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List of disasters

This is a list of world disasters, both natural and man-made.

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Prehistoric disasters

Classical antiquity disasters

Modern world disasters

Dam disasters

Environmental disasters

Mining disasters

Nuclear disasters

War disasters

An attack with much collateral damage may be considered a disaster, such as the attack on KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1945, the worst or perhaps second worst maritime incident in history (after Cap Arcona in two vessels), in terms of loss of life in a single vessel (see also note at the end of the article RMS Titanic).

Air disasters

This is a list of disasters involving objects in flight or near-flight. See also: List of space disasters, Accidents and incidents in aviation

Rail disasters


See also: List of rail accidents

Ship and ferry disasters

See also: List of shipwrecks

Road disasters

Fire disasters

Main article: List of historic fires

Causes of hypothetical future disasters

See also

Last updated: 05-06-2005 14:47:20