disaster
hazard resulting in an event causing significant physical damage, destruction or death
dam failure
catastrophic failure of dam barrier by uncontrolled release of water
Enschede fireworks disaster
2000 fireworks explosion
violent crime
crime in which an offender uses or threatens force upon a victim
explosion of the powder magazine in Delft
event in Delft 12 October 1654
Vargas tragedy
major natural disaster with torrential rainfall, followed with flash floods and land slides
The Seventh Earthquake
earthquake in the Levant
Fatal Vespers
1623 structural collapse in London, England
Louisville sewer explosions
series of explosions that destroyed more than two miles (3 km) of streets in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on February 13, 1981
Great Mill Disaster
flour dust explosion in a Minneapolis mill in 1878
Halifax explosion
1917 maritime disaster in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
climate catastrophe
catastrophic consequences of global warming
Hindenburg disaster
airship fire, 6 May 1937
Big Dipper
former wooden roller coaster located at Battersea Park in London
Morogoro tanker explosion
fuel explosion in Tanzania in August 2019
drought
extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
famine
widespread scarcity of food followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality
mining accident
accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals
destruction of Pompeii
79 AD volcanic disaster
Mount Tai earthquake
first earthquake recorded in history
Mecca crane collapse
disaster which occurred on 11 September 2015
Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse
bridge collapse in Sweetwater, Florida
Low Moor Explosion
1916 industrial disaster in Bradford, England
Merrimack Valley gas explosions
dangerous multi-site fires from gas 13-09-2018
industrial disaster
disaster resulting from failure of industrial processes
Floods in Ghana
series of flood incidents