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 Mexico |
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Mexico: Powerful earthquake topples buildings, killing scores 
Map of Atencingo Puebla Mexico A strong earthquake has struck central Mexico, killing more than 140 people and toppling dozens of buildings in the capital, Mexico City
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 Puerto Rico |
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Hurricane Maria takes aim at Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands| The Category 5 storm barreled toward the U.S. territory with disastrous winds and 'life-threatening' flooding, according to forecasters | |
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| Sun. |
Lesser Antilles |
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Hurricane Maria to become major storm near Caribbean islands Map of Leeward Islands Lesser Antilles| The category one hurricane will rapidly strengthen over the next 48 hours and will hit Leeward Islands late on Monday | |
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| Wed. |
Malaysia |
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Malaysia fire blocks lone exit to Islamic dormitory; 24 dead |
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| Sep. 11 |
 Florida |
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Hurricane Irma: Two-thirds of Florida without power Map of Naples Florida Florida| About 6.5 million homes in Florida, two-thirds of the total, are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the state | |
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| Sep. 10 |
Florida |
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Irma wallops Florida Map of Cudjoe Key Florida| Hurricane is snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people with 130 mph winds | |
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| Sep. 8 |
 Cuba |
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Hurricane Irma: Cuba hit with strong winds and heavy rain Map of Camaguey Archipelago Cuba| The category five storm made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago, off the north-eastern coast. But the Bahamas have largely been spared | |
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| Sep. 7 |
Chiapas |
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Magnitude-8 earthquake hits southern Mexico Map of Tapachula Chiapas Mexico The quake is causing buildings to sway violently and people to flee into the street in panic as far away as the capital city
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Caribbean |
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Hurricane Irma pummels Turks and Caicos islands Map of Turks and Caicos Caribbean Irma has pummelled the Turks and Caicos Islands after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, killing at least 14 people
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| Sep. 6 |
 Antigua & Barbuda |
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Hurricane Irma causes devastation across the Caribbean Map of Barbuda Antigua %26 Barbuda Irma is reducing buildings to rubble and leaving at least seven people dead. Barbuda is said to be 'barely habitable'. St Martin is almost destroyed
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| Aug. 30 |
Houston |
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Flood: 'No way to prevent' chemical plant blast or fire |
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| Aug. 27 |
Houston |
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Up to 2,000 rescued as Houston hit by 'catastrophic floods' |
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| Aug. 26 |
Texas |
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Hurricane Harvey: Texas battered by high winds and rain Map of Rockport Texas The biggest storm to hit the US mainland in 13 year has slammed into Texas with initial winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) battering coastal areas
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| Aug.20 |
 Singapore |
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US Navy ship and oil tanker collide off Singapore Map of Strait of Singapore Singapore Ten sailors are missing and five have been injured after USS John S McCain and an oil tanker collided off the coast of Singapore
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| Aug.15 |
 Sierra Leone |
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At least 600 still missing in Freetown mudslide Map of Regent Sierra Leone At least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leone's capital
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| Aug.9 |
Yemen |
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Teenage migrants 'deliberately drowned' by smugglers in Yemen |
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| Jul.10 |
Mississippi |
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Sixteen dead in Marines Corps plane incident |
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| Jun.24 |
 Pakistan |
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Pakistan oil tanker inferno kills 200 A lorry transporting oil burst into flames near the Pakistani city of Ahmedpur East
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| Jun.23 |
 Sichuan |
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Over 140 people feared buried by China landslide A landslide unleashed huge rocks and a mass of earth that crashed into their homes in southwestern China early Saturday
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| Jun.17 |
 Portugal |
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60 dead from forest fires in central Portugal Many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road. 600 firefighters are trying to put out the fires since Saturday
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| Jun.16 |
Japan |
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USS Fitzgerald crash: 7 navy crew missing off Japan |
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| Jun.13 |
London |
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About 60 dead in Grenfell Tower blaze A huge fire has raged through the night at a tower block in Latimer Road, west London, with eyewitnesses claiming people are trapped in their...
