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1. 05-23 Ecuador satellite space crash fears Ecuador
2. 05-20 Powerful earthquake hits off Chilean coast Puerto Aisen, Chile
3. 05-08 Brazil helicopter crashes near Sugarloaf Mountain Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro
4. 04-28 5 saved, 2 missing after balloon goes into Pacific Peru
5. 04-25 Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases' Sao Paulo
6. 04-14 At least 33 dead in Peru bus crash Trujillo, Peru
7. 04-07 Helicopter with 13 aboard crashes in Peru jungle Iquitos, Peru
8. 04-03 Argentina declares floods mourning La Plata, Argentina
9. 03-29 Wave blamed for Amazon port accident Santana, Northeastern Brazil

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2013
02/03 Paraguay candidate Oviedo killed
01/27 Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria
01/05 Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela
01/27 Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria
01/27 Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims
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2012
08/25 Blast halts Venezuela refinery
02/22 Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
01/28 At least 26 killed in Peru rehab center fire
01/25 High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead
01/26 Five bodies found in Rio rubble
01/25 High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead
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2011
02/14 Huge fine in Amazon pollution case
01/15 Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding
01/13 Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding
01/12 Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives
01/15 Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding
01/13 Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding
01/12 Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives
01/02 Major earthquake strikes central Chile
2010
10/13 Last trapped Chile miner rescued
10/12 First Chile miner reaches surface
09/17 Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners
08/31 Drilling to reach miners begins
08/22 33 trapped miners alive after 17 days
08/16 737 breaks apart on island landing
08/06 33 workers trapped in mine
04/06 Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil
02/27 Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile
04/06 Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil
01/02 Death toll rains hits 51
10/13 Last trapped Chile miner rescued
10/12 First Chile miner reaches surface
10/09 Rescue drill reaches trapped miners
09/17 Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners
08/31 Drilling to reach miners begins
08/22 33 trapped miners alive after 17 days
08/06 33 workers trapped in mine
02/27 Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile
2009
11/10 Dam failure triggers huge blackout
05/28 Dam bursts after more rain
11/10 Dam failure triggers huge blackout
06/08 Air France tail section recovered
06/01 Air France plane crashed
05/28 Dam bursts after more rain
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2008
11/27 Death toll climbs in flooding
02/21 Jetliner crashes in mountains
11/27 Death toll climbs in flooding
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2007
11/14 Thousands homeless after quake
08/16 337 killed in earthquake
07/17 About 200 dead from plane crash
01/13 Rescue mission in collapse
07/17 About 200 dead from plane crash
01/13 Rescue mission in collapse
01/06 Mudslide toll reaches 31
11/14 Thousands homeless after quake
2006
09/29 Plane lost over Amazon
09/29 Plane lost over Amazon
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2005
08/23 Airliner crashes in jungle
08/16 160 believed dead in jet crash
05/20 Missing 41 troops feared dead
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05/20 Missing 41 troops feared dead
2004
12/30 175 dead in Buenos Aires club fire
08/01 Supermarket fire death toll tops 300
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2003
08/22 21 dead in rocket explosion
08/22 21 dead in rocket explosion
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2002
12/01 Nightclub Blaze in Caracas Kills 47
01/28 Airliner crashed with 92 people
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2001
12/29 Fireworks blaze kills 230
06/23 Powerful 7.9 earthquake
04/20 Missionary plane shut down
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Ecuador satellite space crash fears  The Ecuadorean space agency (EXA) is trying to pick up signals from its satellite after it crashed in space into debris from an old rocket Powerful earthquake hits off Chilean coast Brazil helicopter crashes near Sugarloaf Mountain. Rio de Janeiro 5 saved, 2 missing after balloon goes into Pacific. Peru Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases'. Sao Paulo Paraguay candidate Oviedo killed   Presidential candidate Lino Oviedo has died in a helicopter crash. Oviedo, 69, was running for Paraguay's third largest party in presidential... Brazil fire 'caused by flares' Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria Map of Santa Maria Brazil


