Editing 2010s (section)

===Non-natural disasters===
====Aviation====
{{See also|Category:21st-century aviation accidents and incidents}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409]]
| 25 January 2010
|{{flag|Ethiopia}}
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409]] crashed into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] shortly after take-off from [[Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport]], killing all 90 people on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8478060.stm |title=Ethiopian jet crashes off Beirut |date=25 January 2010 |work=BBC News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash]]
| 10 April 2010
| {{flag|Russia}}
| Polish President [[Lech Kaczyński]] and dozens of Polish government and military officials were among 96 people killed when their plane crashed near [[Smolensk]], [[Russia]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/black-box-of-lech-kaczynskis-plane-found/story-e6frfku0-1225852232993 |title='Black boxes' of Lech Kaczynski's plane found |website=NewsComAu |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=13 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413181645/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/black-box-of-lech-kaczynskis-plane-found/story-e6frfku0-1225852232993 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771]]
| 12 May 2010
| {{flag|Libya|1977}}
| [[Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771]] crashed on a runway at [[Tripoli International Airport]] in Libya, killing all but one of the 104 passengers and crew.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676898.stm |work=BBC News |title=Briton among Libya air crash dead |date=13 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Air India Express Flight 812]]
| 22 May 2010
| {{flag|India}}
| [[Air India Express Flight 812]] overshot the runway at [[Mangalore Airport (India)|Mangalore International Airport]] in India, killing 158 people, with eight surviving.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/plane_crashes_in_india_158_fea.html |title=Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive |agency=Associated Press |date=22 May 2010 |access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Airblue Flight 202]]
| 28 July 2010
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| [[Airblue Flight 202]] en route from [[Karachi]] to [[Islamabad]] crashed in the [[Margalla Hills]] near Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard, becoming the deadliest air crash in Pakistan's history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10797614 |title=Pakistan mourns victims of its worst-ever air crash |work=BBC News |date=29 July 2010 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dana Air Flight 992]]
| 3 June 2012
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
| [[Dana Air Flight 992]] crashed in the [[Nigeria]]n city of [[Lagos]], killing all 153 people aboard. 10 people on the ground also perished.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/world/africa/nigeria-plane-crash/index.html |title=Official: 153 on plane, at least 10 on ground dead after Nigeria crash |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Asiana Airlines Flight 214]]
|6 July 2013
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[Asiana Airlines Flight 214]] crashed at [[San Francisco International Airport]] killing 3 and injuring 181 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Chelsea J. Carter and Mike M. Ahlers |date=7 July 2013 |title=Pilot in deadly plane crash had no experience landing 777 in San Francisco |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/07/us/plane-crash-main |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]]
| 8 March 2014
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
| [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] vanished en route from [[Kuala Lumpur]] to [[Beijing]]. The bulk of the plane is still missing, with all 239 people on board presumed dead. The first remains of the aircraft were found on 29 July 2015, after they washed ashore on [[Réunion Island]].
|<ref>{{cite news |title=New missing Malaysian plane MH370 search area announced |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28031741 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Safi |first1=Michael |last2=Holmes |first2=Oliver |date=30 July 2015 |title=MH370 search: what is the 'flaperon' debris found in Réunion? |website=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/30/mh370-search-what-is-the-debris-found-in-la-reunion |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]]
| 17 July 2014
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
| [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] was shot down over [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]] and crashed near the Ukrainian-Russian border, killing all 298 people on board, making it the deadliest airliner shoot down in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17-un-idUSKCN0Q32GS20150729 |title=Russia vetoes bid to set up tribunal for downed flight MH17 |date=29 July 2015 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Air Algérie Flight 5017]]
| 24 July 2014
| {{flag|Mali}}
| [[Air Algérie Flight 5017]] crashed in southern [[Mali]], killing all 116 passengers and crew.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28479681 |title=Air Algerie AH5017: 'No survivors' from crash in Mali |work=BBC News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]]
| 28 December 2014
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]] crashed in the Java sea after an attempt to avoid heavy thunderstorms, leaving all 162 people dead.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bodies-wreckage-from-missing-airasia-flight-found/ar-BBhm1E9 |title=Bodies, wreckage from missing AirAsia flight found |access-date=13 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101162655/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bodies-wreckage-from-missing-airasia-flight-found/ar-BBhm1E9 |archive-date=1 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Germanwings Flight 9525]]
| 24 March 2015
| {{flag|France}}
