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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.
1936 North American heat wave: United States, Canada Heat wave June – September 1937 11,021 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon: China Tropical cyclone September 2 1938 715+ 1938 Hanshin flood: Japan Flood July 1939 32,700–32,968 1939 Erzincan earthquake: Turkey Earthquake December 27 1940 1,000 1940 Vrancea earthquake: Romania November 10 1941 1,200
An American United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber crashed into the center of the village of Freckleton. It crashed into a school, 3 houses, and a cafe. Sixty-one individuals, including 38 children and two teenagers, were killed. Ten American servicemen were among the fatalities. 61 1946 La Salle Hotel: Fire ...
Here are the nine worst years to be alive in human history. ... World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, and 1945 was a particularly grim year as it marked the war's violent conclusion ...
The Sidu River Bridge in China is one of the world's highest bridges, soaring at a height of about 1,627 feet above the Sidu River Gorge. Completed in 2009, it was once the world's highest bridge ...
June 2012 North American derecho: $2.9 [23] $3.8 22 Derecho 2012 United States 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods: $2.9 [23] $3.5 3 Flood 2019 United States Tropical Storm Lee: $2.8 [211] $3.8 18 Tropical cyclone 2011 United States: 2011 Joplin tornado: $2.8 [212] $3.8 158 Tornado 2011 United States Cyclone Debbie: $2.73 [213] $3.4 14 Tropical cyclone ...
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The World Bank has regularly failed to live up to its own policies for protecting people harmed by projects it finances. The World Bank and its private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corp., have financed governments and companies accused of human rights violations such as rape, murder and torture.