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====General==== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable" |- ! style="width:120px;"| Event ! style="width:120px;"| Date ! Country ! Description |- | [[2020 Beirut explosion]] | {{dts|4 August 2020}} | {{flag|Lebanon}} |A massive explosion occurred in the [[port of Beirut]]. The blast was so loud that it was even reported to be heard in [[Cyprus]], which is approximately 240 km from the location of the explosion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/impact-of-beirut-blast-massive-shockwaves-felt-240-km-away-in-cyprus-reports-1707846-2020-08-05 |title=Impact of Beirut blast massive, shockwaves felt 240 km away in Cyprus: Reports |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805035401/https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/impact-of-beirut-blast-massive-shockwaves-felt-240-km-away-in-cyprus-reports-1707846-2020-08-05 |url-status=live}}</ref> The windows of major buildings in a 6-mile radius were shattered and roads were filled with debris. According to initial findings, it was estimated that a warehouse with 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded, which was confiscated by the Lebanese government from the abandoned ship MV ''Rhosus'' and then stored in the port without proper safety measures for six years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/lebanon-pm-hassan-diab-on-beirut-blasts-2-750-tonnes-of-ammonium-nitrate-exploded-2274291 |title=2,750 Tonnes Of Ammonium Nitrate Exploded: Lebanon PM On Beirut Blasts |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805030139/https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/lebanon-pm-hassan-diab-on-beirut-blasts-2-750-tonnes-of-ammonium-nitrate-exploded-2274291 |url-status=live}}</ref> 220 deaths were confirmed, more than 110 people were missing and at least 7,000 were reported injured.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/huge-explosion-beirut-lebanon-shatters-windows-rocks-buildings |title=Lebanon: at least 78 killed as huge explosion rocks Beirut |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804160549/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/huge-explosion-beirut-lebanon-shatters-windows-rocks-buildings |url-status=live}}</ref> Beirut governor [[Marwan Abboud]] estimated that up to 300,000 people were left homeless by the explosions and there was $10–15 billion USD in property damage. |- | [[Surfside condominium collapse]] | {{dts|24 June 2021}} | {{flag|United States}} |A 12-story beachfront condominium in the [[Miami]] suburb of [[Surfside, Florida]], partially collapsed. As of 22 July 2021, a total of 98 people are confirmed to have died, while 11 were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2021 |title=Condo building collapse last victim ID'd: family |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-last-victim-id-florida-condo-building-collapse |access-date=26 July 2021 |website=Associated Press |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726210724/https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-last-victim-id-florida-condo-building-collapse |url-status=live}}</ref> One person was rescued from the rubble, and about 35 people were rescued on 24 June from the uncollapsed portion of the building, which was demolished 11 days later as a safety precaution due to the approach of [[Hurricane Elsa]]. On 7 July, authorities announced that the objective of the search was transitioning from rescue to recovery and that the missing victims are presumed dead. |- | [[2022 Yerevan explosion]] | {{dts|14 August 2022}} | {{flag|Armenia}} |A large explosion took place in the Surmalu [[Shopping center|shopping centre]] in the [[Armenia]]n capital of [[Yerevan]]. It caused widespread destruction and fire, leaving dozens of dead and injured.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Death toll in fireworks depot blast in Armenia reaches 7 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-fireworks-depot-blast-armenia-reaches-88390635 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815171518/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-fireworks-depot-blast-armenia-reaches-88390635 |archive-date=15 August 2022 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=ABC News}}</ref> The explosion killed 16 people and injured 63, with nine missing as of 20 August.<ref>{{cite web |title=Число жертв взрыва в ТЦ "Сурмалу" достигло 16: без вести пропали 9 граждан |url=https://www.panorama.am/ru/news/2022/08/16/%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B2-17/2719511 |website=panorama.am |access-date=17 August 2022 |language=ru |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001183722/https://www.panorama.am/ru/news/2022/08/16/%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE-%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B2-17/2719511 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yerevan market explosion: Search and rescue operations resume |url=https://news.am/eng/news/716738.html |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=news.am |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001131952/https://news.am/eng/news/716738.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Tempi train crash|2023 Tempi train crash]] |28 February 2023 |{{flag|Greece}} |Two trains collide near the south of the [[Vale of Tempe|Tempe Valley]] in Greece killing at least 57 people. It is the [[List of rail accidents in Greece|deadliest rail disaster in Greek history]]. As a result, [[Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Greece)|Transport Minister]] [[Kostas Karamanlis (politician, born 1974)|Kostas Karamanlis]] [[resign]]ed, while various protests took place across the country.