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1. 11-30 Namibia finds Mozambique plane wreck Bwabwata National Park, Namibia
2. 11-29 Mozambique plane missing with 34 on board Mozambique
3. 11-27 Drought stops wildebeest migration Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
4. 11-26 More polio cases confirmed in Syria, WHO says Damascus
5. 11-23 Mount Etna showers volcanic ash on nearby towns Mount Etna, Sicily
6. 11-19 40 feared trapped in South Africa building collapse Durban, South Africa
7. 11-17 Etna volcano erupts, lighting up sky over Sicily Etna, Sicily
8. 11-12 South Africa shock over bus crash Mpumalanga, South Africa
Recent Summary.     Click for More > Mozambique plane missing with 34 on board 40 feared trapped in South Africa building collapse   At least two people have died and up to 40 people are feared trapped after a roof collapsed at a construction site in eastern South Africa Bodies of migrants found in Niger Nigeria river boat accident kills 42, 100 missing Major fire closes Nairobi airport Map of Nairobi Kenya  The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) had been closed and passengers evacuated Tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt   Hot air balloon exploded over the city of Luxor. Eighteen tourists were killed when the balloon dropped almost 300 meters Dozens of children crushed to death in stampede Passenger plane crashes into Lagos building Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000' UN to declare famine in Somalia Child is sole Libya jet crash survivor   92 passengers and 11 crew members were killed. An 8-year-old boy who is a Dutch citizen is the sole survivor of a deadly Afriqiyah Airways ... Minaret collapse kills 41 Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard Cholera deaths near 500 Flood misery hits arc of Africa Jet with 100 aboard crashes Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea 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
Namibia finds Mozambique plane wreck Map of Bwabwata National Park Namibia
Sat.   Namibia
  The wreckage of a Mozambique Airlines plane that disappeared over Namibia has been found, but none of the 34 people aboard survived the crash
Nov. 29   Mozambique
Nov. 19   South Africa
Oct.30   Niger
Sep.28   Nigeria
Aug.6   Kenya
Feb.26   Egypt
Jan.1   Ivory Coast

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Jun.3   Nigeria

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Sep.5   Somalia
Jul.19   Somalia

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May.12   Libya
Feb.19   Morocco

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Jun.29   Comoros

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Dec.2   Zimbabwe

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Sep.15   West Africa
May.5   Cameroon

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Dec.26   Nigeria
Feb.3   Egypt

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Oct.17   Darfur

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Namibia finds Mozambique plane wreck Map of Bwabwata National Park Namibia

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Sat.   Namibia  
  The wreckage of a Mozambique Airlines plane that disappeared over Namibia has been found, but none of the 34 people aboard survived the crash
Nov. 29   Mozambique   Mozambique plane missing with 34 on board  A Mozambique Airlines (LAM) flight TM470 with 28 passengers and 6 crew on board has gone missing on a flight to Angola Nov. 28   Libya Blast at Brak al-Shati arms depot kills 30 Nov. 27   Tanzania Drought stops wildebeest migration Nov. 26   Damascus More polio cases confirmed in Syria, WHO says Nov. 23   Sicily Mount Etna showers volcanic ash on nearby towns Nov. 19   South Africa 40 feared trapped in South Africa building collapse Map of Durban South Africa
  At least two people have died and up to 40 people are feared trapped after a roof collapsed at a construction site in eastern South Africa
Nov. 17  Sicily  Etna volcano erupts, lighting up sky over Sicily Nov. 12  South Africa  South Africa shock over bus crash  Sudan  Sudan polio vaccination 'blocked' Nov.2  Nigeria  Deadly church stampede in Nigeria

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Oct.30   Niger Bodies of migrants found in Niger Map of Arlit Niger  Rescue workers have found the bodies of 87 people who died of thirst after their vehicles broke down as they tried to cross the Sahara Oct.29  Damascus  Starved Syrians flee Damascus suburb Oct.28  Niger  Sahara migrants 'die of thirst' Oct.26  Sicily  Mount Etna volcano erupts; airspace briefly closed Oct.23  Damascus  Syria hit by blackouts after blast Oct.19  Northern Syria  Polio cases suspected in Syria Oct.18  Mali  Mali boat death toll 'doubles to 72' Oct.15  Sicily  Sicily declares migrant emergency Oct.13  Libya  Migrant boat 'shot at' leaving Libya Oct.12  Mali  Boat sinks on Mali river; 20 dead, dozens missing

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Sep.28   Nigeria   Nigeria river boat accident kills 42, 100 missing   A boat overloaded with passengers and goods travelling on the Niger River in central Nigeria has capsized, killing 42 people with 100 others...

