Disasters In British History
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The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major
disaster A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the affected community cannot handle it alone. '' Natural disasters'' like avalanches, floods, earthquakes, and wildfires are caused by na ...
s (excluding acts of war) which relate to the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
,
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
or the
Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
, or to the states that preceded them, or that involved their citizens, in a definable incident or
accident An accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not deliberately caused by humans. The term ''accident'' implies that the event may have been caused by Risk assessment, unrecognized or unaddressed risks. Many researchers, insurers ...
such as a
shipwreck A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. It results from the event of ''shipwrecking'', which may be intentional or unintentional. There were approximately thre ...
, where the loss of life was forty or more.


Over 1,000 fatalities


200–999 fatalities


100–199 fatalities


Fewer than 100 fatalities


See also

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European windstorm European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclone, cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak ...
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List of accidents and disasters by death toll This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected ...
(worldwide) * List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft *
List of disasters in Antarctica by death toll The following is a list of known disasters in Antarctica which have resulted in fatalities. It includes disasters which happened on land, as well as in the waters surrounding the continent. See also * List of disasters in Australia by death tol ...
* List of disasters in Australia by death toll * List of disasters in Canada by death toll * List of disasters in Croatia by death toll *
List of disasters in Germany by death toll The list of disasters in Germany by death toll includes major disasters and accidents – excluding warfare and other intentional acts – that took place on German soil, involved the German military, or the predominant number of victims were Ge ...
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List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll This is a list of New Zealand disasters by death toll, listing major peacetime disasters which occurred in New Zealand and its territories or involved a significant number of New Zealand citizens, in a specific incident, where the loss of life w ...
* List of disasters in Poland by death toll * List of disasters in Ukraine by death toll *
List of disasters in the United States by death toll This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at List of diplomatic missions of the United States, diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United ...
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List of fires This article is a list of notable fires. Town and city fires Building or structure fires Transportation fires Mining (including oil and natural gas drilling) fires This is a partial list of fire due to mining: human-made structures to ex ...
* List of lifeboat disasters in Britain and Ireland * List of natural disasters in the British Isles * List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom * List of rail accidents (worldwide) * List of riots *
List of terrorist incidents The following is a list of terrorist incidents that were not carried out by a state or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism). Assassinations are presented in List of assassinations and unsuccessful attempts at List o ...
* List of train accidents by death toll * Lists of shipwrecks * United Kingdom casualties of war *
Munich air Disaster The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United F.C., Manche ...


Notes


References


External links


Aviation Safety Network database




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United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
Death toll ''Death toll'' is the number of dead as a result of a war, disaster, or other event. It may also refer to: * '' Death Toll'', 2008 action film * '' High-Ballin, 1978 action comedy film also released as ''Death Toll'' See also * List of li ...
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