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The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
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Igandu train collision
2002 public transit disaster in Dodoma, Tanzania
The Igandu train disaster occurred during the early morning of June 24, 2002, in Tanzania. It is one of the worst rail accidents in African history. A passenger train with over 1,200 people on board rolled backwards down a hill into a slow moving goods train, killing 281. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tanzania
Country in East Africa
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest;…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Continent
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)