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Apr.14  At least 33 dead in Peru bus crash
Apr.7  Helicopter with 13 aboard crashes in Peru jungle
Apr.3  Argentina declares floods mourning


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Mar.29  Wave blamed for Amazon port accident
Mar.25  Chile miner trapped 300m underground
Mar.22  Charges over Brazil nightclub fire
Mar.18  Rains cause deadly Brazil landslides


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Feb.9  Heavy rain causes floods in Andes
Feb.3
 Memorials for Brazil fire victims


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Jan.28  Three held over Brazil club fire
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  At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say
 The fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Rio Grande do Sul. Many victims inhaled toxic fumes or were crushed as panicking clubbers tried to escape. President Dilma Rousseff has been visiting survivors at the city's Caridade hospital
Jan.20  Brazil city fights dengue fever Jan.5 Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela Map of Los Roques Venezuela  A small plane carrying six people, one of them Vittorio Missoni, a director of Italy's Missoni fashion house, is missing off the coast of Venezuela

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Aug.31  Fire-hit Venezuela plant reopens Aug.25   Blast halts Venezuela refinery   A huge explosion at the Amuay plant, Venezuela's biggest oil refinery, has killed at least 24 people and halted production for two days


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Jun.9  Peru helicopter: 'All 14 killed'

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May.5  Peru drug clinic blaze kills 14

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Apr.7  Rescue workers rush to reach trapped miners

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Feb.22   Argentina train crash 'kills 49' Map of Buenos Aires Argentina
  A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with hundreds more injured.    The train slammed into the barrier at the end of the platform at the Onc...


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Jan.28  At least 26 killed in Peru rehab center fire Jan.26  Five bodies found in Rio rubble  Three bodies found in Rio rubble Jan.25 High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead  Rio de Janeiro: Two buildings -- one a 20-story building and the other 10 stories -- collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro

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Sep.2  Chile air force plane disappears Jul.30  Plane crashes at Guyana airport Jun.20 Ash cloud grounds Australian flights
Map of Adelaide Australia  An ash cloud is drifting around the world for a second time after spewing from a Chilean volcano more than two weeks ago Jun.11 Chile volcano affects NZ flights   New Zealand: Flights to and from Tasmania and parts of New Zealand have been cancelled as ash from a volcano erupting in Chile drifts across the region May.1  Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered Apr.27  Air France flight recorder found Apr.26  Residents evacuate as volcano spews ash Apr.12  Air France crash jet's tail found Feb.27  Chileans commemorate quake Feb.14  Huge fine in Amazon pollution case Jan.15  Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding Jan.13   Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding   Rio de Janeiro: Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 p... Jan.12  Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives Jan.2  Major earthquake strikes central Chile

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Dec.4  'Throat of Fire' volcano erupts
Oct.16  Trapped miners found dead Oct.15  31 of 33 miners released from hospital Oct.13   Last trapped Chile miner rescued Map of Copiapo Chile
  The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
 They were greeted by families and President Sebastian Pinera. The rescued miners have been taken to hospital with severe dental infections and some eye problems. The six rescuers sent down to assist the miners are now being winched up
 Half of trapped 33 miners rescued Oct.12  Joy as first 3 Chile miners freed First Chile miner reaches surface  Rescue of trapped miners to begin soon Oct.10  Final steps under way before mine rescue Oct.9  Evacuation of miners to start Wednesday Rescue drill reaches trapped miners. Chile Oct.8  Drill 24 hours from miners Oct.1  Mine rescue 'this month' Sep.26  Rescue capsule arrives at Chile mine Sep.17 Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners Sep.15  November rescue hope for miners Aug.31 Drilling to reach miners begins. Chile Aug.28 'Plan B' for quicker mine rescue. Chile Aug.27  Five Chilean miners 'depressed' Aug.26  Trapped miners send video messages Aug.25  Trapped miners building shrine Aug.23  Supplies sent to trapped miners Aug.22     33 trapped miners alive after 17 days Map of Copiapo Chile
  Chile: Miners are alive and in a shelter, President Pinera said, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly 3 weeks since the mine collapsed.    Rescuers retrieved a note from the min...
Aug.16 737 breaks apart on island landing. Colombia Aug.6     33 workers trapped in mine   Chile: 130 people were working to rescue the miners after the main ramp into the mine was blocked Apr.6 Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil   Rio de Janeiro: About 287 people have been rescued, and others were trapped under mudslides caused by the rain Mar.11  Three strong earthquakes strike Chile Mar.1 Extra troops deployed amid quake unrest. Chile Feb.28  Chileans awake to more aftershocks Feb.27  Quake affects two million, says Bachelet   Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile
Map of Chillan Chile  An earthquake is killing at least 147 people and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin. The quake struck at 3:34 a.m. off the coast Jan.2 Death toll rains hits 51. Rio de Janeiro Jan.1  Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people

