire after an arson fire on the
41. 146 – 1970 Saint-Laurent-du-Pont fire (France)[68] hotel, in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 1, 1973
42. 144 – Church fire in Costeşti, Romania, April 18, 71. 34 – Under construction Jumbo Kingdom industrial
1930[70] fire in Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong, killing up to
43. 139 – Wing On godown fire, Sai Wan, Hong Kong, 139 34 workers on October 30, 1971.[76][77]
killed[29][71][72] 72. 33 – Hotel Polen fire, possibly after a burglary below
44. 130 – Cinema fire in Kirin, China, March 18, 1930[73] the hotel, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 9, 1977
45. 119 – Winecoff Hotel fire, (Downtown Atlanta, 73. 33 – Hotel New Japan Fire, (Tokyo, Japan, February 8,
Georgia, December 7, 1946) 1982)
46. 118 – Sennichi department store fire, (Osaka, Japan, 74. 31 – King’s Cross Fire underground Tube Train
May 13, 1972) station fire, London UK. 18 November 1987
47. 109 – 1961 Elbarusovo school fire (Elbarusovo, Soviet 75. 29 – Pioneer Hotel fire, after an arson fire on the
Union, November 5, 1961) hotel in Tucson, Arizona (December 20, 1970)[78]
48. 104 – Cinema fire at the Chinkai Guard District, 76. 24 – 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire, Nairobi,
March 10, 1930[74] Kenya, January 2009
49. 104 – Taiyo department store fire, (Kumamoto, 77. 21 – Hostel for homeless fire, Kamień Pomorski,
Japan, November 29, 1973) Poland, April 13, 2009
50. 100 – The Station nightclub fire, (West Warwick, 78. 21 – Andorinha Building fire (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
Rhode Island, 2003) February 17, 1986)
51. 99 – Seibo-no-Sono nursery home fire, (Yokohama, 79. 21 – St. Johns School Fire, Peabody, Massachusetts,
Japan, February 17, 1955) October 28, 1915
52. 97 – Dupont Plaza Hotel arson, (San Juan, Puerto 80. 19 – Calderón Guardia Hospital fire, San José, Costa
Rico, 1986) Rica, July 12, 2005
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81. 19 – Knitting factory fire in Hong Kong, spread to 33. 155 – Kaprun disaster (Austria, 2000)
apartment above the factory, on 1968[79] 34. 154 – Ryongchon disaster (North Korea, 2004)
82. 17 – A cinefilm fire in an elementary school in 35. 154 – Mardaiyar river bridge derail disaster, (Tamil-
Kilingi-Nõmme, Estonia, on April 20, 1937. Nadu, India, 1956)
83. 17 – Top One Karaoke Fire (fire after an arson attack 36. 153 – Zagreb express train crash (Croatia, 1974)
in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, January 25, 37. 151 – Tangiwai train disaster (New Zealand, 1953)
1997)[80] 38. 150 – 1965 Durban commuter train disaster,
(KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, 1965)
Train accidents and disasters 39. 148 – Gyaneshwari Express train derailment, (India,
2010)
Main article: Lists of rail accidents 40. 142–236 – Benavidez rail disaster (Buenos Aires,
Train accidents with 90+ deaths. Argentina, 1970)[88]
1. ~1,700 - Queen of the Sea rail disaster (Sri Lanka, 41. 100–140 – Pontecagnano train disaster,
2004)[Note 1][81] Pontecagnano, Italy,1944
2. 800–1000 – Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment 42. 139 – Bintaro train crash, (Jakarta, Indonesia, 1987)
(France, 1917) 43. 135 – Maizdi Khan trains disaster (Bangladesh, 1989)
3. 600–1000 – Ciurea rail disaster (Romania, 1917) 44. 132 – Ghotki rail crash (Sindh, Pakistan, 2005)
4. 500-800 – Bihar train disaster (Bihar, India, 1981)[82] 45. 131 – Bouhalouane train crash, (Algeria, 1982)
5. 600+ – Guadalajara train disaster (Mexico, 1915)[83] 46. 130+ – Rafiganj train disaster (India, 2002)
6. 575 – Ufa train disaster (Russia, 1989) 47. 130 – Liziyida bridge destroyed by mud-flow, caused
