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Disaster History
1792 - In Kyushu Island, Japan, about 14,300 people died when the old lava dome of Unzen volcano collapsed causing an avalanche and tsunami. Most of the deaths were the result of the tsunami.
1972 - In Lobito, Angola, 21 people were killed when a DTA Angola Airlines flight crashed into the ocean while on approach to Lobito. Four people survived the crash.
2003 - About 1,600 people were killed when a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Algiers, Algeria. More than 5,000 were injured.
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