| [[Germanwings Flight 9525]] crashed in the [[French Alps]], killing all 150 on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32030270 |title=Germanwings plane 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps – no survivors |work=BBC News |date=24 March 2015 |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash]]
| 30 June 2015
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| A [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] operated by the [[Indonesian Air Force]] crashed into a crowded residential neighbourhood in [[Medan]] shortly after take-off from [[Soewondo Air Force Base]], killing 143 people including 22 on the ground, making it the deadliest crash in Indonesian Air Force peacetime history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/world/asia/indonesian-military-plane-crashes-into-medan.html |title=Death Toll Rises to 142 After Indonesian Military Plane Crashes into City |last1=Kurniawati |first1=Dewi |date=30 June 2015 |last2=Ramzy |first2=Austin |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Metrojet Flight 9268]]
| 31 October 2015
| {{flag|Egypt}}
| [[Metrojet Flight 9268]], an [[Airbus A321]] airliner en route to [[Saint Petersburg]] from [[Sharm el-Sheikh]], crashes near Al-Hasana in Sinai, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Egyptian plane crash: Isis claims militants downed Metrojet flight but officials find no evidence of attack |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egyptian-plane-crash-isis-claims-militants-downed-metrojet-flight-officials-find-no-evidence-attack-a6716241.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egyptian-plane-crash-isis-claims-militants-downed-metrojet-flight-officials-find-no-evidence-attack-a6716241.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |date=31 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| [[LaMia Flight 2933]]
| 29 November 2016
| {{flag|Colombia}}
| A chartered [[British Aerospace 146|Avro RJ85]] plane carrying 77 people, including the [[Associação Chapecoense de Futebol|Chapecoense]] football team, crashes near [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]. Six of the passengers survived. The [[2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals]] were suspended, and [[Atlético Nacional]], Chapecoense's to-be opponents, gave them the trophy out of respect.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash]]
| 25 December 2016
| {{flag|Russia}}
| A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near [[Sochi, Russia]], killing all 92 people on board, including 64 members of the [[Alexandrov Ensemble]].
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 December 2016 |title=Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea, 'killing 92' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38430164 |access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704]]
| 18 February 2018
| {{flag|Iran}}
| [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704]] crashes in the [[Zagros Mountains]], ''en route'' from [[Mehrabad International Airport|Tehran]] to [[Yasuj Airport|Yasuj]]. All 65 passengers and crew members perish.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Aseman Airlines plane crash kills 65 in central Iran |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/iranian-passenger-plane-crashes-isfahan-180218074546342.html |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=13 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 972]]
| 18 May 2018
| {{flag|Cuba}}
| [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 972]] crashes shortly after take-off near [[José Martí International Airport]] in [[Havana]], killing 112 and leaving only one survivor.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/world/americas/cuba-airplane-crash.html |title=More Than 100 Die as Ageing Cuban Airliner Crashes |first1=Rick |last1=Gladstone |first2=Frances |last2=Robles |date=18 May 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lion Air Flight 610]]
| 29 October 2018
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[Lion Air Flight 610]] crashes off the coast of Java, with 189 passengers on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46014463 |title=Lion Air crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes in sea off Jakarta |date=29 October 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302]]
| 10 March 2019
| {{flag|Ethiopia}}
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302]], a [[Boeing 737 MAX 8]] bound for [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi]], crashes shortly after takeoff from [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]] killing all 157 people on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/ethiopia-pm-offers-condolences-after-ethiopian-airlines-flight-crash |title=Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'No Survivors' on flight with 157 on board, plane similar to jet in Lion Air crash |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aeroflot Flight 1492]]
| 5 May 2019
| {{flag|Russia}}
| [[Aeroflot Flight 1492]] makes a hard landing, causing fire and partial destruction at [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]], Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392 |title=Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet |date=6 May 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
|}

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File:Katastrofa w Smoleńsku.jpg|On 10 April 2010 [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash|a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed in Russia]] with the Polish President [[Lech Kaczynski]] and 95 other passengers including many senior officials
File:Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO - MSN 28420 404 (9272090094).jpg|For over 15 months it was unclear what exactly happened to [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] until at the end of July 2015 a few remnants of the plane swept to the shores of the island of [[Réunion]]
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====General====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[2010 Copiapó mining accident]]
| 13 October 2010
| {{flag|Chile}}
| Thirty-three miners near [[Copiapó]], Chile, were trapped {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=off}} underground in a mining accident in [[San José Mine]], before being rescued after surviving for a record 69 days.
