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:
| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1667 Dubrovnik earthquake | Earthquake | Dubrovnik | c. 2000-5000 | 6 April, 1667 | [1][2] |
| Raša coal mine explosion[a] | Explosion | Raša | 185 | 28 February, 1940 | [3] |
| SS Baron Gautsch[b] | Shipwreck | Adriatic Sea | 177 | 13 August, 1914 | [4] |
| 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision | Aircrash | Zagreb | 176 | 10 September, 1976 | [5] |
| Zagreb train disaster | Railway accident | Zagreb | 153 | 30 August, 1974 | [6] |
| Raša coal mine explosion | Explosion | Raša | 86 | 14 March, 1948 | [7] |
| Aviogenex Flight 130 | Aircrash | Rijeka Airport | 78 | 23 May, 1971 | [8] |
| Medveščak flood | Flood | Medveščak | 52 | 26 July, 1651 | [9][10] |
| 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash | Aircrash | North East of Cavtat | 35 | 3 April, 1996 | [11] |
| Bilaj bus accident | Crash | Bilaj near Gospić, M604 railway | 25 | 29 September, 1983 | [12] |
| Rijeka hospital fire | Fire | Rijeka | 23 | 28 March, 1975 | [13] |
| Plavno train accident | Railway accident | Plavno | 21 | 14 August, 1949 | [14] |
| 1954 Zagreb tram accident | Railway accident | Zagreb | 19 | 31 October, 1954 | [15] |
| 1964 Zagreb flood | Flood | Zagreb | 17 | 26 October, 1964 | [16] |
| Sveti Petar u Šumi derailment | Railway accident | Sveti Petar u Šumi | 15 | 5 August, 1949 | [17][18] |
| Risnjak Ju 52 crash | Aircrash | Risnjak | 15 | 29 June, 1951 | [19] |
| Popovac bus accident | Crash | Popovac | 14 | 30 September, 1967 | [12] |
| Pojatno bus accident | Crash | Pojatno | 14 | 22 September, 1989 | [12] |
| A1 bus crash | Crash | A1 highway near Gospić | 14 | 7 September, 2008 | [20] |
| August Cesarec fire | Fire | Adriatic Sea | 12 | 18 September, 1971 | [18] |
| 2007 Kornat fire | Fire | Kornat | 12 | 30 August, 2007 | [21] |
| A4 bus crash | Crash | A4 highway near Breznički Hum | 12 | 6 August, 2022 | [22] |
| Medvednica DC-3 crash | Aircrash | Medvednica | 10 | 21 September, 1950 | [19] |
| Aurora–Ilirija ship collision | Shipwreck | Adriatic Sea | 10 | 6 May, 1992 | [23] |
| A3 bus crash | Crash | A3 highway near Slavonski Brod | 10 | 25 July, 2021 | [24] |
See also
- List of disasters in Antarctica by death toll
- List of disasters in Australia by death toll
- List of disasters in Canada by death toll
- List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll
- List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll
- List of disasters in Poland by death toll
- List of disasters in the United States by death toll
Notes
References
Further reading
- Ličina, Đorđe (2014). Hrvatska: 100 katastrofa u 100 godina (in Croatian). ISBN 978-953-57238-5-1.
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