logo

Video encyclopedia

Flashback calendar

Indian Ocean earthquakes

The 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes were magnitude 8.6 and 8.2 Mw  undersea earthquakes that struck near the Indonesian province of Aceh. Initially, authorities feared that the initial earthquake would cause a tsunami and warnings were issued across the Indian Ocean; however, these warnings were subsequently cancelled.

Minsk metro bombing attack

The Minsk Metro bombing occurred when at least 15 people were killed and more than two hundred were injured in an explosion on the Minsk Metro, Belarus. The explosion happened at the central Kastryčnickaja station at 17:55 local time. The Prosecution Office launched a criminal investigation and classified the event as a terrorist attack.

Ellis Park soccer stampede kills 43

The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was the worst sporting accident in South African history where spectators poured into the Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, for the local Soweto derby association football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, crushing 43 people to death.

Palm Sunday tornado outbreak

The second Palm Sunday tornado outbreak occurred in the Midwest U.S. states of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa, with 47 tornadoes. It was the second-biggest outbreak on record at the time. In the Midwest, 271 people were killed and 1,500 injured.