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Aug.24   Damascus MSF-backed hospitals treated Syria 'chemical victims' Aug.10   Morocco 16 Moroccan royal guards die in bus crash Aug.6   Kenya Major fire closes Nairobi airport Map of Nairobi Kenya
  The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) had been closed and passengers evacuated
 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been closed, passengers evacuated and incoming flights diverted

March 2013 ... more > Top ^
Mar.30   Tanzania Tanzania collapse 'leaves 17 dead'

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Feb.26   Egypt Tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt Map of Luxor Egypt
  Hot air balloon exploded over the city of Luxor. Eighteen tourists were killed when the balloon dropped almost 300 meters.    British, French, Hong Kong and Japanese...

January 2013 ... more > Top ^
Jan.1   Ivory Coast     Dozens of children crushed to death in stampede   A New Year's Eve fireworks display turned from celebration to tragedy when 60 people -- most of them women and children -- were crushed to d...

year 2012 Top ^

Nov.17   Egypt Egypt bus-train crash kills 50 children Nov.7   Ghana Shop building collapses in Ghana Jun.3   Nigeria   Passenger plane crashes into Lagos building Map of Lagos Nigeria  All dead in Nigeria plane crash. At least 162 people were thought to be on board Mar.4   Congo Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60

year 2011 Top ^

Sep.12   Kenya Dozens die in pipeline fire Sep.10   Tanzania Scores die as Zanzibar ship sinks Sep.5   Somalia     Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000'  As many as 750,000 people could die as Somalia's drought worsens in the coming months, the UN has warned, declaring a famine in a new area Aug.3   Somalia Somalia's famine reaches into Mogadishu Jul.26  Morocco  Plane crash kills 78 in Morocco Jul.19   Somalia   UN to declare famine in Somalia  The United Nations is set to declare a famine in parts of Somalia as it suffers the worst drought in more than half a century Jul.5  Sudan  Red Sea boat sinking 'kills 197'

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Sep.24  Nigeria  Flooding displaces more than 2 million Aug.29  Niger  Niger flooding displaces nearly 200,000 Jul.3   Congo Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion May.12   Libya   Child is sole Libya jet crash survivor Map of Tripoli Libya
  92 passengers and 11 crew members were killed. An 8-year-old boy who is a Dutch citizen is the sole survivor of a deadly Afriqiyah Airways crash.    Ruben van Assouw, suffered multiple fractures in his lower lim...
Feb.19   Morocco Minaret collapse kills 41   A 400-year-old minaret in Bab Berdieyinn mosque collapsed on worshipers, killing 36 and injuring 71 in the middle of prayers

year 2009 Top ^

Sep.20  Ivory Coast  Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts Sep.8   West Africa 600,000 hit by flooding Jun.30   Comoros Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash 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 Mar.31  Libya  Hundreds feared drowned off Libya Mar.6   Zimbabwe PM's wife killed in car crash

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 Jun.10   Sudan 28 dead as fire engulfs plane Apr.16  Congo  Plane crash kills 38; others missing

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Oct.3   South Africa 3,200 workers trapped in gold mine 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 May.12   Nigeria Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 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 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

Major fire closes Nairobi airport Map of Nairobi Kenya



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Aug.6   Kenya
  The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) had been closed and passengers evacuated
 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been closed, passengers evacuated and incoming flights diverted
2011 Sep.12   Kenya Dozens die in pipeline fire


Africa, Disasters Earthquake Timeline ... See World Earthquake timeline Top ^
2004 Feb.23   Morocco Quake kills 600 2003 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


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2013 Nov. 12  South Africa  South Africa shock over bus crash Aug.10   Morocco 16 Moroccan royal guards die in bus crash 2012 Nov.17   Egypt Egypt bus-train crash kills 50 children 2009 Mar.6   Zimbabwe PM's wife killed in car crash


Africa, Disasters Health Disasters Timeline ... See World Health Disasters timeline Top ^
2013 Nov. 26   Damascus More polio cases confirmed in Syria, WHO says Nov. 12  Sudan  Sudan polio vaccination 'blocked' Oct.19  Northern Syria  Polio cases suspected in Syria Aug.24   Damascus MSF-backed hospitals treated Syria 'chemical victims' 2008 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 2006 Feb.8  Nigeria  Deadly bird flu found


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2013 Oct.18  Mali  Mali boat death toll 'doubles to 72' Oct.15  Sicily  Sicily declares migrant emergency Oct.13  Libya  Migrant boat 'shot at' leaving Libya Oct.12  Mali  Boat sinks on Mali river; 20 dead, dozens missing Sep.28   Nigeria Nigeria river boat accident kills 42, 100 missing   A boat overloaded with passengers and goods travelling on the Niger River in central Nigeria has capsized, killing 42 people with 100 others... 2011 Sep.10   Tanzania Scores die as Zanzibar ship sinks Jul.5  Sudan  Red Sea boat sinking 'kills 197' 2009 Mar.31  Libya  Hundreds feared drowned off Libya 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


