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Lion Air fire kills eight in the Philippines

Lion Air fire kills eight in the Philippines

30 March 2020 Airline News

A Tokyo-bound plane has crashed while taking off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, capital of the Philippines. All eight people on board - including six Filipinos, an American and a Canadian - are believed to have been killed.

Tourists killed in New Zealand volcano eruption

Tourists killed in New Zealand volcano eruption

9 December 2019 Tourism News

At least five people have been killed after the White Island volcano erupted in New Zealand. Tourists were seen walking inside the crater of the volcano just moments before the eruption, with the number of fatalities expected to rise.

Hundreds killed in Mexico City earthquake

Hundreds killed in Mexico City earthquake

20 September 2017 Tourism News

Hundreds of people have been killed following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Mexico. As many as 226 people are currently feared to have died in the incident, which saw damage to more than 100 buildings in the centre of Mexico City.

Deadly earthquake strikes central Italy

Deadly earthquake strikes central Italy

24 August 2016 Tourism News

An earthquake has struck central Italy killing at least 73 people and leaving dozens more trapped under rubble. Damage from the 6.2 quake was centred on the town of Amatrice, while a family of four are also believed to have been killed by collapsing rubble in the nearby town of Accumoli.

Eight killed in German crash as trains collide

Eight killed in German crash as trains collide

Eight people have been killed and as many as 100 injured following the head on collision of two passenger trains in Germany. Up to 40 of those injured are believed to be in a critical condition following the accident near Bad Aibling, a spa town approximately 40 miles south-east of Munich, Bavaria.

Amtrak derailment kills five in Philadelphia

Amtrak derailment kills five in Philadelphia

13 May 2015 Rail & Coach News

A derailed passenger train has killed at least five people while injuring dozens more in the north-eastern United States. Amtrak Train 188 came off the rails in Philadelphia, on route from Washington DC to New York. Some ten carriages are believed to have been involved in the incident late on Tuesday evening.

Dozens killed in Indian rail crash

Dozens killed in Indian rail crash

20 March 2015 Rail & Coach News

More than 30 people have been killed in a rail accident in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The engine and two carriages of the Janta Express, which travels between Dehradun and Varanasi, derailed near the village of Bachhrawan.