Natural Disasters & Epidemics In The Year 2007

The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge on I-35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of rush hour, killing 13 people.

An explosion hits the south wing of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Quezon City, north of Manila, killing four people, including Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar, and wounding 6 others.

An 8.0 earthquake strikes Peru, killing 512 people, injuring more than 1,500, and causing tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean.

Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis declares a national state of emergency after a series of devastating wildfires ravage western Peloponese and southern Euboea, killing 68 people.

Atlasjet Flight 4203 crashes near Keçiborlu, Turkey, killing all 56 people on board.

Mweka ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo killing 187 people

Cholera in Ethiopia

Iraq cholera outbreak in Iraq killing 10 people

Dengue fever in Puerto Rico; Dominican Republic; Mexico

Cholera in Somalia

Cholera in Vietnam

Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, India killing 15,000 people