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Nov.10 Dam failure triggers huge blackout
. Brazil Sep.12  Severe weather displaces thousands Jun.9  Air France bodies returned to land Jun.8 Air France tail section recovered. Northeastern Brazil Jun.7 Bodies found from missing Air France plane. Northeastern Brazil Jun.4  Debris found not from Air France plane Jun.3  Plane's recorders may never be found Jun.2  Plane searchers spot ocean debris Jun.1  Atlantic searched for lost plane   Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil
  Northeastern Brazil: The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact.    The plane sent an automatic message signaling a...
May.28 Dam bursts after more rain. Brazil

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Dec.4 Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast. Antarctica Nov.27 Death toll climbs in flooding. Brazil Apr.3  Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue Feb.21 Jetliner crashes in mountains. Venezuela

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Nov.14   Thousands homeless after quake   Chile: Thousands may have to sleep in the streets after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least 2 people
Sep.18  Scores ill in 'meteor crash' Aug.30  Eight dead after train crash Aug.23  At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire Aug.18  More troops for quake zone  Looting disrupts quake rescue bid Aug.17  Dead scattered in streets Aug.16   337 killed in earthquake Map of Ica Peru  Peru: All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima Aug.15  Deadly earthquake strikes Jul.20  Jet reverse thruster 'off' Jul.17   About 200 dead from plane crash
  Sao Paulo: TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain Jan.24  Defense minister dies in helicopter collision Jan.13 Rescue mission in collapse. Sao Paulo Jan.6  Mudslide toll reaches 31

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Sep.29   Plane lost over Amazon   A search is underway for a passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing Sep.24  Children dead in bus crash

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Aug.23 Airliner crashes in jungle. Peru Aug.16     160 believed dead in jet crash
Map of Zulia Venezuela  Venezuela: The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela May.20 Missing 41 troops feared dead  Chile: Chile's army chief: At least 41 Chilean soldiers who went missing in a snowstorm are almost certainly dead

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Dec.30 175 dead in Buenos Aires club fire
. Argentina
Aug.1   Supermarket fire death toll tops 300  Paraguay: The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket while it was crowded with Sunday shoppers. Dozens were injured


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Aug.22  21 dead in rocket explosion

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Dec.1  Nightclub Blaze in Caracas Kills 47 Jan.28 Airliner crashed with 92 people. Ecuador

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Dec.29 Fireworks blaze kills 230
. Peru Jun.23 Powerful 7.9 earthquake. Peru Apr.20  Missionary plane shut down


Brazil fire 'caused by flares' Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria Map of Santa Maria Brazil




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2013
Mar.22  Charges over Brazil nightclub fire
Feb.3  Memorials for Brazil fire victims
Jan.29
Jan.28  Three held over Brazil club fire
Jan.27
Jan.27
  At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say
 The fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Rio Grande do Sul. Many victims inhaled toxic fumes or were crushed as panicking clubbers tried to escape. President Dilma Rousseff has been visiting survivors at the city's Caridade hospital
2012 Aug.31  Fire-hit Venezuela plant reopens May.5  Peru drug clinic blaze kills 14 Jan.28  At least 26 killed in Peru rehab center fire 2007 Aug.23  At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire 2004 Dec.30 175 dead in Buenos Aires club fire. Argentina Aug.1 Supermarket fire death toll tops 300  Paraguay: The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket while it was crowded with Sunday shoppers. Dozens were injured 2002 Dec.1  Nightclub Blaze in Caracas Kills 47 2001 Dec.29 Fireworks blaze kills 230. Peru



South America, Disasters Fatal Accident Timeline ... See World Fatal Accident timeline Top ^
2005 May.20 Missing 41 troops feared dead  Chile: Chile's army chief: At least 41 Chilean soldiers who went missing in a snowstorm are almost certainly dead



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2013 Mon. Powerful earthquake hits off Chilean coast
2011 Feb.27  Chileans commemorate quake Jan.2  Major earthquake strikes central Chile 2010 Mar.11  Three strong earthquakes strike Chile Mar.1 Extra troops deployed amid quake unrest. Chile Feb.28  Chileans awake to more aftershocks Feb.27  Quake affects two million, says Bachelet Feb.27 Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile
Map of Chillan Chile  An earthquake is killing at least 147 people and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin. The quake struck at 3:34 a.m. off the coast 2007 Nov.14 Thousands homeless after quake   Chile: Thousands may have to sleep in the streets after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least 2 people Aug.18  More troops for quake zone Aug.17  Dead scattered in streets Aug.16 337 killed in earthquake
Map of Ica Peru  Peru: All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima Aug.15  Deadly earthquake strikes 2001 Jun.23 Powerful 7.9 earthquake. Peru



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2013 Apr.14  At least 33 dead in Peru bus crash 2006 Sep.24  Children dead in bus crash



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2013 Apr. 25 Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases'
. Sao Paulo Jan.20  Brazil city fights dengue fever 2008 Apr.3  Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue 2007 Sep.18  Scores ill in 'meteor crash'



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2008 Dec.4 Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast
. Antarctica



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2009 Nov.10 Dam failure triggers huge blackout
. Brazil



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2011 Jun.20 Ash cloud grounds Australian flights
Map of Adelaide Australia  An ash cloud is drifting around the world for a second time after spewing from a Chilean volcano more than two weeks ago Jun.11 Chile volcano affects NZ flights   New Zealand: Flights to and from Tasmania and parts of New Zealand have been cancelled as ash from a volcano erupting in Chile drifts across the region Apr.26  Residents evacuate as volcano spews ash 2010 Dec.4  'Throat of Fire' volcano erupts



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2013 Mar.25  Chile miner trapped 300m underground 2012 Apr.7  Rescue workers rush to reach trapped miners 2010 Oct.16  Trapped miners found dead Oct.15  31 of 33 miners released from hospital Aug.27  Five Chilean miners 'depressed' Aug.26  Trapped miners send video messages Aug.25  Trapped miners building shrine Aug.23  Supplies sent to trapped miners Aug.22   33 trapped miners alive after 17 days
Map of Copiapo Chile
  Chile: Miners are alive and in a shelter, President Pinera said, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly 3 weeks since the mine collapsed.    Rescuers retrieved a note from the min...
Aug.6   33 workers trapped in mine   Chile: 130 people were working to rescue the miners after the main ramp into the mine was blocked



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2010 Apr.6 Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil   Rio de Janeiro: About 287 people have been rescued, and others were trapped under mudslides caused by the rain Jan.2 Death toll rains hits 51
. Rio de Janeiro 2009 Sep.12  Severe weather displaces thousands



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2013 Mar.18  Rains cause deadly Brazil landslides 2007 Jan.13 Rescue mission in collapse
. Sao Paulo Jan.6  Mudslide toll reaches 31



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2013 Apr.3  Argentina declares floods mourning Feb.9  Heavy rain causes floods in Andes 2011 Jan.15  Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding Jan.13 Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding   Rio de Janeiro: Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 p... Jan.12  Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives 2010 Jan.1  Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people 2009 May.28 Dam bursts after more rain
. Brazil 2008 Nov.27 Death toll climbs in flooding. Brazil