7. 521-600+ – Balvano train disaster (Italy, 1944) a train disaster. (Sichuan, China, July 9, 1981)
8. 200-500+ – Torre del Bierzo rail disaster (Spain, 1944) 48. 130 – Barwald Sredni trains disaster, (Poland, 1944)
9. 428 – Awash rail disaster (Awash, Afar, Ethiopia, 49. 128 – Mirshah trains disaster, (Punjab, Pakistan,
1985) 1997)
10. 383 – Al Ayatt train disaster (Egypt, 2002) 50. 128 – Mangueira train disaster, (Rio de Janeiro,
11. 358 – Firozabad rail disaster (India, 1995) Brazil, 1958)
12. 320 – Nishapur train disaster (Iran, 2004) 51. 126 – Rongjiawan trains disaster, (Hunan, China,
13. 307 – Sukkur rail disaster (Sindh, Pakistan, 1990) 1997)
14. ~300 – Montemorelas, (Mexico, 1915)[84] 52. 120 – Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh (India, 1997)
15. 300 – Tolunda (Angola, 1994)[85] 53. 120 – Yaoundé train explosion (Cameroon, 1998)
16. 289 – Baku Metro fire (Azerbaijan, 1995) 54. 119 – Anchieta rail disaster (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
17. 285 – Gaisal train disaster (India, 1999) 1952)
18. 281 – Igandu train disaster (Tanzania, 2002) 55. 118 – Stéblová train disaster (Czechoslovakia, 1960)
19. 250 – Montgomery oil train disaster, (Pakistan, 56. 118 – Alcafache trains disaster, (Portugal, 1985)
1957)[86] 57. 114+ – Veligonda train disaster (India, 2005)
20. 248 – El Virilla train accident, (Costa Rica, 14 March 58. 114 – Ngai Ndethya (Kenya, 1993)
1926)[87] 59. 112 – Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash (England,
21. 230 – Lagny-Pomponne Railroad Disaster, (France, 1952)
1933) 60. 112 – Nebukawa, derailment caused by Great Kanto
22. 226 – Quintinshill rail crash (Scotland, 1915) Earthquake, (Japan, 1923)[89]
23. 212 – Khanna rail disaster (India, 1998) 61. 110 – Tsuchiura triple trains crash (Tsuchiura, Japan,
24. 208 – Saltillo, Coahuila (Mexico, 1972) 1943)
25. 200 – Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki train disaster (Poland, 62. 108 – Tangua train disaster, (Brazil, 1950)
1949). Not confirmed by any official source, cf. 63. 107 – Patna train derailed, (Bihar, India, 1937)
Katastrofy kolejowe w Polsce (Polish). 64. 107 – Vierzy tunnel trains derailed, (Aisne, France,
26. 192 – Muamba rail disaster (Mozambique, 2002) 1972)
27. 186 – Genthin train disaster (Genthin, Germany, 65. 107 – Amagasaki rail crash (Japan, 2005)
December 22, 1939) 66. 107 – Ashtamudi Lake train disaster, (Kerala, India,
28. 185 – Aracaju train crash, (Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, 1988)
March 20, 1946) 67. 106 – Sakuragichō train fire commuter train fire
29. 184 – Komagawa train disaster (Komagawa, Saitama, (Yokohama, Japan, 1951)
Japan, 1947) 68. 106 – Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster (Russia,
30. 181 – Ajikawaguchi train disaster (Osaka, Japan, 1987)
1940) 69. 106 – Yangzhuang station trains disaster, (Henan,
31. 162 – Mikawashima train crash (Tokyo, Japan, 1962) China, 1978)
32. 161 – Tsurumi rail accident (Japan, 1963)
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1945) toll
71. 103 – Šakvice train disaster, (Czechoslovakia, 1953)
72. 102 – Aßling train disaster, (Aßling, Germany, July
16, 1945)
Notes
73. 102 – Wuntho train disaster, (Myanmar, 1994) [1] Part of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake; listed by
74. 101 – Markdorf train disaster, (Markdorf, Germany, some sources as a rail disaster [1] though primarily
December 22, 1939) due to a natural disaster, rather than a failure of
75. 101 – Eschede train disaster (Germany, 1998) the rail system.
76. 101 – The Great Train Wreck of 1918 (Nashville,
Tennessee, United States, 1918)
77. 100+ – Col des Nuages (Pass of the Clouds)
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