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Major oil spill threatens Mumbai coast

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:58:11 +0000

An environmental disaster is threatening the Maharashtra coast after Saturday’s ship collision off the Mumbai harbour. Oil and natural-gas rigs operating in the U.S. rose for a ninth consecutive week, as drilling in Texas jumped, according to data published by Baker Hughes Inc. Crude oil rose for the first time in four days amid optimism fuel demand will increase because of improved prospects for an economic recovery in the U.S., the world’s biggest energy user.

Montana Plane Crash Video

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:10:52 +0000

A small plane crashed Sunday as it approached an airport in Montana, killing 17 people, including several children, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.

The single engine turboprop plane crashed about 500 feet from the airport in Butte while attempting to land, said spokesman Mike Fergus. The Montana Standard reported in an online story that it crashed in Butte’s Holy Cross Cemetery.

Doctor Expects Recovery for 2 Musicians in Crash

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:31:27 +0000

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Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM are expected to fully recover from burns they suffered in a fiery South Carolina jet crash that killed the other four people aboard, their doctor said Sunday.

Drummer, DJ Injured in Plane Crash That Kills 4

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:33:48 +0000

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Hours after performing in a South Carolina concert, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash that killed four people, authorities said Saturday.

Deadly LA Commuter Train Wreck

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:01:47 +0000

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A Los Angeles Metrolink commuter train believed to be carrying up to 350 people collided with a freight train Friday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others.

At Least 10 Dead in LA Commuter Train Wrec

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:59:32 +0000

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUobWvwCFwg] A commuter train believed to have been carrying up to 350 people during the afternoon rush collided with a freight train Friday, killing at least 10 people, injuring dozens and trapping an unknown number of others in a mangled …

CNN Report on Passenger and Freight Train Collision Near LA

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:48:44 +0000

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LA Mayor Calls Train Collision ‘Human Tragedy’

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:41:06 +0000

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A Metrolink commuter train carrying 222 people collided head-on with a freight train Friday afternoon, killing at least 12 people, injuring about 135 and leaving an unknown number of others trapped in a horrifically mangled passenger car. (Sept. 13)

Madrid plane crash – Video

www.worldcatastrophe.com — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:27:09 +0000

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More than 150 people are feared dead after a passenger plane swerved off the runway at Madrid’s Barajas airport. Nineteen people survived the crash but some are in critical condition, said Development Minister Magdalena Alvarez.