events
February 22, 2012
A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.
2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster
The 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster, also known as the Once Tragedy, occurred on 22 February 2012, when a train crashed at Once Station in the Balvanera neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area 16.7 million, making it the twentieth largest metropolitan area in the world.
February 22
February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 312 days remain until the end of the year.