Magazine date:
Mar 2004 Breakdown of technical and accidental disasters
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of natural disasters (including epidemics)
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of technical and accidental disasters
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of natural disasters (including epidemics)
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of technical and accidental disasters
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of natural disasters (including epidemics)
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of technical and accidental disasters
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of natural disasters (including epidemic)
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of technical and accidental disasters
(1975-2002)
Breakdown of natural disasters (including epidemics)
(1975-2002)
The 20 most fatal technical and accidental disasters
(1975-2002)
Country | Location | Nature | Date | Victims | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Injuries | |||||
| 1 | Senegal | Gambian coast | Ferry « Joola » wrecked | 26/09/2002 | 1 863 | 0 |
| 2 | Nigeria | Atiworo | Pipeline explosion | 17/10/1998 | 1 082 | 200 |
| 3 | Nigeria | Lagos | Explosion into ammunition warehouse | 27/01/2002 | 1 000 | ND |
| 4 | Tanzania | Victoria lake | Ferry « Bukoba » wrecked | 21/05/1996 | 869 | ND |
| 5 | Iles Canaris | Tenerife | 2 Boeings 747 collided (PanAm & KLM) | 27/03/1977 | 562 | 634 |
| 6 | Nigeria | Port Harcourt | Shipwreck | 19/04/2000 | 500 | ND |
| 7 | Egypt | Safaga | Ferry « Salem Express » wrecked | 14/12/1991 | 476 | ND |
| 8 | Zaire (Congo) | Kinshasa | Crash of a Cargo-Antonov 32 | 08/01/1996 | 422 | 470 |
| 9 | Zambia | Luapula river | Ferry « Maria » wrecked | 06/07/1987 | 400 | ND |
| 10 | Ethiopia | Awash | Derailment | 14/01/1985 | 392 | 500 |
| 11 | Egypt | Al Ayat | Fire in a train | 20/02/2002 | 377 | 200 |
| 12 | Guinea | Guinea gulf | Collision between two ferries | 15/04/1992 | 356 | ND |
| 13 | Kenya | Darajani, Ngailithia | Derailment | 30/01/1993 | 340 | ND |
| 14 | Nigeria | Cross river | Collision between two boats | 17/04/1992 | 300 | ND |
| 15 | Tanzania | Mpwapwa | Collision between two trains | 24/06/2002 | 281 | 230 |
| 16 | Nigeria | Akwa lbom | Shipwreck | 06/04/1998 | 280 | ND |
| 17 | Kenya | Mombasa harbour | Shipwreck | 29/04/1994 | 272 | ND |
| 18 | Nigeria | Ajeje | Pipeline explosion | 10/07/2000 | 260 | 19 |
| 19 | Congo | Brazzaville | Ferry « Matadi » wrecked | 02/03/1993 | 220 | ND |
| 20 | Nigeria | Akwa lbom | Collapse of a ferry boarding ramp | 24/01/1996 | 219 | ND |
The 20 most fatal natural disasters (including epidemics)
(1975-2002)
Country | Location | Nature | Date | Victims | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Injuries | Homeless | |||||
| 1 | Ethiopia | Wollo, Tigray, ... | Drought | 1984 | 300 000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Sudan | widespread | Drought | 1984 | 150 000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mozambique | Maputo, Zambezi, .. | Drought | 1985 | 100 000 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Somalia | Nationwide | Drought | 1975 | 62 500 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | Addis Abeba, Arsi, ... | Meningitis | 09/1988 | 7 385 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Nigeria | Bauchi state | Cholera | 05/1991 | 7 289 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mozambique | Nampula | Famine | 1989 | 5 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | Bam,Bazega,... | Meningitis | 01/1996 | 4 071 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nigeria | Kaduna, Kano,... | Meningitis | 01/1996 | 3 889 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mali | Tombouctou | Famine | 08/1998 | 3 615 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Niger | NA | Meningitis | 03/1995 | 3 022 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Chad | NA | Drought | 1984 | 3000 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Algeria | Al Asnam | Earthquake | 10/10/1980 | 2 633 | 8 369 | 443 000 |
| 14 | Niger | Dosso, Tahoua, ... | Measles | 03/1991 | 2 618 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Somalia | Gedo, Juba... | Flood | 10/1997 | 2 311 | ND | 230 000 |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | NA | Meningitis | 02/1997 | 2 274 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Mauritania | Bassi-Kounou, Aghor | Famine | 02/1992 | 2 243 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Congo Dem. | Thuapa, Inongo | Influenza | 12/2002 | 2 000 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tanzania | NA | Cholera | 01/1998 | 1 871 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cameroon | Nyos lake | Volcanic eruption | 21/08/1986 | 1 746 | 437 | - |
Number of events listed per year between 1975 and 2002
Source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database www.cred.be/emdat - Université Catholique de Louvain - Brussels - Belgium According to CRED, an event is reported when it fulfils one of the following conditions:· 10 deceased or more
· 100 persons affected at least
· call to international assistance
· declaration of a state of emergency
