List of disasters in Portugal by death toll
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The following list of disasters in Portugal by death toll is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war, terrorism or crime) which occurred in Portugal in a definable incident or accident, and which resulted in at least ten casualties.
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Event | Type | Date | Location | Deaths | References |
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1755 Lisbon earthquake | Earthquake | 1 November 1755 | Continental Portugal | 12000+ (est.) | [1][2][3] |
Ponte das Barcas collapse [lower-alpha 1] | Structural failure | 29 March 1809 | Porto / Vila Nova de Gaia | 4000 (est.) | [4][5] |
1522 Vila Franca earthquake | Earthquake | 22 October 1522 | Azores | 3000–5000 (est.) | [6][7][8] |
1531 Lisbon earthquake | Earthquake | 26 January 1531 | Continental Portugal | 1000–30000 (est.) | [9] |
1757 Azores Islands earthquake | Earthquake | 9 July 1757 | Azores | 1000–1500 (est.) | [10] |
1803 Madeira floods and mudslides | Floods | 9 October 1803 | Madeira | 600–1000 (est.) | [11] |
1967 Portugal floods | Floods | 25–26 November 1967 | Lisbon District | 462+ | [12] |
Independent Air Flight 1851 crash | Aviation accident | 8 February 1989 | Santa Maria, Azores | 144 | [13] |
TAP Flight 425 crash | Aviation accident | 19 November 1977 | Madeira | 131 | [14] |
Sinking of the San Pedro de Alcantara | Maritime accident | 2 February 1786 | Near the coast of Peniche | 128 | [15] |
1941 Iberian cyclone | Storm | 14–16 February 1941 | Continental Portugal | 100+ | [16] |
Custóias rail accident | Railway accident | 26 July 1964 | Matosinhos | 90+ | [17][18][19] |
Sinking of the Nuestra Señora del Rosario | Maritime accident | 7 December 1589 | Coast of Setúbal | 80 (est.) | [20] |
1980 Azores Islands earthquake | Earthquake | 1 January 1980 | Azores | 73 | [21] |
Venezuelan Air Force C-130 Hercules crash | Aviation accident | 3 September 1976 | Terceira, Azores | 68 | [22] |
June 2017 wildfires | Wildfires | (2017-June-17) (2017-June-24)17–24 June 2017 | Castanheira de Pera and Pedrógão Grande | 66 | [23] |
Viasa Flight 897 crash | Aviation accident | 30 May 1961 | Near the coast of Setúbal | 61 | [24] |
1909 Benavente earthquake | Earthquake | 23 April 1909 | Continental Portugal | 60 | [25] |
Hintze Ribeiro Bridge collapse | Structural failure | 4 March 2001 | Penafiel / Castelo de Paiva | 59 | [26] |
Martinair Flight 495 crash | Aviation accident | 21 December 1992 | Faro | 56 | [27] |
2010 Madeira floods and mudslides | Floods | 20 February 2010 | Madeira | 51 | [28] |
Cais do Sodré station roof collapse | Structural failure | 28 May 1963 | Lisbon | 49 | [29] |
Moimenta-Alcafache train crash | Railway accident | 11 September 1985 | Mangualde | 49+ | [30] |
Air France Flight 009 crash | Aviation accident | 28 October 1949 | São Miguel, Azores | 48 | [31] |
October 2017 wildfires | Wildfires | 13–18 October 2017 | Continental Portugal | 45 | [32] |
SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 crash | Aviation accident | 18 December 1977 | Madeira | 36 | [33] |
SATA Air Açores Flight 530M crash | Aviation accident | 11 December 1999 | São Jorge, Azores | 35 | [34] |
Odemira rail accident | Railway accident | 13 September 1954 | Odemira | 34 | [19] |
2019 Madeira bus crash | Road accident | 17 April 2019 | Madeira | 29 | [35] |
1966 Sintra wildfires | Wildfires | 6–12 September 1966 | Sintra | 25 | [36] |
Recarei-Sobreira bus-train collision | Road/railway accident | 26 April 1984 | Paredes | 17 | [19] |
Póvoa de Santa Iria train collision | Railway accident | 5 May 1986 | Vila Franca de Xira | 17 | [37] |
1986 Águeda wildfires | Wildfires | 14 June 1986 | Águeda | 16 | [38] |
1985 Armamar wildfires | Wildfires | 8 September 1985 | Armamar | 14 | [39] |
1816 North Atlantic earthquake | Earthquake | 2 February 1816 | Continental Portugal | 13 (est.) | [40] |
Tunes bus crash | Road accident | 8 April 1989 | Silves | 13 | [41] |
Gibalta rail accident | Railway accident | 31 March 1952 | Oeiras | 10 | [19] |
1998 Azores Islands earthquake | Earthquake | 9 July 1998 | Azores | 10 | [42] |
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