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2013 Oct.23  Damascus  Syria hit by blackouts after blast


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2013 Nov. 23   Sicily Mount Etna showers volcanic ash on nearby towns Nov. 17  Sicily  Etna volcano erupts, lighting up sky over Sicily Oct.26  Sicily  Mount Etna volcano erupts; airspace briefly closed 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


Africa, Disasters Weather Related Timeline ... See World Weather Related timeline Top ^
2013 Oct.28  Niger  Sahara migrants 'die of thirst'


Africa, Disasters Flood Timeline ... See World Flood timeline Top ^
2010 Sep.24  Nigeria  Flooding displaces more than 2 million Aug.29  Niger  Niger flooding displaces nearly 200,000 2009 Sep.8   West Africa 600,000 hit by flooding 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 Stampede Timeline ... See World Stampede timeline Top ^
2013 Nov.2  Nigeria  Deadly church stampede in Nigeria Jan.1   Ivory Coast   Dozens of children crushed to death in stampede   A New Year's Eve fireworks display turned from celebration to tragedy when 60 people -- most of them women and children -- were crushed to d... 2001 May.9  Ghana  125 killed in soccer crush Apr.11  South Africa  43 die in soccer stampede


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2013 Sat.   Namibia Namibia finds Mozambique plane wreck Map of Bwabwata National Park Namibia
  The wreckage of a Mozambique Airlines plane that disappeared over Namibia has been found, but none of the 34 people aboard survived the crash
Nov. 29   Mozambique Mozambique plane missing with 34 on board  A Mozambique Airlines (LAM) flight TM470 with 28 passengers and 6 crew on board has gone missing on a flight to Angola Feb.26   Egypt Tourists killed as hot air balloon explodes in Egypt Map of Luxor Egypt
  Hot air balloon exploded over the city of Luxor. Eighteen tourists were killed when the balloon dropped almost 300 meters.    British, French, Hong Kong and Japanese...
2012 Jun.3   Nigeria Passenger plane crashes into Lagos building Map of Lagos Nigeria  All dead in Nigeria plane crash. At least 162 people were thought to be on board 2011 Jul.26  Morocco  Plane crash kills 78 in Morocco 2010 May.12   Libya Child is sole Libya jet crash survivor Map of Tripoli Libya
  92 passengers and 11 crew members were killed. An 8-year-old boy who is a Dutch citizen is the sole survivor of a deadly Afriqiyah Airways crash.    Ruben van Assouw, suffered multiple fractures in his lower lim...
2009 Jun.30   Comoros Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash 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 2008 Jun.10   Sudan 28 dead as fire engulfs plane Apr.16  Congo  Plane crash kills 38; others missing 2007 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 2005 Dec.10   Nigeria Jet crashes in flames. 100 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


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2013 Nov. 27   Tanzania Drought stops wildebeest migration


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2009 Sep.20  Ivory Coast  Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts


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2013 Nov. 19   South Africa 40 feared trapped in South Africa building collapse Map of Durban South Africa
  At least two people have died and up to 40 people are feared trapped after a roof collapsed at a construction site in eastern South Africa
Mar.30   Tanzania Tanzania collapse 'leaves 17 dead' 2012 Nov.7   Ghana Shop building collapses in Ghana 2010 Feb.19   Morocco Minaret collapse kills 41   A 400-year-old minaret in Bab Berdieyinn mosque collapsed on worshipers, killing 36 and injuring 71 in the middle of prayers


Africa, Disasters Famine Timeline ... See World Famine timeline Top ^
2013 Oct.29  Damascus  Starved Syrians flee Damascus suburb 2011 Sep.5   Somalia   Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000'  As many as 750,000 people could die as Somalia's drought worsens in the coming months, the UN has warned, declaring a famine in a new area Aug.3   Somalia Somalia's famine reaches into Mogadishu Jul.19   Somalia UN to declare famine in Somalia  The United Nations is set to declare a famine in parts of Somalia as it suffers the worst drought in more than half a century 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


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2006 Feb.3  Egypt  Hopes dim for ferry missing


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2013 Oct.30   Niger Bodies of migrants found in Niger Map of Arlit Niger  Rescue workers have found the bodies of 87 people who died of thirst after their vehicles broke down as they tried to cross the Sahara


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2013 Nov. 28   Libya Blast at Brak al-Shati arms depot kills 30 2012 Mar.4   Congo Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60 2010 Jul.3   Congo Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion 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 2002 Jan.28   Nigeria Lagos blasts leave 500 dead  killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump