2012 Event Unseasonal flooding in Morocco causes three people to drown 2011 Event In the Volga River near Bolgar, Russia, cruise ship Bulgaria sinks; 110 people drown and 80 are rescued alive 1988 Event Typhoon Ruby sinks Philippine ferry; hundreds drown 1975 Event 5 drown in flash flood of sewer and water tunnel (Niagara Falls New York) 1975 Event 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River 1973 Event 78 drown as flash flood sweeps a bus into a river, India 1959 Event 3-deck Nile excursion steamer springs a leak panicking passengers who capsized ship. 200 drown just yards from shore 1956 Event 6 marine recruits drown during exercise at Paradise Is SC 1954 Event 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood 1943 Event 4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others 1941 Event 5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India 1919 Event Hurricane tides 16 feet above normal drown 280 along Gulf Coast 1881 Event 200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla Mexico 1421 Event Dikes at Dort Holland breaks, 100,000 drown
