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| Mar. 9 |
Turkey |
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Aid effort mounted for quake victims |
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| Mar. 4 |
Sweden |
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Baltic Sea ice traps passenger, cargo ships A number of ships, including ferries with more than 1,000 passengers on board, have become stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea
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| Mar. 3 |
Barcelona |
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Giant waves hit cruise ship; 2 killed Two passengers aboard a cruise ship were killed when 26-foot waves crashed into the Greece-based Louis Cruise Lines
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Paris |
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France declares storms 'national disaster'
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France |
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Storm batters Europe, at least 51 dead A winter storm named 'Xynthia' battered the western coast of Europe, its high winds downing trees and power lines
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Storm lashes Spain and Portugal |
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Portugal |
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Flood rescuers search streets and houses
Map of Madeira Portugal Rescue workers are searching mud-filled streets and houses on the island of Madeira after flash floods left at least 40 people dead
| 120 others were injured and an unknown number are missing
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Portugal |
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Aid rushed to Madeira after deadly floods |
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Portugal |
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Madeira floods and mudslides kill 43
Map of Madeira Portugal| After torrential rains 63 others were reported have been injured on the Atlantic island, which is popular with foreign tourists. The floods and mudslides were the result of an extreme weather event that affected the Island in autonomous archipelago on 20 February 2010.
Damage... | |
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| Feb.17 |
France |
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Air France probe narrows search area |
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| Feb.15 |
Belgium |
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18 killed in Belgian train crash
Map of Halle Belgium 55 more were hurt when two trains collided head-on at 8:30 a.m. local time. People were thrown against the walls of the trains by the impact
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Germany |
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U.S. military copter crashes in Germany |
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| Jan.30 |
Germany |
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Snow causes traffic chaos |
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| Jan.9 |
Germany |
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Heavy snow brings travel chaos
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| Jan.7 |
European Union |
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Airport chaos as icy weather grips Europe |
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| Jan.6 |
United Kingdom |
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Ice alert following days of snow |
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Slovakia |
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Explosives gaffe highlights failings |
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| Jan.5 |
Scotland |
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Snow chaos moves south |
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| Dec.22 |
European Union |
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Weather causes travel chaos in Europe |
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| Dec.21 |
Poland |
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80 dead in European winter weather Sub-zero temperatures swept the continent, causing traffic chaos for millions. 42 people have frozen to death in Poland and another 27 in Uk...
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| Dec.20 |
England |
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Eurostar runs tests after train failures |
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| Dec.18 |
England |
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Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel 4 trains have broken down in the Channel Tunnel due to cold weather, as more snow is expected to cause disruption in Britain
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| Nov.27 |
Russia |
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Train derails, 26 died |
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| Aug.24 |
Greece |
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Firefighters get brief respite |
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| Aug.23 |
Greece |
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Fire threat empties Athens suburb
Map of Agios Stefanos Greece| Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital | |
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| Aug.2 |
Paris |
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Scientists find new strain of HIV |
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| Jul.2 |
Paris |
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Air France jet 'broke on impact' |
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| Jun.29 |
Northern Italy |
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14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast
A gas explosion from a cargo train carrying fuel tanks killed at least five people and injured 35 others in a town in the west coastal town of...
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| Jun.3 |
Paris |
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Plane's recorders may never be found |
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| Apr.29 |
Geneva |
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WHO raises pandemic alert
The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level, warning of widespread human infection from the outbr...
