In the suburb of Savar, around 24 kilometres north-west of central Dhaka, stood Rana Plaza, an eight-storey concrete structure that…
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Volcanoes, earthquakes, shipwrecks, and catastrophes of human error — this category unpacks history’s most harrowing disasters in compact, informative episodes. Each story looks at the causes, the chaos, and the aftermath, giving you a gripping yet digestible dive into how disaster shapes the world.
Mount Pelée dominates the northern end of the Caribbean island of Martinique, rising to 1,397 metres above sea level. It…
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In the spring of 2010, a remote volcano in Iceland achieved something no military power, political crisis, or terrorist threat…
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On a calm August morning in 1628, the people of Stockholm gathered along the waterfront to witness a moment of…
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On the morning of 7 November 1940, a slender suspension bridge stretching across the Tacoma Narrows in Washington State tore…
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High in the Peruvian Andes, Huascarán rises, a giant of ice and stone that towers above the surrounding valleys as…
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On Christmas Eve in 1953, as families across New Zealand prepared for festive celebrations, the Wellington to Auckland express made…
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On the morning of 26 December 2004, a day most were recovering from Christmas celebrations, a catastrophic undersea earthquake ripped…
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Wednesday, June 15 1904, began as a bright summer day in New York City. The General Slocum, a large three-deck sidewheel paddle steamer built…
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On the morning of Saturday, 1 November 1755, All Saints’ Day, the city of Lisbon, Portugal, was struck by one of the…
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