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# Disaster

All time
'I can’t imagine a worse death, between drowning and burning:' 40 years after the Whiddy Island disaster
8 Jan 2019
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Death toll now over 400 after Indonesian tsunami as clean water and medicine supplies dwindle
25 Dec 2018
5.4k
2
Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll climbs to 373
Updated 24 Dec 2018
10.9k
3
Indonesia tsunami: Residents near volcano warned to stay away from beaches after 222 killed
Updated 23 Dec 2018
31.8k
7
'The most important is saving lives': Up to eight feared dead in Marseille building collapse
6 Nov 2018
17.8k
3
Death toll in horrific Indonesia tsunami is now at least 832 and is expected to rise
30 Sep 2018
12.9k
7
At least 75 killed and 200 missing after volcano erupts in Guatemala
6 Jun 2018
6.2k
0
'Stay put' policy and building cladding blamed in report into Grenfell Tower inferno
4 Jun 2018
23.9k
23
UFC fighter accidentally knocks himself out with body slam
2 Jun 2018
13.7k
9
Hawaii faces hottest and fastest lava yet with flows covering six football fields in an hour
1 Jun 2018
14.0k
8
Sergio's Masters defence goes up in smoke as he hits FIVE balls in the water on one hole
5 Apr 2018
13.8k
11
World champion Christie's luck out again as she leaves without Olympic medal after disqualification
20 Feb 2018
7.7k
9
Nightmare 2018 opener for Ireland's Sam Bennett as he's forced way down the field in Oz
16 Jan 2018
3.8k
4
'They have nowhere else': Sierra Leone mudslide victims move back to homes in danger zone
7 Jan 2018
8.7k
5
'People fled for their lives': Death toll in Philippines storm rises to 200
24 Dec 2017
5.3k
1
Frantic searches continue as 30 children are still missing after Mexico earthquake
20 Sep 2017
22.1k
11
Five men to appear in court over Hillsborough disaster
6 Sep 2017
7.2k
Trump arrives in Houston to see devastation left by Hurricane Harvey
2 Sep 2017
19.7k
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Families forced to leave homes after burst pipe causes flooding, sinkhole
11 Aug 2017
26.2k
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At least six dead and 31 missing after Colombian tourist boat sinks
26 Jun 2017
9.5k
4
Staff at the festival-that-never-was are not going to get paid for their work
12 May 2017
23.0k
18
Tony Adams' time in charge of Granada got off to the worst possible start
16 Apr 2017
17.0k
6
From Champions League miracles to the brink of disaster - the story of Liverpool in the '00s
16 Apr 2017
18.0k
19
DJ disaster: Johnson in doubt for Masters after falling down stairs
5 Apr 2017
29.4k
24
Jockey banned for 28 days after losing this race with a nightmare mistake
24 Mar 2017
20.0k
11
Three white sheepdog puppies found in Italian avalanche boost hope for survivors
23 Jan 2017
20.2k
6
Paramedics, full-body cramps and regrets: Don't make a mess of your first marathon like I did
29 Oct 2016
20.0k
16
Pope Francis pays surprise visit to town devastated by earthquake
4 Oct 2016
11.6k
44
"Insults towards the Stardust victims" submission delivered to Attorney General
1 Oct 2016
8.6k
9
'Don't be afraid to scream your suffering': Italy mourns victims of earthquake
27 Aug 2016
10.6k
8
DNA samples taken from relatives in effort to identify victims of EgyptAir disaster
24 May 2016
10.5k
14
Desperate search for survivors as Ecuador earthquake death toll passes 400
19 Apr 2016
8.7k
3
Chilling two-minute video captures 'stunning decay' of Chernobyl exclusion zone
12 Mar 2016
46.8k
41
Open thread: Tell us your worst Valentine's Day date stories
12 Feb 2016
27.3k
25
It's 30 years since a space shuttle exploded on live tv while the world watched
28 Jan 2016
18.8k
50
Hoverboards basically ruined Christmas and here's the evidence
28 Dec 2015
7.8k
11 people who’ve already been traumatised by the tin of Roses
9 Dec 2015
9.5k
5
This mam spectacularly misunderstood the cry laughing emoji
5 Nov 2015
10.9k
1
Teenage boy crushed to death as typhoon in Philippines forces thousands to flee
18 Oct 2015
9.8k
4
Check out these amazing photos of the wildlife thriving in Chernobyl's fallout zone
11 Oct 2015
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