<ref>{{Cite news |title=A year after Greece's worst train disaster, railway safety fears persist |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/year-after-greeces-worst-train-disaster-railway-safety-fears-persist-2024-02-28/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240714130525/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/year-after-greeces-worst-train-disaster-railway-safety-fears-persist-2024-02-28/ |archive-date=2024-07-14 |access-date=2025-02-04 |work=Reuters |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | [[Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam]] | {{dts|6 June 2023}} | {{flag|Ukraine}} |[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant|Nova Kakhovka dam]] in the [[Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast|Russian-controlled]] [[Oblasts of Ukraine|region]] of [[Kherson Oblast|Kherson]] is [[Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam|destroyed]], threatening the region with devastating floodwaters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2023 |title=Russia has blown up major Ukrainian dam, says Kyiv |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65816109 |access-date=6 June 2023 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606064453/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65816109 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2023 |title=Russia-Ukraine war live: evacuations under way near Kherson after destruction of dam prompts flooding |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/06/russia-ukraine-war-live-dam-near-kherson-blown-up-by-russian-forces-ukrainian-military-says |access-date=6 June 2023 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606042021/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/06/russia-ukraine-war-live-dam-near-kherson-blown-up-by-russian-forces-ukrainian-military-says |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Titan submersible implosion|Titan Submersible Implosion]] |18 June 2023 |{{Flag|Canada}} |A submersible by [[OceanGate|Ocean Gate]], carrying five occupants, notably, [[Shahzada Dawood]], [[Hamish Harding]], [[Paul-Henri Nargeolet]], and [[Stockton Rush]], imploded, after an expedition to explore the Titanic's ruins. The incident was widely reported in the news and caused multiple investigations and one lawsuit. Ocean Gate suspended all its commercial operations after the implosion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Ramon |date=2024-09-22 |title=A haunting final message and other takeaways from the Coast Guard inquiry into the Titan submersible implosion |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/22/us/titan-submersible-hearing-takeaways/index.html |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-16 |title=Titan crew said 'all good here' before submersible imploded |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kk1g66n7o |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Kwan Wei Kevin |title=OceanGate tried to scrub the internet clean of traces that it ever existed, taking down its Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn pages |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/oceangate-take-down-website-social-media-suspend-commercial-operations-2023-7 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[Derna dam collapses]] | 10 – 11 September 2023 | {{flag|Libya}} |The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in [[Derna, Libya|Derna]], [[Libya]] on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of [[Storm Daniel]]. The dam collapses released an estimated {{convert|30|e6m3|e6yd3|abbr=unit}} of water, causing flooding downstream as the [[Wadi Derna]] overflowed its banks. The floods partially destroyed the city of [[Derna, Libya|Derna]]. Estimates for the number of casualties range from 5,300 to 20,000 people. The event was the second-deadliest dam failure in history, after the [[1975 Banqiao Dam failure]] in [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Libya floods: Warning over shortage of body bags as fears of disease rise in Derna |url=https://news.sky.com/story/libya-warning-over-shortage-of-body-bags-as-disease-may-compound-deaths-in-flood-hit-city-12960801 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Sky News |archive-date=2023-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915082015/https://news.sky.com/story/libya-warning-over-shortage-of-body-bags-as-disease-may-compound-deaths-in-flood-hit-city-12960801 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-13 |title=Why did Derna's dams break when Storm Daniel hit Libya? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/why-did-dernas-dams-break-when-storm-daniel-hit-libya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914105531/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/why-did-dernas-dams-break-when-storm-daniel-hit-libya |archive-date=14 September 2023 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Aljazeera}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Magdy |first=Samy |date=12 September 2023 |title=10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared dead as eastern Libya is devastated by floods |url=https://apnews.com/article/derna-libya-floods-storm-daniel-95379b164871d97fb74b1cd1bcb5640c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912202455/https://apnews.com/article/derna-libya-floods-storm-daniel-95379b164871d97fb74b1cd1bcb5640c |archive-date=12 September 2023 |access-date=26 September 2023 |work=[[AP News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 September 2023 |title=Libya: Flash Floods In Derna |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/libya-flash-floods-in-derna-5752f323 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912212740/https://www.barrons.com/news/libya-flash-floods-in-derna-5752f323 |archive-date=12 September 2023 |access-date=26 September 2023 |publisher=Barron's}}</ref> |} <!-- Commented out while empty ====Marine==== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable" |- ! style="width:120px;"| Event ! style="width:120px;"| Date ! 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