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Summary.     Click for More > 600,000 hit by flooding Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard  A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros Air France tail section recovered Bodies found from missing Air France plane Air France plane crashed   The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact Hundreds feared drowned off Libya PM's wife killed in car crash   Cholera deaths near 500  More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August 28 dead as fire engulfs plane 3,200 workers trapped in gold mine Flood misery hits arc of Africa Jet with 100 aboard crashes Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 Sultan among crash dead Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 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 Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake 1,800 people died as ferry sinks Lagos blasts leave 500 dead
Minaret collapse kills 41 Map of Meknes Morocco
Feb. 19   Morocco
  A 400-year-old minaret in Bab Berdieyinn mosque collapsed on worshipers, killing 36 and injuring 71 in the middle of prayers.    The incident occurred after several days of unrelenting rain. King M...

year 2009 ... more >
Sep.8   West Africa
Jun.30   Comoros
Jun.29   Comoros
Jun.8   Northeastern Brazil
Jun.7   Northeastern Brazil
Jun.1   Northeastern Brazil
Mar.31   Libya
Mar.6   Zimbabwe

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Dec.2   Zimbabwe
Jun.10   Sudan

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Oct.3   South Africa
Sep.15   West Africa
May.5   Cameroon

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Dec.26   Nigeria
Oct.29   Nigeria
May.12   Nigeria
Feb.3   Egypt

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Dec.10   Nigeria

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Oct.17   Darfur

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May.21   Algeria

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Sep.27   Senegal
Jan.28   Nigeria


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106 bodies recovered after landslides 3 killed in luxury cruise ship accident Minaret collapse kills 41 Map of Meknes Morocco

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Mar. 2   Uganda

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Feb. 26   Egypt
Feb. 19   Morocco
  A 400-year-old minaret in Bab Berdieyinn mosque collapsed on worshipers, killing 36 and injuring 71 in the middle of prayers
 The incident occurred after several days of unrelenting rain. King Mohammed VI has ordered that the mosque be rebuilt as soon as possible

January 2010 ... more > Top ^
Jan.5  Somalia  More than 1 million in Somalia going hungry Jan.2  Ghana  Fire guts parts of market  Congo  Volcano Mount Nyamuragira erupts

year 2009 Top ^

Dec.20  Nigeria  55 dead, 38 injured in truck crash Dec.5  Egypt  Dozens missing after ferry accident Nov.13  Tanzania  Landslide kills 20 Oct.26  Ethiopia  Call to act on maternal mortality Oct.24  Egypt  Deadly train collision Oct.17  East Africa  Flood warning for drought-hit East Africa  Chad  Massive lake Chad could dry up Oct.3  Sicily  Death toll from mudslides now 21 Sep.28  East Africa  Oxfam launches East Africa appeal Sep.24  East Africa  UN warns over East Africa hunger Sep.20   Ivory Coast Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts Sep.18  Ivory Coast  Settlement eyed in toxic waste Sep.15  Congo  Scale of gorilla poaching exposed Sep.8   West Africa     600,000 hit by flooding  U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: The worst hit have been Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana and Niger Sep.5  West Africa  350,000 displaced by floods Aug.28   Comoros Crash flight recorder found Jul.1   Comoros Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital Jun.30   Comoros Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash  A massive rescue effort was under way after a young child was found among the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet off the coast of Comoros Jun.29   Comoros   Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard
  A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros.    The Airbus 310 was operated by the state carrier Ye...
Jun.9   Northeastern Brazil Air France bodies returned to land Jun.8   Northeastern Brazil   Air France tail section recovered  A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic with 228 people on board Jun.7   Northeastern Brazil   Bodies found from missing Air France plane  Three more bodies were found from the crash of the plane. More bodies could be seen and could be recovered within hours Jun.1   Northeastern Brazil   Air France plane crashed
  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 an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
Mar.31   Libya   Hundreds feared drowned off Libya   International Organization for Migration: More than 200 African migrants are feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Libya Mar.30   Libya Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast Mar.24   Darfur U.N.: One million people at risk in Darfur Mar.6   Zimbabwe PM's wife killed in car crash   Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan Jan.31   Kenya At least 100 people killed in oil fire

year 2008 Top ^

Dec.18   Zimbabwe Cholera deaths pass 1,000 Dec.2   Zimbabwe     Cholera deaths near 500
  More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August
Nov.21   Zimbabwe Cholera kills 300 Nov.15   Burkina Faso At least 60 die in bus crash Sep.6   Egypt Hundreds feared trapped in rockslide Jun.10   Sudan   28 dead as fire engulfs plane   A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers sur... Apr.16   Congo Plane crash kills 38; others missing Feb.3  Rwanda  Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes Jan.4  Kenya  180,000 people displaced

year 2007 Top ^

Oct.4  South Africa  All gold miners freed from mine  Congo  Plane crash kills 30 Oct.3   South Africa   3,200 workers trapped in gold mine   Power has been restored to a gold mine, and some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface Sep.15   West Africa   Flood misery hits arc of Africa   An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead May.5   Cameroon   Jet with 100 aboard crashes   Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off