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| Apr.28 |
Italy |
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Pope visits quake zone |
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| Apr.27 |
European Union |
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Countries take steps to prevent outbreak |
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| Apr.9 |
Italy |
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Italy mourns earthquake victims |
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| Apr.8 |
Italy |
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Aftershocks rattle quake rescue efforts |
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| Apr.7 |
Italy |
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Death toll rises to 207 in quake
100 residents critically injured; 150 people had been rescued alive so far, and the operation would continue for a further 48 hours
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| Apr.6 |
Italy |
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Rescuers work into night |
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Italy |
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90 dead in earthquake |
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| Apr.5 |
Italy |
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About 300 dead in strong quake
Map of L%27Aquila Italy| A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January. This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the sur... | |
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| Mar.27 |
Turkey |
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Bodies found at helicopter crash site |
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| Mar.26 |
Turkey |
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Ultra-nationalist in chopper crash |
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| Feb.25 |
Netherlands |
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Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes
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| Feb.16 |
United Kingdom |
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British, French nuclear submarines collide |
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| Feb.2 |
London |
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Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights |
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| Jan.24 |
Barcelona |
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Four boys killed as storms collapsed roof |
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| Sep.11 |
France |
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Fire breaks out in channel tunnel |
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| Aug.20 |
Spain |
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153 dead in Madrid plane crash
Map of Madrid Spain 19 people survived when the passenger plane swerved off the runway at Barajas airport but some are in critical condition
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| Jan.17 |
London |
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Heathrow jet lands short of runway |
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| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
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Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed
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| Nov.18 |
Eastern Ukraine |
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63 killed after coal mine blast
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| Nov.11 |
Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing
At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
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Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle |
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires
Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
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| Aug.3 |
England |
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth
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| Jul.23 |
England |
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UK fights worst floods in 60 years 150,000 homes were without drinking water after the floodwaters swamped large areas of western England. 50,000 homes are without electricity
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| Jul.22 |
Alps |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims |
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| May.20 |
London |
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Fire rips through Cutty Sark |
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| Apr.5 |
Greece |
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship
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| Mar.19 |
Russia |
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63 elderly die in home fire
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| Feb.1 |
Paris |
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Warming 'very likely' human-made Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climatic changes seen around the world are very likely to have a human cause
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| Jan.18 |
London |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe
Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women |
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| Dec.1 |
London |
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Pair test positive for polonium |
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| Nov.22 |
Poland |
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No survivors in mine blast
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| Oct.30 |
London |
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Warming 'may cause economic chaos'
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| Sep.22 |
Germany |
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Magnetic train crashes
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| Aug.22 |
Eastern Ukraine |
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Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes
The pilot reported a fire on board and heavy turbulence. A jet crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all on board
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| Jul.3 |
Spain |
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Subway crash: 41 dead
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| May.23 |
Greece |
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Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash |
|
| May.2 |
Sochi |
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Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board An Armenian plane disappeared from radar near the Black Sea resort of Sochi. debris had been found off the coast
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| Apr.15 |
Serbia |
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Swollen Danube threatens Balkans |
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| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
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64 dead in roof collapse |
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| Feb.11 |
Italy |
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Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe
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| Jan.28 |
Poland |
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Hall collapse traps many. 66 died
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| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
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Energy crisis as Georgia freezes |
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| Jan.19 |
Hungary |
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Slovak military plane crashes. 42 die |
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| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
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Three new bird flu cases |
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| Jan.2 |
Bavaria |
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Rink collapse kills 15
|
| Jan.1 |
Turkey |
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Bird flu suspect dies |
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|
| Dec.11 |
England |
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Fuel depot blasts injure dozens |
|
| Oct.15 |
Romania |
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Romania has deadly bird flu virus |
|
| Oct.13 |
Turkey |
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Bird flu 'is deadly strain' |
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| Aug.25 |
Paris |
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Apartment fire kills 16