|<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39625809 |title=All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue |date=13 October 2010 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=14 October 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 Savar building collapse]]
| 24 April 2013
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| An eight-story factory building collapsed in the outskirts of [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], killing 1,129 people and injuring over 2,000 more, becoming the deadliest structural failure in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/23/rana-plaza-factory-disaster-bangladesh-primark |title=Bangladeshi factory deaths spark action among high-street clothing chains |last=Butler |first=Sarah |date=22 June 2013 |website=The Guardian |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Tianjin explosions]]
| 12 August 2015
| {{flag|China}}
| Two explosions occurred within 30 seconds of each other at a container storage station at the [[Port of Tianjin]] in the [[Binhai New Area]] of [[Tianjin]], China, killing at least 173.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/12/tianjin-explosion-china-sets-final-death-toll-at-173-ending-search-for-survivors |title=Tianjin explosion: China sets final death toll at 173, ending search for survivors |date=12 September 2015 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mecca crane collapse]]
| 11 September 2015
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| A crane toppled over at [[Mecca]], killing 111 people, weeks before the official [[Hajj]] pilgrimage.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e9be9edf5664802b232a40d7196cdd5/saudi-king-top-imam-visit-those-injured-crane-collapse |title=Pilgrims traumatised, asking how Mecca crane could collapse |date=14 September 2015 |website=Associated Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208091912/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e9be9edf5664802b232a40d7196cdd5/saudi-king-top-imam-visit-those-injured-crane-collapse |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Mina stampede]]
| 24 September 2015
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| A stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, [[Saudi Arabia]], killed at least 2,236 people, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush |title=Iran holds funeral for diplomat killed in Saudi hajj crush |date=27 November 2015 |website=Associated Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208212802/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bento Rodrigues dam disaster]]
| 5 November 2015
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| An [[iron ore]] [[tailings dam]] in Bento Rodrigues, a subdistrict of [[Mariana, Minas Gerais|Mariana]], Brazil, suffered a [[dam failure|catastrophic failure]], causing flooding and at least 17 deaths. At least 16 people have been injured. This incident has been described as the worst environmental disaster in Brazil's history.
|<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-05/samarco-says-dam-in-brazil-burst-teams-are-working-on-site |title=Dam Owned by Iron-Ore Giants Bursts, Flooding Brazil Valley |date=7 November 2015 |publisher=Bloomberg |author=Willis, Andrew |author2=Stringer, David |access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="deathsupdated2">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35158646 |title=Brazil dam collapse death toll rises to 17, BHP says |work=BBC News |date=22 December 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="uol-worstenvirodistaster">{{cite news |url=http://tvuol.uol.com.br/video/boechat-mariana-e-a-maior-tragedia-ambiental-do-brasil-04024C9B3162DCB15326 |title=Boechat: Mariana é a maior tragédia ambiental do Brasil |work=TV UOL |date=9 November 2015 |language=pt |access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tham Luang cave rescue]]
| 23 June – 10 July 2018
| {{flag|Thailand}}
| Twelve boys and their football coach are rescued from the flooded [[Tham Luang Nang Non]] cave in [[Thailand]], following a [[Tham Luang cave rescue|17-day ordeal]] that gained worldwide attention.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/live/2018/jul/10/thai-cave-rescue-third-mission-planned-to-bring-out-remaining-boys-and-coach-live-updates |title=Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully rescued – live |website=The Guardian |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44782132 |title=Cave rescue: All 13 out after 17-day ordeal in Thailand |work=BBC News |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ponte Morandi|Ponte Morandi Collapse]]
| 14 August 2018
| {{flag|Italy}}
| Part of the [[Ponte Morandi|Morandi Bridge]] collapses after a violent storm in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]], causing 43 fatalities. Deputy Prime Minister [[Luigi Di Maio]] and transport minister [[Danilo Toninelli]] blame private company Autostrade per l'Italia.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/8/15/italy-bridge-39-dead-as-rescuers-search-for-survivors |title=Italy bridge: 38 dead as rescuers search for survivors |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=15 August 2018 |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/15/genoa-bridge-collapse-death-toll-italy-minister-calls-resignations |title=Italy bridge collapse: 35 dead as minister calls for resignations |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Angela |last=Giuffrida |date=15 August 2018 |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion]]
| 18 January 2019
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| A gasoline [[Pipeline transport|pipeline]] exploded in the town of [[Tlahuelilpan]], in the [[Administrative divisions of Mexico|Mexican state]] of [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]]. The blast killed at least 135 people and injured dozens more. Mexican authorities blamed [[Gasoline theft|fuel thieves]], who had illegally tapped the pipeline. 
