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The wreckage was found on April 14. [ 22] 17 May 2010 – A Robinson R44 helicopter carrying Quezon Province Governor Rafael Nantes crashed into a residential area of Lucena, Quezon, killing all four people on board and two people on the ground. [ 23] 10 December 2011 – 2011 Manila Beechcraft Queen Air crash.
An intensity X struck Luzon on July 14–24, 1880. [ 6] The quake caused severe damage to these major cities in Luzon, most significantly in Manila where a lot of buildings collapsed. Number of casualties are unknown. [ 7] A quake struck Lucban, Quezon on October 26, 1884.
The Marcopper mining disaster is one of the worst mining and environmental disasters in Philippine history. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It occurred on March 24, 1996, on the Philippine island of Marinduque, a province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. The disaster led to drastic reforms in the country's mining policy.
Pages in category "Man-made disasters in the Philippines". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list of disasters in Metro Manila by death toll includes both natural and man-made disasters that took place in the general vicinity of Metro Manila in the Philippines. This list is not comprehensive in general.
Explosion of dynamite cargo on the steamship Cabo Machichaco, in at the port of Santander, Spain, with more than 2,000 injured. [ 14] 581. 16 April 1947. Texas City disaster in the Port of Texas City, Texas, USA; over 5,000 were also injured. 575. 4 June 1989. Ufa train disaster in Ufa, Soviet Union. 565.
Strongest was a 5.6 Mw. On June 19, 1988, 20:19:52 UTC, an earthquake measuring 6.2 Mw struck the central Philippine island of Mindoro. The quake struck in the early morning at a depth of 16.7 km (10.4 mi). It had a maximum intensity of VI ( Strong) [1] on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, and was located 1 km north-northeast of Bagong Sikat.
Pages in category "Disasters in the Philippines". The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of disasters in the Philippines. List of man-made disasters in the Philippines.