Top 17 Tragic Events Of 2007

Unfortunately 2007 did not go with out its tragic events in the world. There are so many thing that happen in the world today that here is a list I feel are in the top 17. If I miss any let me know and please add to the list if you feel I have missed any:

1. November 16- Over 3,000 people are believed to have died after Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, with the death toll expected to rise.
2. December 5- 19-year old Robert A. Hawkins shoots eight people dead and injures five at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, then commits suicide.
3. October 20–November 9 – Wildfires in Southern California result in the evacuation of more than 1,000,000 people and destroying over 1,600 homes and businesses.
4. August 15 – An 8.0 earthquake strikes Peru, killing 512 people, injuring more than 1,500, and causing tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean.
5. August 14- Multiple suicide bombings kill 572 people in Qahtaniya, northern Iraq.
6. August 1 – 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.
7. July 17- TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 overruns the runway of Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport and crashes, killing all 186 and others on the ground.
8. June 28 – In the aftermath of Greece’s worst heatwave in a century, at least 11 people are reported dead from heatstroke, approximately 200 wildfires break out nationwide, and the country’s electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand.
9. June 24 – South Lake Tahoe – A wildfire starts eventually destroying 254 homes in the area.
10. May 4- Tornado strikes Greensburg, Kansas, killing at least twelve and destroying about 90% of the town.
11. April 11- Al Qaeda claims responsibility for two bomb blasts in the Algerian capital of Algiers. At least 33 people have been killed and 222 others injured.
12. February 3 – A truck bombing in a crowded Baghdad market kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339 others.
13. January 22 – A bombing in a market in Baghdad, Iraq kills 88 people. See the trend?
14. January 18- The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, caused at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm of the coast of Devon, England.
15. April 16- 32 people are killed in the Virginia Tech massacre on the premises of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.
16. November 30- Atlas jet flight 4203 crashes near Keciborlu, Turkey killing 46 people on board.
17. December 27- Former Prime Minister of Pakistan is assassanated and at least 20 others killed by a suicide bomber.

As you can see these are in no particular order but 2007 once again has brought tragedy to the world. Sorry about the Red Sox comment but I am sick of them whining about everything. To get more information about these and other events of 2007 I found them at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007. That is an awesome website!