Kidnappings
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1962 Alcatraz escape of Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers
On June 11, 1962, inmates Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from the federal prison on Alcatraz Island by chiseling through cell walls, climbing through a…
1962 escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers)
On June 11, 1962 inmates Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary using improvised tools, dummy heads, and a homemade raft, th…
1979 Lembata tsunami
On 18 July 1979, a portion of the Iliwerung volcano on Lembata collapsed into the Savu Sea, triggering a deadly tsunami that swept along the island's coastal villages. The tsunami…
2007 armed robbery and 2008 conviction of O. J. Simpson at Palace Station
On September 13, 2007, O. J. Simpson and several accomplices were involved in an armed confrontation in a hotel room at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino, where they attempted to…
2018 Libya migrant shipwrecks
2018 Libya migrant shipwrecks began on January 9, 2018, when up to 100 migrants went missing as their migrant rubber boat was punctured and sank off Libya's coast.
2021 Bangladesh ferry fire
On 24 December 2021, the passenger ferry MV Avijan-10 caught fire on the Sugandha River, near the town of Jhalokati, in southern Bangladesh. The incident resulted in at least 40 d…
2021 Hpakant jade mine disaster
On December 22, 2021, a landslide at a jade mine in the Hpakant township in Kachin State, Myanmar, killed at least three people, and left between 70 and 100 missing.
2023 Serasan landslide
On 6 March 2023, a series of landslides were triggered by continuous rain in Serasan Island of Serasan District, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia. Around 50 people were kil…
2023 Serasan landslide
On 6 March 2023, a series of landslides were triggered by continuous rain in Serasan Island of Serasan District, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia. Around 50 people were kil…
2025 Kut shopping mall fire
On 16 July 2025, a fire broke out at a shopping centre in the city of Kut, located in Wasit Governorate, eastern Iraq. The incident occurred at the Hyper Mall, a five-story commer…
2025 Uttarakhand flash flood
The 2025 Uttarakhand flash flood occurred on 5 August 2025 in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India. The disaster killed at least five people and left more than 50 others missing.
Afaka kidnapping
The Afaka kidnapping took place on 11 March 2021, when gunmen attacked Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi LGA, in Kaduna State and kidnapped 39 students just…