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-fuel-theft-blast/death-toll-raised-to-79-in-mexico-pipeline-blast-new-focus-on-fuel-theft-idUSKCN1PE08C |title=Death toll raised to 79 in Mexico pipeline blast; new focus on fuel theft |last=Esposito |first=Anthony |date=20 January 2019 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion]]
| 21 March 2019
| {{flag|China}}
| [[2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion|A major explosion]] at a chemical plant in [[Xiangshui County|Xiangshui]], [[Jiangsu]], China, kills at least 64 people and injures more than 600 others. Its powerful impact registered as an artificial earthquake.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47678641 |title=China chemical blast: Survivor found but toll rises again |work=BBC News |date=23 March 2019 |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
|}

====Fires====
{{Main|Category:Fires by year}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
|[[Comayagua prison fire]]
|14–15 February 2012
|{{flag|Honduras|1949}}
|A fire at the National Penitentiary in [[Comayagua]], [[Honduras]] killed 361 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Comayagua prison fire killed 355 – Honduras officials |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-17055231 |work=BBC News |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Mariano |last2=Sandoval |first2=Elvin |title=More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/15/world/americas/honduras-fire-deaths/index.html |work=CNN |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[2012 Dhaka garment factory fire]]
|24 November 2012
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|117 people were confirmed dead in a garment factory fire, and over 200 were injured, making it the deadliest factory fire in the nation's history.
|
|-
| [[Kiss nightclub fire]]
| 27 January 2013
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| 242 people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in [[Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul|Santa Maria]], [[Brazil]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil |title=Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: 230 die in Brazil |date=28 January 2013 |website=Associated Press |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127220207/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Colectiv nightclub fire]]
| 30 October 2015
| {{flag|Romania}}
| 64 people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]].
|
|-
|[[Ghost Ship warehouse fire]]
|2 December 2016
|{{flag|United States}}
|36 were killed in an artists' live-and-work collective in an Oakland, CA accident due to substandard wiring.
|
|-
| [[Grenfell Tower fire]]
| 14 June 2017
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| A fire ignited by a faulty refrigerator in a [[London]] council estate tower block spread to almost the entirety of [[Grenfell Tower|the building]] causing 72 deaths and over 70 injuries.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40301289 |title=Visual guide to the Grenfell Tower fire |date=4 August 2017 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/german-towerblock-evacuated-cladding-fears-wake-grenfell-tragedy/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/german-towerblock-evacuated-cladding-fears-wake-grenfell-tragedy/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=German towerblock evacuated after cladding fears in wake of Grenfell tragedy |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=27 June 2017 |via=telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 Kemerovo fire]]
| 25 March 2018
| {{flag|Russia}}
| 60 people die in [[2018 Kemerovo fire|a fire at a shopping and entertainment complex]] in the Russian city of [[Kemerovo]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43531684 |title=Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping centre blaze |work=BBC News |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire]]
| 28 March 2018
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| At least [[2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire|78 people die in a fire]] in the police headquarters of [[Valencia, Carabobo|Valencia, Venezuela]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/five-inmates-die-in-venezuela-prison-riot/news-story/556f2dc0e7a37793910b2557dfc3b2fc |title=At least 78 dead in Venezuela jail fire |last=Herenandez |first=Juan |date=29 March 2018 |website=CNET |access-date=29 March 2018 |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402185135/http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/five-inmates-die-in-venezuela-prison-riot/news-story/556f2dc0e7a37793910b2557dfc3b2fc |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Museum (Rio de Janeiro)#2018 fire|National Museum of Brazil fire]]
| 2 September 2018
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| A fire destroys the [[National Museum (Rio de Janeiro)|National Museum of Brazil]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. No one was injured, but 90 percent of the collection was destroyed.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/02/world/americas/national-museum-brazil-fire.html |title=Fire Engulfs a Brazilian Museum, Threatening Hundreds of Years of History |last1=Londoño |first1=Ernesto |last2=Darlington |first2=Shasta |date=2 September 2018 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668 |title=Fire engulfs 200-year-old Brazil museum |date=2 September 2018 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903005443/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668 |archive-date=3 September 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[February 2019 Dhaka fire]]
| 20 February 2019
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| [[February 2019 Dhaka fire|A major fire]] in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] kills at least 78 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh fire: Blaze kills dozens in Dhaka historic district |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47314098 |work=BBC News |date=21 February 2019 |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Notre-Dame fire]]
