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===Non-natural disasters=== [[File:Bijlmerramp2 without link.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The crash site of [[El Al Flight 1862]] in 1992.]] [[File:Model of MS Estonia.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Miniature model from [[MS Estonia]]]] *[[Gulf War oil spill]]: Resulting from actions taken during the [[Gulf War]] in 1991 by the Iraq military, the oil spill caused considerable damage to wildlife in the Persian Gulf, especially in areas surrounding Kuwait and Iraq. *11 July 1991: A [[Nolisair|Nationair]] [[Douglas DC-8]], chartered by [[Nigeria Airways]], [[Nigeria Airways Flight 2120|caught fire and crashed]] in [[Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]], killing 261 people. *15 December 1991: The [[Egypt]]ian ferry ''[[Salem Express]]'' sinks in the [[Red Sea]], killing more than 450 people. *4 October 1992: [[El Al Flight 1862]], a [[Boeing 747]] cargo airplane heading to [[Tel Aviv]], suffered physical engine separation of both right-wing engines (#3 and #4) just after taking off from Schiphol and crashed into an apartment building in the [[Bijlmer]] neighbourhood of Amsterdam while attempting to return to the airport. A total of 43 people were killed, including the plane's crew of three and a "non-revenue passenger." Several others were injured. *26 July 1993: [[Asiana Airlines Flight 733]] crashed into Mt. Ungeo in [[Haenam]], South Korea, killing 68 people. *26 April 1994: [[China Airlines Flight 140]], an [[Airbus A300]], crashed just as it was about to land at [[Nagoya Airfield]], Japan, killing 264 and leaving only seven survivors. *8 September 1994: [[USAir Flight 427]] crashed near [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], killing 132 people. *28 September 1994: The car ferry [[MS Estonia]] sinks in the [[Baltic Sea]], killing 852 people. *29 June 1995: The [[Sampoong Department Store collapse]]s in [[Seoul]], South Korea, killing 502 people. *20 December 1995: [[American Airlines Flight 965]], a [[Boeing 757]], hit a mountain in [[Colombia]] at night, killing 159 people. *17 July 1996: [[TWA Flight 800|Trans World Airlines Flight 800]], a Boeing 747-131 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, killing 230 people. *12 November 1996: A [[Saudia]] Boeing 747 and a [[Kazakhstan Airlines]] [[Ilyushin Il-76]] [[Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision|collided]] over the town of [[Charkhi Dadri]], outside [[New Delhi]], India, killing 349. *6 August 1997: [[Korean Air Flight 801]], a Boeing 747-300, crashed into a hill on the island of Guam, killing 228 people. *26 September 1997: [[Garuda Indonesia Flight 152]] crashed in bad weather, killing 234. *2 September 1998: [[Swissair Flight 111]], a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]], crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off [[Nova Scotia]] near the towns of [[Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia|Peggy's Cove]] and [[Bayswater, Nova Scotia|Bayswater]], killing 229. *31 October 1999: [[EgyptAir Flight 990]], a [[Boeing 767]], crashed off the coast of [[Nantucket, Massachusetts]], killing 217.
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