|
| Aug.24 |
Romania |
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Floods cause havoc across Europe
|
| Aug.14 |
Greece |
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Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead
|
| Apr.14 |
Paris |
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Many killed in hotel fire |
|
| Apr.1 |
Vatican |
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Pope's condition 'has worsened' |
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| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
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Pope has surgery to aid breathing |
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| Aug.24 |
Russia |
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Two passenger jets crash
|
| May.23 |
Paris |
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Deadly airport roof collapse
|
| Feb.26 |
Macedonia |
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President Trajkovski killed in plane crash |
|
| Feb.14 |
Moscow |
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Roof collapse kills 26 |
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| Aug.14 |
France |
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10,000 dead in heat wave Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies
|
| May.1 |
Turkey |
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Children trapped in quake
|
| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
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Plane crashes, 75 dead, 5 survivors |
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| Nov.19 |
Spain |
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Tanker sank spilling oil |
|
| Oct.31 |
Southern Italy |
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Children killed in earthquake
|
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
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Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid |
|
| Sep.21 |
North Caucasus |
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Avalanche: 100 feared dead |
|
| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
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Crash: 115 servicemen dead
|
| Aug.15 |
Eastern Germany |
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Dresden evacuated as waters rise |
|
| Aug.13 |
Czech Republic |
|
Prague floods surge to new peaks
|
| Jul.27 |
Western Ukraine |
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83 die in worst airshow crash
|
| Jul.1 |
Germany |
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71 dead in midair collision
|
| Jun.2 |
London |
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Fire at Buckingham Palace |
|
| Apr.18 |
Milan |
|
Plane hits Milan skyscraper |
|
|
| Oct.4 |
Russia |
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Jet explodes over Black Sea |
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|
| Jul.25 |
Paris |
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Concorde crash kills 113
Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident
|
| Jun.19 |
England |
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58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Aug.24 |
Greece |
Firefighters get brief respite |
|
| Aug.23 |
Greece |
Fire threat empties Athens suburb
Map of Agios Stefanos Greece| Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital | |
| 2008 |
|
| Sep.11 |
France |
Fire breaks out in channel tunnel |
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle |
|
| Aug.25 |
Greece |
63 died from forest fires
Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
|
| May.20 |
London |
Fire rips through Cutty Sark |
|
| Mar.19 |
Russia |
63 elderly die in home fire
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
Hospital fire killed 45 women |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.25 |
Paris |
Apartment fire kills 16
|
| Apr.14 |
Paris |
Many killed in hotel fire |
| 2002 |
|
| Jun.2 |
London |
Fire at Buckingham Palace |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Mar. 9 |
Turkey |
Aid effort mounted for quake victims |
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.28 |
Italy |
Pope visits quake zone |
|
| Apr.9 |
Italy |
Italy mourns earthquake victims |
|
| Apr.8 |
Italy |
Aftershocks rattle quake rescue efforts |
|
| Apr.7 |
Italy |
Death toll rises to 207 in quake
100 residents critically injured; 150 people had been rescued alive so far, and the operation would continue for a further 48 hours
|
| Apr.6 |
Italy |
90 dead in earthquake |
|
| Apr.5 |
Italy |
About 300 dead in strong quake
Map of L%27Aquila Italy| A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January. This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the sur... | |
| 2003 |
|
| May.1 |
Turkey |
Children trapped in quake
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.31 |
Southern Italy |
Children killed in earthquake
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.22 |
Alps |
Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.29 |
Geneva |
WHO raises pandemic alert
The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level, warning of widespread human infection from the outbr...
|
| Apr.27 |
European Union |
Countries take steps to prevent outbreak |
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.1 |
London |
Pair test positive for polonium |
|
| Feb.11 |
Italy |
Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe
|
| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
Three new bird flu cases |
|
| Jan.1 |
Turkey |
Bird flu suspect dies |
| 2005 |
|
| Oct.15 |
Romania |
Romania has deadly bird flu virus |
|
| Oct.13 |
Turkey |
Bird flu 'is deadly strain' |
|
| Apr.1 |
Vatican |
Pope's condition 'has worsened' |
|
| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
Pope has surgery to aid breathing |
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Mar. 4 |
Sweden |
Baltic Sea ice traps passenger, cargo ships A number of ships, including ferries with more than 1,000 passengers on board, have become stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea
|
| Mar. 3 |
Barcelona |
Giant waves hit cruise ship; 2 killed Two passengers aboard a cruise ship were killed when 26-foot waves crashed into the Greece-based Louis Cruise Lines
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.16 |
United Kingdom |
British, French nuclear submarines collide |
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.11 |
Russia |
Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing
At least 2 sailors died and 23 were missing when 5 ships sank in storms in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea
|
| Apr.5 |
Greece |
1,200 rescued from cruise ship
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
Energy crisis as Georgia freezes |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.18 |
Eastern Ukraine |
63 killed after coal mine blast
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.22 |
Poland |
No survivors in mine blast
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Feb. 28 |
Paris |
France declares storms 'national disaster'
|
| Feb. 28 |
France |
Storm batters Europe, at least 51 dead A winter storm named 'Xynthia' battered the western coast of Europe, its high winds downing trees and power lines
| Forty of the victims died in western France, where many drowned or were hit by parts of buildings or falling trees
|
| |
|
| Feb. 27 |
Spain |
Storm lashes Spain and Portugal |
|
| Jan.30 |
Germany |
Snow causes traffic chaos |
|
| Jan.9 |
Germany |
Heavy snow brings travel chaos
|
| Jan.7 |
European Union |
Airport chaos as icy weather grips Europe |
|
| Jan.6 |
United Kingdom |
Ice alert following days of snow |
|
| Jan.5 |
Scotland |
Snow chaos moves south |
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.22 |
European Union |
Weather causes travel chaos in Europe |
|
| Dec.21 |
Poland |
80 dead in European winter weather Sub-zero temperatures swept the continent, causing traffic chaos for millions. 42 people have frozen to death in Poland and another 27 in Uk...
|
| Feb.2 |
London |
Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights |
|
| Jan.24 |
Barcelona |
Four boys killed as storms collapsed roof |
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.18 |
London |
47 dead as storm batters Europe
Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.14 |
France |
10,000 dead in heat wave Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Aug.2 |
Paris |
Scientists find new strain of HIV |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Feb. 20 |
Portugal |
Madeira floods and mudslides kill 43
Map of Madeira Portugal| After torrential rains 63 others were reported have been injured on the Atlantic island, which is popular with foreign tourists. The floods and mudslides were the result of an extreme weather event that affected the Island in autonomous archipelago on 20 February 2010.
