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Human stampedes in 1987 (1 P) I. ... Pages in category "1987 disasters" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
All the objects from within those houses, including personal possessions, were seized and incinerated. Time magazine has identified the accident as one of the world's "worst nuclear disasters " and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called it "one of the world's worst radiological incidents".
Toggle Disasters caused by accidental human action subsection. 2.1 Transport. 2.2 Industrial. 2.3 Health. ... The following are lists of disasters. Natural disasters
This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U.S. citizens were killed. Domestic deaths due to war in America are included except the American Civil War.
Pages in category "1987 natural disasters" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
31 August 1987 A methane gas explosion at the St. Helena gold mine severed the cable of a double-deck elevator, causing it to fall 1.4 kilometers to the bottom of the mine shaft, killing all 52 people on board. 10 others who were not in the elevator were killed in the explosion. [105] [106] Welkom, South Africa: 31 27 March 1980
Premiering in theaters on Nov. 25, 1987, the PG-rated family picture grossed nearly $170 million at the domestic box office, making it that year's top earner over such era-defining adult hits as ...
The loss of life, injuries and destruction of property made it the worst natural disaster in Alberta's recent history and the second deadliest in Canada's history, after the Regina Cyclone. Weather forecasts issued during the morning and early afternoon of July 31, 1987, for Edmonton revealed a recognition by Environment Canada of a high ...