year 2006 Top ^

Dec.26   Nigeria Pipeline explosion kills at least 260   A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline Dec.18   Senegal Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die Oct.29   Nigeria   Sultan among crash dead   Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames May.12   Nigeria Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200   Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed Feb.8   Nigeria Deadly bird flu found Feb.3   Egypt Hopes dim for ferry missing   Egypt   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

year 2005 Top ^

Dec.10   Nigeria   Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed  A passenger jet crashed on landing at the airport in the city of Port Harcourt. At least 56 people were killed Oct.23   Nigeria No survivors in crash Oct.22   Nigeria Jet has crashed after takeoff Jul.31   Sudan VP Garang 'dies in crash' Jul.18   Niger Children starving to death

year 2004 Top ^

Nov.10   Ivory Coast Foreigners flee Ivory Coast Oct.17   Darfur   Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur  The WHO: Up to 70,000 refugees have died since March 1 due to various causes, including diseases and malnutrition Oct.4   Tunisia Many drown as migrant ship sinks Feb.23   Morocco Quake kills 600 Jan.2   Egypt Airliner crashes into Red Sea

year 2003 Top ^

May.21   Algeria   More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake  51,000 homeless and 8,626 injured. Survivors accused the government of turning a blind eye to shoddy construction May.9   Congo Passengers sucked out of plane Mar.6  Algeria  Plane crashes, killing 102

year 2002 Top ^

Sep.27   Senegal   1,800 people died as ferry sinks  The Atlantic Ocean ferry Joola carrying almost 800 passengers and crew has sunk in a fierce storm May.28  Libya  Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families Jan.28   Nigeria Lagos blasts leave 500 dead  killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump Jan.19   Congo Half of the city has been burned Jan.18  Congo  Volcano kills 45 people

year 2001 Top ^

Nov.10  Algeria  Hundreds dead in floods May.9  Ghana  125 killed in soccer crush Apr.11  South Africa  43 die in soccer stampede Feb.25  Mozambique  80,000 at risk from floods

year 2000 Top ^

Mar.14  Mozambique  Floods move deadly mines

At least 100 people killed in oil fire Quake kills 600 More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake  51,000 homeless and 8,626 injured. Survivors accused the government of turning a blind eye to shoddy construction PM's wife killed in car crash   Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was in stable condition and recovering from head injuries after a car wreck that killed his wife, Susan At least 60 die in bus crash Cholera deaths pass 1,000   Cholera deaths near 500



Africa, Disasters Fire Timeline ... See World Fire timeline Top ^
2010
Jan.2  Ghana  Fire guts parts of market
2009
Jan.31   Kenya



Africa, Disasters Earthquake Timeline ... See World Earthquake timeline Top ^
2008
Feb.3  Rwanda  Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes
2004
Feb.23   Morocco
2003
May.21   Algeria



Africa, Disasters Highway Disasters Timeline ... See World Highway Disasters timeline Top ^
2009
Dec.20  Nigeria  55 dead, 38 injured in truck crash
Mar.6   Zimbabwe
2008
Nov.15   Burkina Faso



Africa, Disasters Health Disasters Timeline ... See World Health Disasters timeline Top ^
2009
Oct.26  Ethiopia  Call to act on maternal mortality
2008
Dec.18   Zimbabwe
Dec.2   Zimbabwe
  More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August
Nov.21   Zimbabwe Cholera kills 300 2006 Feb.8   Nigeria Deadly bird flu found


Africa, Disasters Sea Disasters Timeline ... See World Sea Disasters timeline Top ^
2010 Feb. 26   Egypt 3 killed in luxury cruise ship accident 2009 Dec.5  Egypt  Dozens missing after ferry accident Mar.31   Libya Hundreds feared drowned off Libya   International Organization for Migration: More than 200 African migrants are feared dead after their boat sank off the coast of Libya Mar.30   Libya Fishing boats sink off Libyan coast 2006 Dec.18   Senegal Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die Feb.3   Egypt 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
2004 Oct.4   Tunisia Many drown as migrant ship sinks 2002 Sep.27   Senegal 1,800 people died as ferry sinks  The Atlantic Ocean ferry Joola carrying almost 800 passengers and crew has sunk in a fierce storm


Africa, Disasters Volcano Timeline ... See World Volcano timeline Top ^
2010 Jan.2  Congo  Volcano Mount Nyamuragira erupts 2002 Jan.19   Congo Half of the city has been burned Jan.18  Congo  Volcano kills 45 people


Africa, Disasters Mine Accident Timeline ... See World Mine Accident timeline Top ^
2007 Oct.3   South Africa 3,200 workers trapped in gold mine   Power has been restored to a gold mine, and some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface


Africa, Disasters Weather Related Timeline ... See World Weather Related timeline Top ^
2009 Oct.15  Chad  Massive lake Chad could dry up