| 15 April 2019
| {{flag|France}}
| A major fire at the [[Notre-Dame de Paris|Notre-Dame Cathedral]] destroyed most of its roof, and its upper walls were severely damaged; extensive damage to the interior was prevented by its stone vaulted ceiling, which largely contained the burning roof as it collapsed. 3 injuries were reported, but there were no confirmed deaths.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Notre Dame fire was probably caused by electrical short circuit, police official says |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-notre-dame-fire-cause-short-circuit-20190418-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref>
|}

====Marine====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Costa Concordia disaster|''Costa Concordia'' disaster]]
| 13 January 2012
| {{flag|Italy}}
| The Italian cruise ship ''Costa Concordia'' hit a reef and partially capsized off the coast of [[Isola del Giglio]], [[Italy]], killing 32 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theprovince.com/news/Costa%20Concordia%20captain%20Francesco%20Schettino%20facing%20charge/6196877/story.html |title=Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino facing new charge |date=23 February 2012 |website=Agence France-Presse |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65mPyTjqN?url=http://www.theprovince.com/news/Costa%20Concordia%20captain%20Francesco%20Schettino%20facing%20charge/6196877/story.html |archive-date=28 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sinking of MV Sewol|Sinking of MV ''Sewol'']]
| 16 April 2014
| {{flag|South Korea}}
| South Korean ferry MV ''Sewol'' capsized while en route to [[Jeju Province|Jeju]], killing 295 people, mostly secondary school students from [[Danwon High School]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/222031775 |title=Four crew members of sunken South Korea ship charged with murder – Asia Bulletin |website=asiabulletin.com |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing|Sinking of ''Dongfang zhi Xing'']]
| 1 June 2015
| {{flag|China}}
| The river cruise ship ''Dongfang zhi Xing'' capsized in the [[Yangtze River]] after being hit by a [[waterspout]], killing 442 people, making it the deadliest maritime disaster in [[China]]'s peacetime history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/asia/china-yangtze-river-ship-sinking/index.html |title=Hundreds of bodies recovered from Chinese cruise ship |first1=Ivan |last1=Watson |first2=Madison |last2=Park |first3=Greg |last3=Botelho |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sinking of MV Nyerere|Sinking of MV ''Nyerere'']]
| 20 September 2018
| {{flag|Tanzania}}
| The [[Sinking of MV Nyerere|MV ''Nyerere'' capsizes]] on [[Lake Victoria]], killing at least 227 passengers.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-accident/at-least-42-drowned-in-lake-victoria-ferry-sinking-death-toll-could-top-200-officials-idUSKCN1M02BR |title=Death toll reaches 100 in Tanzania ferry disaster, hundreds feared missing |date=20 September 2018 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref>
|}

====Pollution====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]]
| 20 April 2010
| {{flag|United States}}
| An explosion on [[BP]]'s ''[[Deepwater Horizon]]'' offshore [[drilling rig]], operating in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] off the coast of [[Louisiana]], left eleven crewmen dead and resulted in a fire that sank the rig and caused a massive oil spill, becoming the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782 |title=BP Will Pay For Gulf Oil Spill Disaster, CEO Says |publisher=NPR |date=3 May 2010 |access-date=3 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504210425/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782 |archive-date=4 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="reuters.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F02C20100616 |title=Full text of President Obama's BP Oil Spill speech |work=Reuters |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=16 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616235927/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F02C20100616 |archive-date=16 June 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]]
| 11 March 2011
| {{flag|Japan}}
| A magnitude 9.0 [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake off the coast of Sendai]] caused a tsunami that severely damaged the [[Fukushima Daiichi]] and [[Fukushima Daini]] nuclear power plants. The damage resulted in the worst nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster, contaminating the entire area.
|<ref name="USGS9.0">{{cite news |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/ |title=Magnitude 9.0 – Near The East Coast of Honshu, Japan |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) |access-date=13 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407005101/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/ |archive-date=7 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/world/asia/japan-tepco-report/index.html |title=Japanese nuclear plant operator admits playing down risk |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Flint water crisis]]
| 25 April 2014
| {{flag|United States}}
| The U.S. city of [[Flint, Michigan]]'s water source was changed from the treated [[Detroit Water and Sewerage Department]] to the [[Flint River (Michigan)|Flint River]], where officials had failed to apply [[corrosion inhibitor]]s. This decision led to the water being contaminated by [[lead poisoning|lead]] and eventual nationwide outrage about an alleged coverup.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/04/hold_switch_to_flint_river_wat.html |title=City switch to Flint River water slated to happen Friday |website=MLive.com |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/accused_water_plant_operator_t.html |title=Accused water plant operator takes plea deal in Flint water crisis |website=MLive.com |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}