List of disasters in Croatia by death toll

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The list of disasters in Croatia by death toll includes major disasters and accidents - excluding warfare and other intentional acts - that took place on Croatian soil and resulted in 10 or more fatalities:

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DisasterTypeLocationDeathsDateReferences
1667 Dubrovnik earthquake Earthquake Dubrovnik c. 2000-50006 April 1667 [1] [2]
Raša coal mine explosion [a] Explosion Raša 18528 February 1940 [3]
SS Baron Gautsch [b] Shipwreck Adriatic Sea 17713 August 1914 [4]
1976 Zagreb mid-air collision Aircrash Zagreb 17610 September 1976 [5]
Zagreb train disaster Railway accident Zagreb 15330 August 1974 [6]
Raša coal mine explosion Explosion Raša 8614 March 1948 [7]
Aviogenex Flight 130 Aircrash Rijeka Airport 7823 May 1971 [8]
Medveščak flood Flood Medveščak 5226 July 1651 [9] [10]
1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash Aircrash North East of Cavtat 353 April 1996 [11]
Bilaj bus accident Crash Bilaj near Gospić, M604 railway 2529 September 1983 [12]
Rijeka hospital fire Fire Rijeka 2328 March 1975 [13]
Plavno train accident Railway accident Plavno 2114 August 1949 [14]
1954 Zagreb tram accident Railway accident Zagreb 1931 October 1954 [15]
1964 Zagreb flood Flood Zagreb 1726 October 1964 [16]
Sveti Petar u Šumi derailment Railway accident Sveti Petar u Šumi 155 August 1949 [17] [18]
Risnjak Ju 52 crash Aircrash Risnjak 1529 June 1951 [19]
Popovac bus accident Crash Popovac 1430 September 1967 [12]
Pojatno bus accident Crash Pojatno 1422 September 1989 [12]
A1 bus crash Crash A1 highway near Gospić 147 September 2008 [20]
August Cesarec fire Fire Adriatic Sea 1218 September 1971 [18]
2007 Kornat fire Fire Kornat 1230 August 2007 [21]
A4 bus crash Crash A4 highway near Breznički Hum 126 August 2022 [22]
Medvednica DC-3 crash Aircrash Medvednica 1021 September 1950 [19]
Aurora–Ilirija ship collision Shipwreck Adriatic Sea 106 May 1992 [23]
A3 bus crash Crash A3 highway near Slavonski Brod 1025 July 2021 [24]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The sources quote various figures, from 185 to 491. The higher figures are now ascribed to confusion in initial reporting, when injured and hospitalized miners were erroneously counted as dead.
  2. ↑ The sources quote various figures, including estimates of over 300 fatalities.

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