Africa, Disasters Landslide Timeline ... See World Landslide timeline Top ^
2010 Mar. 2   Uganda 106 bodies recovered after landslides 2009 Nov.13  Tanzania  Landslide kills 20 Oct.3  Sicily  Death toll from mudslides now 21 2008 Sep.6   Egypt Hundreds feared trapped in rockslide


Africa, Disasters Stampede Timeline ... See World Stampede timeline Top ^
2001 May.9  Ghana  125 killed in soccer crush Apr.11  South Africa  43 die in soccer stampede


Africa, Disasters Flood Timeline ... See World Flood timeline Top ^
2009 Oct.17  East Africa  Flood warning for drought-hit East Africa Sep.8   West Africa   600,000 hit by flooding  U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: The worst hit have been Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana and Niger Sep.5  West Africa  350,000 displaced by floods 2007 Sep.15   West Africa Flood misery hits arc of Africa   An estimated one million people across Africa have been hit by rains which have destroyed crops, burst dams and left dozens dead 2001 Nov.10  Algeria  Hundreds dead in floods Feb.25  Mozambique  80,000 at risk from floods 2000 Mar.14  Mozambique  Floods move deadly mines


Africa, Disasters Aviation Disasters Timeline ... See World Aviation Disasters timeline Top ^
2009 Aug.28   Comoros Crash flight recorder found Jul.1   Comoros Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital Jun.30   Comoros Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash  A massive rescue effort was under way after a young child was found among the wreckage of a downed Yemeni jet off the coast of Comoros Jun.29   Comoros Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard
  A Yemeni jetliner en route to Moroni has crashed in the Indian Ocean an hour before reaching its destination, Moroni, the capital of Comoros.    The Airbus 310 was operated by the state carrier Ye...
Jun.9   Northeastern Brazil Air France bodies returned to land Jun.8   Northeastern Brazil Air France tail section recovered  A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic with 228 people on board Jun.7   Northeastern Brazil Bodies found from missing Air France plane  Three more bodies were found from the crash of the plane. More bodies could be seen and could be recovered within hours Jun.1   Northeastern Brazil Air France plane crashed
  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 an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
2008 Jun.10   Sudan 28 dead as fire engulfs plane   A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers sur... Apr.16   Congo Plane crash kills 38; others missing 2007 Oct.4  Congo  Plane crash kills 30 May.5   Cameroon Jet with 100 aboard crashes   Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off 2006 Oct.29   Nigeria Sultan among crash dead   Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames 2005 Dec.10   Nigeria Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed  A passenger jet crashed on landing at the airport in the city of Port Harcourt. At least 56 people were killed Oct.23   Nigeria No survivors in crash Oct.22   Nigeria Jet has crashed after takeoff Jul.31   Sudan VP Garang 'dies in crash' 2004 Jan.2   Egypt Airliner crashes into Red Sea 2003 May.9   Congo Passengers sucked out of plane Mar.6  Algeria  Plane crashes, killing 102 2002 May.28  Libya  Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families


Africa, Disasters Animal Accident Timeline ... See World Animal Accident timeline Top ^
2009 Sep.15  Congo  Scale of gorilla poaching exposed


Africa, Disasters Environmental Timeline ... See World Environmental timeline Top ^
2009 Sep.20   Ivory Coast Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts Sep.18  Ivory Coast  Settlement eyed in toxic waste


Africa, Disasters Structure Collapse Timeline ... See World Structure Collapse timeline Top ^
2010 Feb. 19   Morocco Minaret collapse kills 41 Map of Meknes Morocco
  A 400-year-old minaret in Bab Berdieyinn mosque collapsed on worshipers, killing 36 and injuring 71 in the middle of prayers
 The incident occurred after several days of unrelenting rain. King Mohammed VI has ordered that the mosque be rebuilt as soon as possible



Africa, Disasters Famine Timeline ... See World Famine timeline Top ^
2010 Jan.5  Somalia  More than 1 million in Somalia going hungry 2009 Sep.28  East Africa  Oxfam launches East Africa appeal Sep.24  East Africa  UN warns over East Africa hunger Mar.24   Darfur U.N.: One million people at risk in Darfur 2005 Jul.18   Niger Children starving to death


Africa, Disasters Refugees Timeline ... See World Refugees timeline Top ^
2004 Nov.10   Ivory Coast Foreigners flee Ivory Coast Oct.17   Darfur Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur  The WHO: Up to 70,000 refugees have died since March 1 due to various causes, including diseases and malnutrition


Africa, Disasters Railroad Disasters Timeline ... See World Railroad Disasters timeline Top ^
2009 Oct.24  Egypt  Deadly train collision


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2007 Oct.4  South Africa  All gold miners freed from mine 2006 Feb.3   Egypt Hopes dim for ferry missing


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2006 Dec.26   Nigeria Pipeline explosion kills at least 260   A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline May.12   Nigeria Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200   Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed 2002 Jan.28   Nigeria Lagos blasts leave 500 dead  killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump