April 2, 2009 — roghuzshy
1.Invasi.Snakes 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 occupied, more than 100 snakes fer-de-lances (nih-this kind of large and venomous snakes are there in America) began to crawl a quarter of the population invaded mulat (a mixture of Negro-tuh ma mulat caucasian-) at St. Pierre. 6 foot long snake was killed 50 people and countless other animals.
However, eradication has just begun, On 5 mei landslide of boiling mud spilled into the sea, followed by a tsunami that killed hundreds of people, 3 days later, May 8, Mt Pelee finally exploded, sending lava rocks and white and deadly 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 September 19, 1902, after hearing a lecture Booker T. Washington. Walls of the new church. Steep stairs, stick to the wall. After the lecture is finished, there is little dispute that fight over an empty chair, get out the words 'fight' from one member of the choir, the crowd seems to be a misinterpretation 'fire' so everyone's rushing out the door. The door is not wide of course could not accommodate the thousands who crowded masses, especially the door quite steep stairs, the incidence of stepping on each other attractive 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 at The Great Boston
15 January 1919, workers and residents of Boston's North End, mostly Irish and Italians, were outside enjoying the afternoon sun on a warm day. Suddenly, with a brief warning, a large cast iron tanks owned by a pure distillation of a large wave smashed and raw cane molasses-black, two-story-high, drowning streets and flowing slowly toward the waterfront area. Not only pedestrians but also trains the horse can not escape the wave ini.2 million gallon molasses, cane which had been due will be some people drink to drown -21 men, women and children drowned. The horses were actually just caught in the sticky liquid cane, the police had shot him. Boston-cane molasses smell for a week, and the ports become brown until summer.
4. Pittsburg Gas Tube explosion
Large cylinder gas cylinder-the largest in the world at that moment-in the heart of the industrial center of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, experienced a leak. In the morning 14 november 1927, the repairman went to fix it with a lamp-blown open. Around 10 o'clock they found the leak. The tank containing the 5 million cubic feet of natural gas, rose into the air like balloons and explode. Pieces of metal, weighing 100 lbs, were scattered into the distance, and the effect of a combination of air pressure and fire damage was leaving the square mile. 28 people were killed and hundreds 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, 9 boys, ages 10 to 14 - and 6 firefighters dressed as if he were a party perkimpoian, climb the floor to three of the 'home' it with ropes and ladders. The plan was to light a fire on the first floor, save 'perkimpoian party' with ropes and ladders, and then blow up the empty house to demonstrate the use of fire hoses. Because of an error, fire ahead, viewers thought that the bodies they see is a joke and rousing applause, while firemen sprayed 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, a veteran Army pilot on the air with a B-25 light bomber from Bedford, Massachusetts, to Newark, New Jersey, co-pilot and also in the young marines. Fog made visibility poor. Approximately an hour later, the people on the street noticed the roar of midtown Manhattan plane memiawik sharper and watched in horror bomber suddenly appeared from the haze of smoke, darting between buildings and then slammed into the side jump the Empire State Building. Aircraft debris and building collapse 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, flames engulfed the floor 6, and burning gasoline flowing in the other building. Fortunately, a little office open on Saturdays, and only 11 people plus 3 drivers plane died.
7. Tunguska Event
On June 30, 1908 a large 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 to be destroyed before it reached the earth, this event is still considered a collision event. Explosion energy is estimated that between 10 and 20 megatons of TNT, 1.000 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, or equivalent to Castle Bravo, the most powerful nuclear bomb detonated U.S.. Tunguska explosion brought down by approximately 80 million trees around 2.150 square kilimeter. The damage is still visible from satellites in space.
8. Chain reaction explosion 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 at the bottom of the deck. Toward morning clouds of black smoke makes port authorities for the Monsanto chemical company is only 700 feet. A man stood in the dock, watching, tugs 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 of the beginning. Most commercial districts were destroyed, and fires raged along the sea shore, where a large number of butane gas pliers in a state threatened to explode. Not long after midnight, a second freighter, also carrying nitrates, exploded, and the whole incident to reoccur. More than 500 people were killed and 1000 injured.
9. Mass Poisoning in Basra
September 1971 Delivery Month 90.000 metric tons of wheat seeds arrived in the Iraqi port of Basra. American barley and wheat-mexico which 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 a dock and sold as food to the starving population. The Iraqi government, embarrassed by this omission, the 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 elephants, normally not a problem, became agitated because the high temperatures and lack of water. In summer the situation was getting worse. Peak on 10 July, bunch of elephants rampage and attacked the 5 villages, leaving massive damage.
