disaster
hazard resulting in an event causing significant physical damage, destruction or death
landslide
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
Great Hanshin Earthquake
1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan
Port Said Stadium riot
February 2012 association football riot in Port Said, Egypt
waterlogging
saturation of soil with water
maritime disaster
serious maritime catastrophe, serious maritime incident
Bento Rodrigues dam disaster
iron ore tailings dam failure in Brazil, disaster which occurred on 5 November 2015
Grenfell Tower fire
2017 fire in West London
mass killing
non-combat mass killing by government or state other than genocide
Rodney disaster
ferry disaster in Australia
Great Smog of London
1952 air pollution event in London, England
Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster
1876 train wreck in Ashtabula, Ohio
cultural disaster
disaster that has the consequence that the continuity of a culture is seriously damaged and that many or important aspects of a civilization are lost
Leiden gunpowder disaster
Gunpowder explosion
Operation Bramble Bush
1992 Israeli plan to assassinate Iraqi president Saddam Hussein
Harbin hotel fire
fire at a hotel in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China on 25 August 2018
Visakhapatnam gas leak
gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam, India
South Amboy powder pier explosion
Munitions explosion in South Amboy, New Jersey, United States in 1950
natural disaster
major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth, which may cause loss of life or property
Great Molasses Flood
molasses storage tank burst in 1919 in Boston, and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets killing 21 people
engineering disaster
catastrophic failure of engineered systems, often caused by flawed design, improper use, financial shortcuts, and miscommunication
Riga supermarket roof collapse
2013 disaster in Riga, Latvia
Brescia Explosion
disaster in Italy in 1769
Port Colborne explosion
major dust explosion that occurred in Ontario, Canada
Beacon Oil explosion
1928 fire in Everett, Massachusetts
Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot explosion
25 September 2023 explosion in Berkadzor, Nagorno-Karabakh
epidemic
rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time
Red Tuesday
late 19th Century Bushfire in Australia
Port Chicago disaster
1944 explosion in California, United States
cataclysm
geology
Lagos armoury explosion
Ikeja bomb blast
stampede
act of mass impulse among herd of animals or a crowd of people
Mist Hardships
disastrous effects of the eruption of Mount Laki on the people of Iceland
Minsk Radio Works explosion
1972 disaster in the Soviet Union
Okhotsk Sea earthquake
2013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake
humanitarian crisis
singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well being of a community or large group of people
environmental disaster
disaster to the natural environment due to human activity with widespread or long-lasting consequences
Sandhurst Road school disaster
air raid in London, England
Abercarn colliery disaster
11 September 1878 diaster at the Prince of Wales coal mine, Wales
Great Fire of Munich
major conflagration in February 1327
White Friday
Avalanche during First World War
crowd collapses and crushes
type of disaster that occurs due to overcrowding
Mountain B nightclub fire
2022 disaster in Thailand
conflagration
large and destructive fire that threatens human life, animal life, health, and/or property
Hillsborough disaster
incident which occurred during the FA Cup semi-final match in 1989
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
1911 factory fire in New York City