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| Jun.1 |
Manila |
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Resorts World Manila: At least 36 bodies found at casino complex |
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| Mar.27 |
 Queensland |
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Cyclone Debbie: 'Monster' storm makes landfall A powerful cyclone, a category four storm, carrying winds of up to 263km/h (163 mph) has made landfall in Queensland
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| Jan.19 |
Italy |
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Avalanche rescuers race to find Rigopiano hotel survivors |
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| Dec.24 |
 Sochi |
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Russian military plane 'crashes in Black Sea near Sochi' The plane disappeared from radar 20 minutes after taking off from Adler. Tu-154 was carrying service personnel, members of the choir and re...
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| Nov.28 |
 Colombia |
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Plane carrying members of Brazilian soccer team crashes in Colombia A chartered aircraft carrying a Brazilian soccer team for a regional tournament final has crashed on its way to Medellin's international air...
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| Nov.19 |
India |
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133 killed in derailment near Kanpur |
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| Oct.6 |
Haiti |
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Hurricane Matthew: Hundreds dead in Haiti storm disaster |
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| Aug.23 |
 Italy |
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Earthquake leaves at least 250 dead in central Italy A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least 250 people dead and others trapped under rubble, Italian officials sai...
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| May.29 |
 Libya |
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European migrant crisis: Shipwrecks 'kill up to 700 migrants' Up to 700 migrants are feared drowned in a series of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in the last few days, the UN refugee agency says
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| May.18 |
 Cairo |
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EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar' 56 passengers, 7 crew members and 3 security personnel on board Flight MS804. The Airbus A320 was flying at 11,300m when it went missing
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| May.3 |
 Western Canada |
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Canada wildfire forces mass evacuation in Fort McMurray A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray - the entire population of the Canadian city
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| Apr.16 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador earthquake of 7.8 magnitude kills hundreds |
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| Oct.31 |
Sinai |
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No survivors on Russian airliner KGL9268 Airbus A-321 has crashed in central Sinai killing all 224 people on board. It left the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, bound for St Peter...
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| Sep.24 |
Mecca |
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2,411 people died in Hajj stampede
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| Aug.12 |
China |
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Casualties in Tianjin port city explosions
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| Jul.29 |
Southern Africa |
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MH370 search: Experts investigate Indian Ocean wreckage
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| Jun.1 |
Southern China |
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Boat with more than 400 people aboard sinks in Yangtze River
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| Apr.25 |
Nepal |
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Death toll in Nepal quake more 8,000 people
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| Apr.14 |
Libya |
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Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya
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| Mar.24 |
Southern France |
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Germanwings airliner 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps
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| Feb.3 |
Taiwan |
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35 dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river |
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| Dec.27 |
Indonesia |
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Singapore-bound AirAsia plane with 162 on board missing
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| Jul.24 |
Mali |
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Air Algerie says missing plane likely crashed in Mali |
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| Jul.23 |
Taiwan |
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Dozens feared dead in Taiwan plane crash |
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| Jul.17 |
Donbass |
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Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border
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| May.13 |
Turkey |
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Explosion at mine in western Turkey left 200 workers dead |
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| May.2 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Afghan landslide 'kills hundreds'
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| Apr.15 |
South Korea |
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South Korea ferry: Hundreds missing as ship sinks
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| Mar.22 |
Guinea |
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Ebola 'caused Guinea fever deaths'
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| Mar.13 |
Malaysia |
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Search for missing jet heads west |
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| Mar.7 |
Malaysia |
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Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people
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| Jan.5 |
Toronto |
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'Polar vortex' grips North America |
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| Nov.21 |
Latvia |
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50 dead, including 3 firefighters, after supermarket roof collapse |
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| Nov.9 |
Southern Philippines |
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Hundreds feared dead in typhoon |
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| Oct.28 |
England |
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Hurricane-force winds batter northern Europe |
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| Oct.20 |
Australia |
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Fears Australia blazes could merge |
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| Oct.3 |
Southern Italy |
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Hundreds feared dead in Italy shipwreck |
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| Jul.24 |
Spain |
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At least 77 die as Spanish train derails in Galicia
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| Jul.6 |
Canada |
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Fuel train explodes in Canadian town |
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| May.20 |
Oklahoma |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado |
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| Apr.24 |
Bangladesh |
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More than 1000 dead in Dhaka collapse
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| Feb.15 |
Ural |
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Meteor injures hundreds in Russia |
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| Jan.27 |
Brazil |
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Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria |
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| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
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40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos |
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| Oct.29 |
New Jersey |
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Severe flooding as Sandy strikes |
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| Jan.13 |
Italy |
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Cruise ship runs aground in Italy
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| Apr.5 |
Northern Japan |
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Water radiation millions of times over limit
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| Mar.11 |
Northern Japan |
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Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan
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| Feb.21 |
New Zealand |
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Deadly quake strikes New Zealand
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| Oct.22 |
Haiti |
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Haiti cholera outbreak kills 138
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| Oct.13 |
Chile |
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Last trapped Chile miner rescued
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| Aug.2 |
Moscow |
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Russian fires prompt state of emergency
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| Aug.1 |
NW Pakistan |
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More than 1,100 dead in flooding
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig
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| Apr.17 |
Iceland |
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Volcanic ash wreaking travel chaos
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| Apr.10 |
Russia |
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Polish president died in plane crash
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| Jan.12 |
Haiti |
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'Catastrophic' earthquake slams Haiti
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| Jun.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed |
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| Apr.24 |
Mexico |
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'Swine flu' kills 60 |
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| Apr.5 |
Italy |
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About 300 dead in strong quake |
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| Feb.9 |
Melbourne |
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Toll from bush fires claimed 181 |
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| May.12 |
Sichuan |
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Quake death toll 50,000 |
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 |
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires |
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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Java quake kills 6,000 |
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| Oct.7 |
Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands |
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast |
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| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead |
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| Dec.25 |
Southern Iran |
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28,000 dead after earthquake |
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| Aug.14 |
France |
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10,000 dead in heat wave |
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| Mar.13 |
Hong Kong |
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First alert over SARS |
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| Feb.1 |
Texas |
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Space shuttle and crew lost |
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| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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Terror attacks hit U.S. |
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| Apr.1 |
Southern China |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China |
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| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people |
before year 2000
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| Nov. 12, 1996 |
India |
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Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision |
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| Jun. 29, 1995 |
South Korea |
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Sampoong Department Store collapse |
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| Sep. 28, 1994 |
Estonia |
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MS Estonia disaster |
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| Jan. 1, 1994 |
North Korea |
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North Korean famine |
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| Apr. 19, 1993 |
Texas |
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Waco siege ends, leaving 86 people dead |
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| Jul. 2, 1990 |
Mecca |
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Stampede by pilgrims inside pedestrian tunnel |
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| Dec. 20, 1987 |
Philippines |
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MV Doņa Paz ferry disaster |
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| Jan. 28, 1986 |
Florida |
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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster |
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| Aug. 12, 1985 |
Japan |
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Japan Airlines Flight 123 disaster |
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| Dec. 2, 1984 |
Central India |
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Bhopal disaster |
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| Sep. 1, 1983 |
Russian Far East |
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Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down |
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| Aug. 19, 1980 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudia Flight 163 disaster |
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| Mar. 27, 1977 |
Spain |
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Tenerife airport disaster |
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| Jul. 28, 1976 |
China |
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1976 Tangshan earthquake |
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| Mar. 3, 1974 |
France |
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Turkish Airlines Flight 981 disaster |
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| Nov. 13, 1970 |
Bangladesh |
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1970 Bhola cyclone |
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| Dec. 3, 1948 |
Shanghai |
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SS Kiangya disaster |
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| Nov. 28, 1942 |
Boston |
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Cocoanut Grove fire |
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| May. 6, 1937 |
New Jersey |
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Explosion of the Hindenburg |
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| Jul. 1, 1931 |
China |
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Central China floods of 1931 |
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| Apr. 14, 1912 |
Maritime Provinces |
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S.S. Titanic sank |
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| Apr. 18, 1906 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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San Francisco earthquake and fire |
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| Feb. 15, 1898 |
Cuba |
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U.S.S. Maine blown up |
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