lest we forget

• 1996 - Hurricane Gregg in Tawau, Sabah
• 1997 – The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore.
• 1999 – The storm Lothar sweeps across Central Europe, killing 137 and causing US$1.3 billion in damage.
• 2003 – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake devastates southeast Iranian city of Bam, killing tens of thousands and destroying the citadel of Arg-é Bam.
• 2004 – A 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing over 250,000 people including over 1700 on a moving train.
• 2005 – Boxing Day shooting on a busy shopping street in Toronto.
• 2006 – The 2006 Hengchun earthquake with 7.1 magnitude hit Taiwan.
• 2006 – An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260.