10 myterious disaster

1.Invasi Snake in St. Pierre
Volcanic activity in the 'bald mountain' high above the St. Pierre, Martinique, usually not so important that many residents ignored the smoke from the crater and several small earthquakes during April 1902. In early May, however, ash began to rain down continuously, and the stinging smell of sulfur filled the air around. Existing homes on the slopes of the mountains could no longer inhabited, more than 100 snakes fer-de-lances (nih-this kind of large and poisonous snakes that exist in America) began creeping invade mulat quarter of the population (a mixture of Negro-tuh ma mulat Caucasian-) in St. Pierre. 6 feet long snake was killed 50 people and countless other animals. However, eradication has just begun, On 5 May landslide of boiling mud spilled into the sea, followed by a tsunami that killed hundreds of people, 3 days later, 8 May, Mt Pelee finally exploded, sending white lava and rocks that turn off to the city. Within 3 minutes St Pierre was completely destroyed. Than 30,000 population, only 2 survivors.

2. The Shiloh Baptist Church Panic
2000 people, mostly blacks, gathered at the Shiloh Baptist Church Birmingham, Alabama, on 19 September, 1902, to hear lectures Booker T. Washington. Wall of the new church. Steep stairs, stick to the wall. After the lecture is finished, there is little dispute that the empty seats, get out the words 'fight' from one of the choir members, apparently incorrect interpretation of the crowd to 'fire' and everyone ran out the door. The door is not wide of course not able to accommodate the thousands who crowded masses, let alone a fairly steep staircase door, the incidence of stepping on one another tug and pull and ended with the deaths of 115 people, with a stacked position on the front door of the church to a height of 10 feet.

3. Cane Molasses Flood in The Great Boston
15 January 1919, workers and residents of Boston's North End, mostly Irish and Italian, were out enjoying the afternoon sun on a warm day. Suddenly, with a brief warning, a large cast iron tank company-owned refineries and a large wave broke pure-cane molasses raw black, as high as two floors, submerge the streets and flowing slowly toward the waterfront area. Not only pedestrians but also trains horses can not run from the wave ini.2 million gallons of molasses, sugar cane which was originally going to be drinking a number of people drown -21 men, women and children drowned. The horses were actually just caught in the sticky liquid sugar cane, the police were forced to shoot him. Boston-cane molasses smell for a week, and ports to be brown until summer.

4. Pittsburgh Tube Gas Explosion
Large cylinder of gas cylinders-the largest in the world at the time-being at the heart of the industrial center of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suffered a leak. On the morning of 14 November 1927, a repairman out to fix it with a light blow-open. Around 10 o'clock they found the leak. The tank containing 5 million cubic feet of natural gas, rose into the air like a balloon and burst. Pieces of metal, weighing 100 lbs, were scattered to large distances, and the effect of the combination of air pressure and fire left her destruction square miles. 28 people were killed and hundreds were injured.

5. The Gillingham Fire Demonstration
Each year firefighters Gillingham, in Kent, England, will build a 'home' while out of wood and fabric for fire-fighting demonstration at a party popular annual event Gillingham Park. Every year, too, some local men were selected from many candidates. On 11 July 1929, nine young boys, ages 10 to 14 - and 6 firefighters were dressed as if marriage party, climbed to the third floor of the 'house' it with ropes and ladders. The plan was to light a fire on the first floor, save 'marriage party' with ropes and ladders and then blow up an empty house to demonstrate the use of fire hoses. Because of an error, the fire lit first, Attendance body thinks they are seeing is a joke and rousing ovation, while firefighters pumped water out of knowing the real disaster. to 15 people died in the house.

6. The Empire State Building collapse
On Saturday morning 28 July 1945, Army veteran pilot airs with B-25 light bomber from Bedford, Massachusetts, to Newark, New Jersey, co-pilot and also in the young marines. The fog made visibility poor. Roughly an hour later, the people on the street noticed the roar of midtown Manhattan shrieking aircraft increasingly sharp and watched in horror bomber suddenly appeared from the haze of smoke, darting between buildings and then jump plow side of the Empire State Building. Flakes planes and collapsed buildings in unison. Big gaping hole in the floor 78, one of the machines crashed 7 planes out of the side walls and other buildings and other engine fell in the chimney elevator. When the fuel tank exploded, six floors swallowed fire, and burning gasoline flowing on the other side of the building. Fortunately, few offices open on Saturdays, and only 11 people plus 3 riders plane died.

7. Tunguska Event
On 30 June, 1908 a massive explosion occurred near Podkamennaya (Under Rock) Tunguska River that is now known Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia. The explosion apparently caused by a meteor or comet fragment with a length of about 20m (60 feet). Although the meteor or comet is considered destroyed before it reached the earth, this event is still considered a collision event. Explosion energy is estimated between 10 and 20 megatons of TNT, 1,000 times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima, or equivalent to Castle Bravo, the most powerful nuclear bomb detonated U.S.. Tunguska explosion uprooted approximately 80 million trees in the vicinity of 2.150 square kilimeter. The damage is still visible from satellites in space.

8. Chain explosions in Texas City
On 15 April, 1947, the French freighter entered the Texas City docks, and took 1.400 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. That night, the light appears on the bottom deck of the ship. Toward morning cloud of black smoke to make the port authorities for the chemical company Monsanto is only 700 feet. A man stood in the dock, watching, tugboat prepared to drag the vessel to sea. The flames spread to the outside of the wreck, and within minutes Monsanto exploded, killing and destroying hundreds of workers and witnesses who saw the explosion onset. Most of the commercial district were destroyed, and fires raged along the shores of the sea, where a large number of butane gas pliers in a state threatened to explode. Shortly after midnight, a second freighter, also carrying nitrates, exploded, and the whole incident happen again. More than 500 dead and 1000 injured.

9. Mass poisoning in Basra
Month September 1971 90.000 metric ton shipment of wheat seeds arrived in the Iraqi port of Basra. Barley and wheat Mexican-American who has been chemically processed with methyl-mercury to prevent spoilage-sprayed pink to indicate that the highly toxic and written warnings clearly printed on the wrapper-Only in English and Spanish. Before being distributed to farmers, it has been stolen from the dock and sold as food to the starving population. The Iraqi government, ashamed of this neglect, a short story and not until two years of American journalists reported evidence of 6.530 hospital to handle cases of mercury poisoning. Government officials recognize the 459 died, but the actual number is estimated about 6,000 with another 100,000 suffer permanent effects like blindness, deafness and brain damage.

10. Forest Elephant rampage Chandka
In the spring of 1972, Chandka Forest Area in India - which has been hit by drought, heat waves are also attacked. Local elephant, which is usually not a problem, became agitated because the high temperatures and lack of water. In summer the situation worse. Peak on 10 July, mob elephants rampage and attacked the 5 villages, leaving massive damage.