How one of Earth's worst volcanic disasters affected societies in prehistoric Japan

A new international study led by Lund University examines what happened to population levels after the Kikai-Akahoya volcanic ...

‘They’re smiling at us’: Ely Township reveals Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster Memorial Park

On November 3, 1926, 51 miners lost their lives to the Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster. On Saturday, their relatives and ...

Aberfan disaster survivor haunted after being 'buried alive with dead classmate victim on his shoulder'

EXCLUSIVE: With next week marking 60 years since a coal tip collapsed on a Welsh mining village, engulfing a school and ...
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The tragedy that haunted the late queen: Fire service photos of Aberfan disaster that killed 116 children and 28 adults are revealed for first time ahead of 60th anniversary

After three weeks of heavy rainfall, at 9.15 am, on October 21, 1966, coal tip No.7 collapsed, sending 150,000 tonnes of ...

Supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of oil hits naval mine, explodes in Strait of Hormuz

Attacks around the waterway have increased in recent weeks. Iran has also intensified its strikes in response to the US ...