Damage... | |
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.23 |
England |
UK fights worst floods in 60 years 150,000 homes were without drinking water after the floodwaters swamped large areas of western England. 50,000 homes are without electricity
| 2006 |
|
| Apr.15 |
Serbia |
Swollen Danube threatens Balkans |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.24 |
Romania |
Floods cause havoc across Europe
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.15 |
Eastern Germany |
Dresden evacuated as waters rise |
|
| Aug.13 |
Czech Republic |
Prague floods surge to new peaks
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Feb.17 |
France |
Air France probe narrows search area |
|
| Feb.3 |
Germany |
U.S. military copter crashes in Germany |
|
| Jan.6 |
Slovakia |
Explosives gaffe highlights failings |
| 2009 |
|
| Jul.2 |
Paris |
Air France jet 'broke on impact' |
|
| Jun.3 |
Paris |
Plane's recorders may never be found |
|
| Mar.27 |
Turkey |
Bodies found at helicopter crash site |
|
| Mar.26 |
Turkey |
Ultra-nationalist in chopper crash |
|
| Feb.25 |
Netherlands |
Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes
| 2008 |
|
| Aug.20 |
Spain |
153 dead in Madrid plane crash
Map of Madrid Spain 19 people survived when the passenger plane swerved off the runway at Barajas airport but some are in critical condition
|
| Jan.17 |
London |
Heathrow jet lands short of runway |
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed
| 2006 |
|
| Aug.22 |
Eastern Ukraine |
Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes
The pilot reported a fire on board and heavy turbulence. A jet crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all on board
|
| May.23 |
Greece |
Greek, Turkish fighter jets crash |
|
| May.2 |
Sochi |
Jet lost over Russia, 113 on board An Armenian plane disappeared from radar near the Black Sea resort of Sochi. debris had been found off the coast
|
| Jan.19 |
Hungary |
Slovak military plane crashes. 42 die |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.14 |
Greece |
Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.24 |
Russia |
Two passenger jets crash
|
| Feb.26 |
Macedonia |
President Trajkovski killed in plane crash |
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
Plane crashes, 75 dead, 5 survivors |
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
Crash: 115 servicemen dead
|
| Jul.27 |
Western Ukraine |
83 die in worst airshow crash
|
| Jul.1 |
Germany |
71 dead in midair collision
|
| Apr.18 |
Milan |
Plane hits Milan skyscraper |
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.4 |
Russia |
Jet explodes over Black Sea |
| 2000 |
|
| Jul.25 |
Paris |
Concorde crash kills 113
Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.1 |
Paris |
Warming 'very likely' human-made Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climatic changes seen around the world are very likely to have a human cause
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos'
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.19 |
Spain |
Tanker sank spilling oil |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
64 dead in roof collapse |
|
| Jan.28 |
Poland |
Hall collapse traps many. 66 died
|
| Jan.2 |
Bavaria |
Rink collapse kills 15
| 2004 |
|
| May.23 |
Paris |
Deadly airport roof collapse
|
| Feb.14 |
Moscow |
Roof collapse kills 26 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.21 |
North Caucasus |
Avalanche: 100 feared dead |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Jun.19 |
England |
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Feb.15 |
Belgium |
18 killed in Belgian train crash
Map of Halle Belgium 55 more were hurt when two trains collided head-on at 8:30 a.m. local time. People were thrown against the walls of the trains by the impact
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.20 |
England |
Eurostar runs tests after train failures |
|
| Dec.18 |
England |
Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel 4 trains have broken down in the Channel Tunnel due to cold weather, as more snow is expected to cause disruption in Britain
|
| Nov.27 |
Russia |
Train derails, 26 died |
|
| Jun.29 |
Northern Italy |
14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast
A gas explosion from a cargo train carrying fuel tanks killed at least five people and injured 35 others in a town in the west coastal town of...
| 2006 |
|
| Sep.22 |
Germany |
Magnetic train crashes
|
| Jul.3 |
Spain |
Subway crash: 41 dead
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Feb. 21 |
Portugal |
Flood rescuers search streets and houses
Map of Madeira Portugal Rescue workers are searching mud-filled streets and houses on the island of Madeira after flash floods left at least 40 people dead
| 120 others were injured and an unknown number are missing
|
| |
|
| Feb. 20 |
Portugal |
Aid rushed to Madeira after deadly floods |
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.6 |
Italy |
Rescuers work into night |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.3 |
England |
Farm infected with foot-and-mouth
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.11 |
England |
Fuel depot blasts injure dozens |