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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ Coal mining is an inherently dangerous practice, which often leads to accidents. Of the various mining accidents all over the globe, nothing is worse than the 10 I will list. Some of these accidents possess death tolls that would simply Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Conclusion As technology advances many would expect, or like, the world to be free of problems like the ones listed above. Sadly there is not much man can do to prevent mining accidents from occurring in the present or future. Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 71960 Coalbrook mine accident (South Africa, 435 casualties) A newspaper covering the Coalbrook Mine disaster (Image from Berend Schuitema) On January 21, 1960, the town of Sasolburg was startled as the Coalbrook mine was experiencing a massive structural Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 21906 Courrieres Coalmine accident (France, 1099 casualties) Courrières mine rescue workers with Guglielminetti-Drager breathing equipment An explosion at the Courrieres Coalmine in northern France killed 1,099 people, including many citizens that were on the surface. The explosion Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 91866 Oaks Colliery accident (United Kingdom, 388 casualties) Drawing from Illustrated London News (healeyhero.co.uk) At the Oaks Colliery in South Yorkshire, an explosion erupted as a new work area was being bored out. The coal dust explosion reportedly Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 51963 Mitsui Miike coalmine accident (Japan, 458 casualties) A poster showing the coal dust explosion at the Mitsui Miike mine Mitsui Miike coalmine experiences a rattling explosion about 500-meters beneath the surface. The explosion ended up collapsing the Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 61913 Senghenydd Colliery accident (United Kingdom, 439 casualties) A mine known as the Senghenydd Colliery, in southern Wales, experienced the worst accident ever on UK soil. The accident took place October 14, 1913 and ended with 439 lives Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 41960 Laobaidong Coalmine accident (China, 684 casualties) On May 9, 1960, the Laobaidong Coalmine experienced a methane gas explosion that killed 684 people. This disaster is the second worst disaster in Chinas history. Atop of that the disaster Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 11942 Benxihu Colliery Mine accident (China, 1549 casualties) A tragic coal dust explosion killed an incredible third of the workers at the Benxihu Colliery Mine. The explosion occurred when gasses within the mine mixed with coal dust Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 31914 Mitsubishi Hojyo coalmine accident (Japan, 687 casualties) At the Mitsubishi Hojyo coalmine, a gas explosion resulted in the deaths of 687 people. This explosion was so impressively powerful that the mines elevator cage was blown up about Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 81972 Wankie Colliery accident (Zimbabwe, 426 casualties) On June 6, 1972, in Rhodesia, or present day Zimbabwe, at the Wankie Colliery Disaster killed a tragic 426 people. The disaster was caused by a series of explosions at the Read more

❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 101965 Dhanbad coalmine accident (India, 375 casualties) India’s Dhanbad coalmine dealt with its own chaotic explosion between the 27th and 28th of May. The explosion in Dhanbad took 375 miners lives and was caused when a lantern Read more

I bet you can name quite a few countries by heart. Not only the one you live in, but your neighboring countries, maybe some places you visited. You’ve heard of countries, regions and territories in history and geography class, you hear about strange places like Transnistria in the news, but still there are those places Read more

I bet you can name quite a few countries by heart. Not only the one you live in, but your neighboring countries, maybe some places you visited. You’ve heard of countries, regions and territories in history and geography class, you hear about strange places like Transnistria in the news, but still there are those places Read more

Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse 2 Beijing Capital International Airport Chinese: 北京首都国际机场 Location: Chaoyang, Beijing, China Airport codes: IATA: LHR ICAO: EGLL Total passengers in 2012: 81,929,359 Daily aircraft operations: 1,500+ Number of terminals: 3 Number of gates: for some reason incredibly un-transparent information Number of runways: 3 1 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States Airport codes: IATA: ATL ICAO: KATL FAA Read more

13 Denver International Airport Location: Denver, Colorado, United States Airport codes: IATA: DEN ICAO: KDEN FAA LID: DEN Total passengers in 2012: 53,156,278 Daily aircraft operations: 1,700+ Number of terminals: 1 terminal, 3 concourses Number of gates: 103 Number of runways: 6 12 Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok Airport) Chinese: 香港國際機場 赤鱲角機場 Location: Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China Airport codes: IATA: HKG ICAO: VHHH Total Read more

13 Denver International Airport Location: Denver, Colorado, United States Airport codes: IATA: DEN ICAO: KDEN FAA LID: DEN Total passengers in 2012: 53,156,278 Daily aircraft operations: 1,700+ Number of terminals: 1 terminal, 3 concourses Number of gates: 103 Number of runways: 6 12 Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok Airport) Chinese: 香港國際機場 赤鱲角機場 Location: Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China Airport codes: IATA: HKG ICAO: VHHH Total Read more

15 Singapore Changi Airport Location: Changi, East Region, Singapore Airport codes: IATA: SIN ICAO: WSSS Total passengers in 2012: 51,181,804 Daily aircraft operations: 880+ Number of terminals: 3 Number of gates: 209 Number of runways: 3 (one of which restricted to military traffic, to be opened for commercial flights in the near future) 14 Suvarnabhumi Airport Location: Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand Airport codes: Read more