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Machchhu Dam: Morbi India: The Machhu Dam-II collapsed, leading to the deluge of the city of Morbi and the surrounding rural areas. 1800–25,000 people were killed. [8] [9] 1979: Lawn Lake Dam: Colorado United States: Failed in fair weather due to a combination of poor construction, age, and neglect. Caused downstream failure of the Cascade Dam.
1975 Banqiao Dam Failure disaster triggered by Typhoon Nina: China August 7 1976 242,419–655,000 [b] 1976 Tangshan earthquake: Earthquake July 28 1977 10,000–50,000
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Mariana dam disaster: Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Tailings dam: 19 dead, ~16 injured 2016: Weiguan Jinlong (earthquake, 6 Feb) Tainan, Taiwan: Residential building: 114 dead 2016 Perkolo Bridge : Nord-Fron near Sjoe, Sel, Norway Bridge, with trusses and glued laminated timber: 0 dead, 1 injured [31] 2016: 2016 Lagos building collapse: Lagos ...
Dam failures are comparatively rare, but can cause immense damage and loss of life when they occur. In 1975 the failure of the Banqiao Reservoir Dam and other dams in Henan Province, China caused more casualties than any other dam failure in history. The disaster killed an estimated 171,000 people [3] and 11 million people lost their homes.
Type of disaster Date Location Notes 105,385 [1] 1923 Great Kantō earthquake: Earthquake and Tsunami: 1 Sep 1923: Kantō Plains, Honshu: Deadliest disaster in Japanese history. The Japanese government report in 1927 put the number of victims at 140,000; this was adjusted downwards to 105,385 deaths in 2006. 21,959 (Official) 1896 Sanriku ...
The 2012 Nigeria floods began in early July 2012. It killed 363 people and displaced over 2.1 million people as of 5 November 2012. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 30 of Nigeria's 36 states were affected by the floods and the two most affected areas were Kogi and Benue States. [3]
The victims were brought to a hospital, but all died during or shortly after the incident. [35] Ubud, Bali, Indonesia: 5 0 2023-12-11 Five construction workers were killed when a construction-site elevator failed and fell 20 m (66 ft) to the ground. [36] Stockholm, Sweden: 4 0 1973-04-12