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2013 May. 8 Brazil helicopter crashes near Sugarloaf Mountain
. Rio de Janeiro Apr. 28 5 saved, 2 missing after balloon goes into Pacific. Peru Apr.7  Helicopter with 13 aboard crashes in Peru jungle Feb.3 Paraguay candidate Oviedo killed   Presidential candidate Lino Oviedo has died in a helicopter crash. Oviedo, 69, was running for Paraguay's third largest party in presidential... Jan.5 Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela Map of Los Roques Venezuela  A small plane carrying six people, one of them Vittorio Missoni, a director of Italy's Missoni fashion house, is missing off the coast of Venezuela 2012 Jun.9  Peru helicopter: 'All 14 killed' 2011 Sep.2  Chile air force plane disappears Jul.30  Plane crashes at Guyana airport May.1  Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered Apr.27  Air France flight recorder found Apr.12  Air France crash jet's tail found 2010 Aug.16 737 breaks apart on island landing. Colombia 2009 Jun.9  Air France bodies returned to land Jun.8 Air France tail section recovered. Northeastern Brazil Jun.7 Bodies found from missing Air France plane. Northeastern Brazil Jun.4  Debris found not from Air France plane Jun.3  Plane's recorders may never be found Jun.2  Plane searchers spot ocean debris Jun.1  Atlantic searched for lost plane Jun.1 Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil
  Northeastern Brazil: The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact.    The plane sent an automatic message signaling a...
2008 Feb.21 Jetliner crashes in mountains. Venezuela 2007 Jul.20  Jet reverse thruster 'off' Jul.17 About 200 dead from plane crash   Sao Paulo: TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain Jan.24  Defense minister dies in helicopter collision 2006 Sep.29 Plane lost over Amazon   A search is underway for a passenger plane with at least 150 people on board that has gone missing 2005 Aug.23 Airliner crashes in jungle. Peru Aug.16   160 believed dead in jet crash Map of Zulia Venezuela  Venezuela: The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela 2002 Jan.28 Airliner crashed with 92 people. Ecuador 2001 Apr.20  Missionary plane shut down



South America, Disasters Environmental Timeline ... See World Environmental timeline Top ^
2011 Feb.14  Huge fine in Amazon pollution case



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2013 Mar.29  Wave blamed for Amazon port accident 2012 Jan.26  Five bodies found in Rio rubble Jan.26  Three bodies found in Rio rubble



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2012 Feb.22 Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
Map of Buenos Aires Argentina
  A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with hundreds more injured.    The train slammed into the barrier at the end of the platform at the Onc...
2007 Aug.30  Eight dead after train crash



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2010 Oct.13   Last trapped Chile miner rescued
Map of Copiapo Chile
  The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
 They were greeted by families and President Sebastian Pinera. The rescued miners have been taken to hospital with severe dental infections and some eye problems. The six rescuers sent down to assist the miners are now being winched up
Oct.13  Half of trapped 33 miners rescued Oct.12  Joy as first 3 Chile miners freed Oct.12 First Chile miner reaches surface Oct.12  Rescue of trapped miners to begin soon Oct.10  Final steps under way before mine rescue Oct.9  Evacuation of miners to start Wednesday Oct.9 Rescue drill reaches trapped miners. Chile Oct.8  Drill 24 hours from miners Oct.1  Mine rescue 'this month' Sep.26  Rescue capsule arrives at Chile mine Sep.17 Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners Sep.15  November rescue hope for miners Aug.31 Drilling to reach miners begins. Chile Aug.28 'Plan B' for quicker mine rescue. Chile 2007 Aug.18  Looting disrupts quake rescue bid



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2013 Yesterday Ecuador satellite space crash fears  The Ecuadorean space agency (EXA) is trying to pick up signals from its satellite after it crashed in space into debris from an old rocket 2003 Aug.22  21 dead in rocket explosion



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2012 Aug.25   Blast halts Venezuela refinery   A huge explosion at the Amuay plant, Venezuela's biggest oil refinery, has killed at least 24 people and halted production for two days Jan.25 High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead  Rio de Janeiro: Two buildings -- one a 20-story building and the other 10 stories -- collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro