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19 killed in bus plunge  A bus plunged into a canal alongside the Nile River in southern Egypt, killing 17 passengers and the driver 'Dozens missing' as ferry sinks  Princess Hidy ferry carrying a wedding party sank in the Nile south of Cairo in the river off Beni Sweif Crash kills 18 students  A head-on collision between a school bus and a truck happened on the highway connecting Cairo with the city of Assuit Train crash kills three  A cargo train collided with a passenger train just north of Cairo near Shebin el-Qanater in Qalyoubiya Province Train crash kills 57

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Train hits cars on track, killing 40

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  A large truck slammed into the 3 vehicles, pushing them onto the tracks. A train plowed into them, in a northern Egyptian town

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  2 trains collided in the Nile Delta north of Cairo during the morning commute
Apr.13     Egypt reports 4th bird flu death  Samah Mandouh Abdel Ghaffar, 18, died in hospital in the delta province of Manoufiya Mar.18     Death is bird flu, test says  World Health Organization: Initial testing indicated that an woman who died near Cairo was a victim of bird flu Feb.17     Bird flu cases confirmed in Egypt  Tests done on dead birds had confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain Feb.16   Wreckage of ferry found  Salvage experts have located the ferry which sank in the Red Sea 2 weeks ago killing about 1,000 people Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe Feb.8 Ship blocks Suez Canal Feb.5 Tensions high at ferry port   Ferry 'pressed on despite fire'  A crew member said water used to extinguish a fire aboard caused the ship to list in heavy winds Feb.4 Officials: Fire made ferry sink  Transport minister has said a blaze set off a sequence of events that led it to sink in the Red Sea Feb.3 Hopes dim for ferry missing
  Hopes are fading of finding alive more than 900 people still missing a day after a ferry sank in the Red Sea
  Hundreds feared died as ferry sinks  185 bodies and about 300 survivors were pulled from the water, but hundreds remained unaccounted   Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea
  An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
Jan.11 Bus crash kills six Australian tourists

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Sep.5   Candle sparks deadly fire  A fire began when an actor knocked over a candle on the set of a play. A stampede killed at least 31

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Nov.7 Bus crash kills 33 workers Sep.11     Top cleric feared killed in helicopter crash   Greece: Patriarch of Alexandria, a top leader of the Greek Orthodox church, was among feared killed off northern Greece Jan.26 Rescuers trapped in Cairo collapse  A burning 12-story building collapsed, trapping up to 18 people inside and injuring 33. All but 2 were firefighters and police Jan.4 Swiss banned Red Sea crash firm   Switzerland: The Egyptian Flash Airlines from flying to Switzerland because of safety concerns Jan.3   No survivors in Red Sea air disaster  Egyptian Foreign Minister and Civil Aviation Minister denied any terrorist involvement Woman, 97, found alive in quake ruins Jan.2   Airliner crashes into Red Sea
  No survivors likely. A charter with 152 people aboard, most of them French tourists, crashed shortly after takeoff

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Feb.20 Train inferno kills 350  Blaze was caused by a cooker used by a passenger to heat food. Some victims died when they jumped from the moving train Feb.19 Train fire kills 100  Fire broke out overnight on a passenger train south of Cairo. 7 carriages of the crowded train went up in flames

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Officials: Fire made ferry sink  Transport minister has said a blaze set off a sequence of events that led it to sink in the Red Sea Candle sparks deadly fire  A fire began when an actor knocked over a candle on the set of a play. A stampede killed at least 31 Train inferno kills 350  Blaze was caused by a cooker used by a passenger to heat food. Some victims died when they jumped from the moving train Train fire kills 100  Fire broke out overnight on a passenger train south of Cairo. 7 carriages of the crowded train went up in flames   Top cleric feared killed in helicopter crash   Greece: Patriarch of Alexandria, a top leader of the Greek Orthodox church, was among feared killed off northern Greece Swiss banned Red Sea crash firm   Switzerland: The Egyptian Flash Airlines from flying to Switzerland because of safety concerns Airliner crashes into Red Sea



Egypt, Disasters Fire Timeline ... See World Fire timeline Top ^
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  No survivors likely. A charter with 152 people aboard, most of them French tourists, crashed shortly after takeoff



Egypt, Disasters Structure Collapse Timeline ... See World Structure Collapse timeline Top ^
2004 Jan.26 Rescuers trapped in Cairo collapse  A burning 12-story building collapsed, trapping up to 18 people inside and injuring 33. All but 2 were firefighters and police


Egypt, Disasters Highway Disasters Timeline ... See World Highway Disasters timeline Top ^
2008 Jan.1 19 killed in bus plunge  A bus plunged into a canal alongside the Nile River in southern Egypt, killing 17 passengers and the driver 2007 Apr.18 Crash kills 18 students  A head-on collision between a school bus and a truck happened on the highway connecting Cairo with the city of Assuit 2006 Jan.11 Bus crash kills six Australian tourists 2004 Nov.7 Bus crash kills 33 workers


Egypt, Disasters Railroad Disasters Timeline ... See World Railroad Disasters timeline Top ^
2008 Jul. 16 Train hits cars on track, killing 40
  A large truck slammed into the 3 vehicles, pushing them onto the tracks. A train plowed into them, in a northern Egyptian town
2006 Sep.4 Train crash kills three  A cargo train collided with a passenger train just north of Cairo near Shebin el-Qanater in Qalyoubiya Province Aug.20 Train crash kills 57
  2 trains collided in the Nile Delta north of Cairo during the morning commute



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2006 Feb.3 Hopes dim for ferry missing
  Hopes are fading of finding alive more than 900 people still missing a day after a ferry sank in the Red Sea
2004 Jan.3 No survivors in Red Sea air disaster  Egyptian Foreign Minister and Civil Aviation Minister denied any terrorist involvement


Egypt, Disasters Health Disasters Timeline ... See World Health Disasters timeline Top ^
2006 Apr.13   Egypt reports 4th bird flu death  Samah Mandouh Abdel Ghaffar, 18, died in hospital in the delta province of Manoufiya Mar.18   Death is bird flu, test says  World Health Organization: Initial testing indicated that an woman who died near Cairo was a victim of bird flu Feb.17   Bird flu cases confirmed in Egypt  Tests done on dead birds had confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain


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2007 Aug.17 'Dozens missing' as ferry sinks  Princess Hidy ferry carrying a wedding party sank in the Nile south of Cairo in the river off Beni Sweif 2006 Feb.16 Wreckage of ferry found  Salvage experts have located the ferry which sank in the Red Sea 2 weeks ago killing about 1,000 people Feb.8 Ship blocks Suez Canal Feb.5 Tensions high at ferry port Feb.5 Ferry 'pressed on despite fire'  A crew member said water used to extinguish a fire aboard caused the ship to list in heavy winds Feb.3 Hundreds feared died as ferry sinks  185 bodies and about 300 survivors were pulled from the water, but hundreds remained unaccounted Feb.3 Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea
  An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued