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President Hu Jintao visits quake area Plane crash kills 38; others missing Stranded take buses anywhere 3,200 workers trapped in gold mine 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 Jet with 100 aboard crashes   Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die Sultan among crash dead 'Croc Hunter' died in stingray attack 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 Jet has crashed after takeoff Major quake kills thousands VP Garang 'dies in crash' Children starving to death 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 Quake kills 600 Airliner crashes into Red Sea More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake 1,800 people died as ferry sinks Lagos blasts leave 500 dead Half of the city has been burned



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Train hits cars on track, killing 40 14 still missing after air crash blaze 28 dead as fire engulfs plane Map of Khartoum Sudan
Jul. 16   Egypt
Jun.11   Sudan
Jun.10   Sudan  
  A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers survived.    TAnother 53 people are also missing. He fire then led to an explosio...
Apr.16   Congo

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

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Dec.26   Nigeria
Dec.18   Senegal
Oct.29   Nigeria
May.12   Nigeria
Feb.3   Egypt  

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Dec.10   Nigeria
Oct.22   Nigeria
Jul.31   Sudan
Jul.18   Niger

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Oct.17   Darfur  
Feb.23   Morocco
Jan.2   Egypt

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May.21   Algeria

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Sep.27   Senegal
Jan.28   Nigeria
Jan.19   Congo

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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 Food crisis destroys progress in Africa Alarm raised for Amboseli lions 14 still missing after air crash blaze   The remaining 171 passengers on the Sudan Airways Airbus survived 28 dead as fire engulfs plane Map of Khartoum Sudan

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Jul. 16   Egypt

June 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jun.16   Central Africa
Jun.11   Kenya
  Sudan
Jun.10   Sudan  
  A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers survived
 TAnother 53 people are also missing. He fire then led to an explosion on the airplane. Flames consumed the plane as it sat on the runway
Jun.9  Ethiopia  'Everyone's starving' in Ethiopia Jun.6  Algeria  Earthquake injures 15 Jun.4   Somalia Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine Jun.3  South Africa  Group wraps 1,800-mile anti-malaria trip  Somalia  Somalis: Worsening humanitarian crisis

May 2008 ... more > Top ^

May.19   Ethiopia Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger' President Hu Jintao visits quake area  Nigeria  100 killed in pipeline fire May.2   Sudan Air crash kills Sudanese minister

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Apr.26  Morocco  Mattress factory fire kills 55 Apr.16   Congo   Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo  Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market Apr.15   Congo Air crash kills more than 80  Uganda  19 schoolgirls die in blaze

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Mar.31   Angola 24 died in building collapse Mar.29  Tanzania  75 feared dead in mine floods Mar.19  Congo  Ranger held over gorilla killings Mar.13  Kenya  Kenyans ill in 'toxic waste' leak

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Feb.3   Rwanda Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes

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Stranded take buses anywhere Jan.4   Kenya 180,000 people displaced

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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
Aug.3   Sierra Leone Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing May.5   Cameroon   Jet with 100 aboard crashes Map of Lolodorf Cameroon
  Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off.    The plane took off from Cameroon's commer...
Mar.23   Mozambique Arms depot blast kills 93

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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  A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days 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 'Croc Hunter' died in stingray attack Aug.20   Egypt Train crash kills 57 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 Mar.23  Cameroon  Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned Feb.8   Nigeria Deadly bird flu found Feb.4  Egypt  Officials: Fire made ferry sink 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
Jan.23  Kenya  Many trapped in Nairobi collapse

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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  The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos Major quake kills thousands Jul.31   Sudan     VP Garang 'dies in crash'  Search crews found the site of a helicopter crash and a body they believe is that of a former rebel leader Jul.18   Niger   Children starving to death  3.6m people in Niger face severe food shortages caused by a drought and a plague of locusts

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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  A strong earthquake shook northern Morocco around the Mediterranean port city of Al Hoceima Jan.2   Egypt   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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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

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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  Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu Jan.18   Congo Volcano kills 45 people

year 2001 Top ^

Jet crashes, killing 260 Nov.10   Algeria Hundreds dead in floods Terror attacks hit U.S. 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

Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes Quake kills 600  A strong earthquake shook northern Morocco around the Mediterranean port city of Al Hoceima 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 Deadly bird flu found Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die  A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea



Africa, Disasters Fire Timeline ... See World Fire timeline Top ^
2008
May.15  Nigeria  100 killed in pipeline fire
Apr.26  Morocco  Mattress factory fire kills 55
Apr.15  Uganda  19 schoolgirls die in blaze
2006
Feb.4  Egypt  Officials: Fire made ferry sink



Africa, Disasters Earthquake Timeline ... See World Earthquake timeline Top ^
2008
Jun.6  Algeria  Earthquake injures 15
Feb.3   Rwanda
2004
Feb.23   Morocco
2003
May.21   Algeria



Africa, Disasters Health Disasters Timeline ... See World Health Disasters timeline Top ^
2008
Jun.3  South Africa  Group wraps 1,800-mile anti-malaria trip
2006
Feb.8   Nigeria



Africa, Disasters Sea Disasters Timeline ... See World Sea Disasters timeline Top ^
2007
Aug.3   Sierra Leone
2006
Dec.18   Senegal
Mar.23  Cameroon  Boat sinks; 127 feared drowned
Feb.3   Egypt
  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 ^
2002 Jan.19   Congo Half of the city has been burned  Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu Jan.18   Congo Volcano kills 45 people


Africa, Disasters Mine Accident Timeline ... See World Mine Accident timeline Top ^
2008 Mar.29  Tanzania  75 feared dead in mine floods 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 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 ^
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 Animal Accident Timeline ... See World Animal Accident timeline Top ^
2008 Jun.11   Kenya Alarm raised for Amboseli lions Mar.19  Congo  Ranger held over gorilla killings


Africa, Disasters Aviation Disasters Timeline ... See World Aviation Disasters timeline Top ^
2008 Jun.11   Sudan 14 still missing after air crash blaze   The remaining 171 passengers on the Sudan Airways Airbus survived Jun.10   Sudan 28 dead as fire engulfs plane Map of Khartoum Sudan
  A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers survived
 TAnother 53 people are also missing. He fire then led to an explosion on the airplane. Flames consumed the plane as it sat on the runway
May.2   Sudan Air crash kills Sudanese minister Apr.16   Congo Plane crash kills 38; others missing Map of Goma Congo  Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market Apr.15   Congo Air crash kills more than 80 2007 Oct.4   Congo Plane crash kills 30 May.5   Cameroon Jet with 100 aboard crashes Map of Lolodorf Cameroon
  Kenya Airways flight crashed in southern Cameroon. The plane lost contact with airport controllers soon after taking off.    The plane took off from Cameroon's commer...
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  The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos Jul.31   Sudan   VP Garang 'dies in crash'  Search crews found the site of a helicopter crash and a body they believe is that of a former rebel leader 2004 Jan.2   Egypt Airliner crashes into Red Sea  No survivors likely. A charter with 152 people aboard, most of them French tourists, crashed shortly after takeoff 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 Environmental Timeline ... See World Environmental timeline Top ^
2008 Mar.13  Kenya  Kenyans ill in 'toxic waste' leak


Africa, Disasters Famine Timeline ... See World Famine timeline Top ^
2008 Jun.16   Central Africa Food crisis destroys progress in Africa Jun.9  Ethiopia  'Everyone's starving' in Ethiopia Jun.4   Somalia Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine Jun.3  Somalia  Somalis: Worsening humanitarian crisis May.19   Ethiopia Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger' 2005 Jul.18   Niger Children starving to death  3.6m people in Niger face severe food shortages caused by a drought and a plague of locusts


Africa, Disasters Structure Collapse Timeline ... See World Structure Collapse timeline Top ^
2008 Mar.31   Angola 24 died in building collapse 2006 Jan.23  Kenya  Many trapped in Nairobi collapse


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 ^
2008 Jul. 16   Egypt 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 Aug.20   Egypt Train crash kills 57


Africa, Disasters Rescue Timeline ... See World Rescue timeline Top ^
2007 Oct.4   South Africa All gold miners freed from mine 2006 Feb.3   Egypt Hopes dim for ferry missing


Africa, Disasters Explosion Timeline ... See World Explosion timeline Top ^
2007 Mar.23   Mozambique Arms depot blast kills 93 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