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	WEATHER, QUAKE, AND ACCIDENT NEWS: 1-JAN-12 - 9-APR-12
	From	01-Jan-12						Copyright © 2011-2012 by Macroknow Inc. All Rights Reserved.
	To	09-Apr-12
	Days	100
	News Items	292
	Date	Event Category			Authors	Title	X	Event	Source	URL	Item
	4-Jan-12	AOG	WEATH	FIN		Natural Disasters Make 2011 a Record Year for Insurance Loss		Global economic losses from natural catastrophes: record $380 billion in 2011, up from $220 billion in 2005 [Munich Re]. Death toll from natural catastrophes in 2001: ~27,000 (15,840 caused by Japan's earthquake and tsunami).	ENS		1
	14-Jan-12	ACC				Cruise ship runs aground in Italy		13-Feb-2012: Luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off Italy's coast: 3 people were killed; 69 were missing	CBC: AP		2
	18-Jan-12	ACC				Desperate Cruise Ship Search Suspended		UPDATE: Official report regarding luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized after hitting rocks off Italy's coast on 13-Feb-2012: ≥11 people were killed; 20 are still missing	VOA News-AP-AFP-Reuters		3
	20-Jan-12	ACC	MIL			Afghan helicopter crash kills NATO troops		Afghanistan: a NATO CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashed killing 6 American soldiers	Al Jazeera: Agencies		4
	30-Jan-12	WEATH				Cold Weather Kills 36 Across Europe		Cold weather killed 36 people in Eastern Europe; many of rhe dead were homeless	VOA News-AP-AFP		5
	2-Feb-12	ACC				Scores missing in Papua New Guinea sinking		A ferry, MV Rabaul Queen, sank off Papua New Guinea's coast with ~350 people on board; 238 survivors have been recovered	Al Jazeera: Agencies		6
	6-Feb-12	AOG	QUAK			43 Killed in 6.8-Magnitude Philippines Earthquake		Philippines: 6.8-magnitude quake killed ≥43 people	VOA News-AFP-Reuters		7
	6-Feb-12	ACC				Pakistan: Nine die as Lahore factory collapses		Lahore, Pakistan: a factory collapsed killing ≥9 people	BBC News		8
	15-Feb-12	ACC				Prison fire in Honduras leaves at least 300 dead, official says		Honduras: prison fire killed ≥300 inmates	Los Angeles Times: AP		9
	22-Feb-12	ACC				Argentina train crash kills 49, injures hundreds		Argentina: train crash in Buenos Aires killed 49 people and injured ≥550	CBC News: AP		10
	26-Feb-12	ACC				3 Via employees die in Ontario derailment		Burlington, ON: Via Rail train derailment killed 3 Via employees; 32 people were injured	CBC News-The Canadian Press		11
	29-Feb-12	AOG	WEATH		Phil Gast; Mariano Castillo. Contributors: Logan Burruss; Kara Devlin; Joe Sutton; Josh Levs; Michael Martinez	Massive storm system claims at least 12		TN, IL, MO, U.S.: massive storm killed ≥12 people	CNN U.S.		12
	3-Mar-12	AOG	WEATH			Tornadoes Kill Over 30 in US		U.S.: tornadoes killed >30 people in midwest states	VOA News		13
	3-Mar-12	ACC	OIL	LAW		BP announces settlement with PSC, subject to final written agreement, to resolve economic loss and medical claims from Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill		BP reached a ~$7.8 billion settlement with the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC). Prior to this settlement, BP paid out: >$8.1 billion to individuals, businesses and government entities; ~$14 billion on operational response.	BP		14
	3-Mar-12	ACC				At Least 8 Dead in Poland Train Collision		Poland: head-on train collision killed ≥8 people	NYT: AP		15
	4-Mar-12	ACC	MIL			Brazzaville munitions dump blasts 'kill scores'		Democratic Republic of Congo: explosions at an arms dump in Brazzaville killed ≥150 people	BBC News		16
	13-Mar-12	ACC				35 dead, nearly 200 missing in B'desh ferry capsize		12-Mar-2012: Bangladesh: a ferry capsized; at least 35 people were killed; >150 people are missing	Hindustan Times: Press Trust of India		17
	15-Mar-12	ACC				Swiss tunnel crash: What happened		14-Mar-12: Switzerland:  coach crashed in a tunnel killing 22 school children and 6 adults	BBC News		18
	16-Mar-12	NATO	ACC		Hamid Shalizi; Jack Kimball. Contributors: Reuters TV; Jon Hemming; Ece Toksabay; Rob Taylor (ed.); Robert Birsel (ed.)	NATO helicopter crash kills 16 people in Afghanistan		Afghanistan: A NATO helicopter crashed killing 12 Turkish soldiers and 4 Afghan civilians	Reuters		19
	20-Mar-12	AOG	QUAK			Magnitude 7.4 - OAXACA, MEXICO		Mexico: magnitude 7.4 quake hits Oaxaca [source: USGS]	U.S. Geological Survey		20
	25-Mar-12	ENER	OIL	ACC		Gas leak incident at Elgin platform in the North Sea		Natural gas is leaking at Total's Elgin offshore drilling platform n the North sea	Total		21
	2-Apr-12	ACC	JET			Passenger jet crashes in Russia after take off killing 32, leaving 11 survivors		Russia: UTAir ATR-72 jetliner crashed killing 32 people	Pravda		22
	9-Apr-12	AOG				Rescue workers search for 135 missing in Pakistan avalanche		7-Apr-2012: Pakistan: a massive avalanche buried a military complex; ≥135 people, including 124 troops and 11 civilian contractors, are missing	China Daily: AP		23
	9-Apr-12	ACC	JET		CNN Wire Staff. Contributors: Barbara Starr; Sandra Endo	Navy begins compensation after crash		6-Apr-12: Virginia Beach, VA: an F/A-18 fighter jet crashed after experiencing a "catastrophic mechanical malfunction"	CNN U.S.		24