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	Disaster
		A disaster is an unexpected natural or unintentional man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant property damage or destruction, loss of lives or sometimes permanent changes to natural environment.
		Disasters may also be used to refer to unforseen events which devastate a company or industry such as a public relations disaster or a major flop[?].
		An attack with much collateral damage may be considered a disaster, such as the attack on KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1945, the worst or perhaps second worst maritime incident in history, in terms of loss of life in a single vessel (see also note at the end of the article RMS Titanic).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/di/Disaster.html (337 words)

	Kaprun disaster
		The Kaprun disaster is the fire that broke out in the tunnel of the funicular train in Kaprun, Austria on November 11, 2000.
		In this disaster 155 passengers lost their lives.
		Nearly one year after the fire the official inquiry determined the cause of the disaster - it was a faulty heater in the train and highly flammable hydraulic brake oil.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ka/Kaprun_disaster.html (106 words)

	Boston.com / Latest News / World
		KAPRUN, Austria -- Recovery teams removed the first bodies from an Alpine tunnel Monday, while grieving relatives brought toothbrushes and razors of their loved ones, hoping to help forensics experts match DNA to identify the badly charred bodies.
		Grieving townsfolk gathered in Kaprun's church for a Mass focusing on the tragedy.
		The disaster was believed to be the worst involving skiers being transported by cable-pulled car to skiing slopes.
	www.boston.com /news/daily/13/austria_cablecar.htm (872 words)

	Travel Austria » Kaprun
		Kaprun is a small alpine town in the Pinzgau district of Salzburg County.
		By the building of the cabel railway from 1963 to 1963 in three stages to the Mount Kitzsteinhorn, Kaprun was the first place in Austria which had a cabel railway connection to a glacier area.
		The church of Kaprun on a steep slope.
	www.travel2austria.com /?p=62 (342 words)

	Disaster - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A disaster is an unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant property damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent changes to the natural environment.
		Disasters may also be unforeseen events which devastate a company or industry, such as a public relations disaster or a major flop.
		'Disaster' comes from the Italian desastro, which means "unfavourable to one's stars", ultimately from the Greek astron (star), and reflects the key characteristic of a disaster which is its unintentional nature.
	www.questionz.net /Universe/Earth/Disaster.html (275 words)

	CNN.com - Heater caused ski train disaster - September 6, 2001
		Grafinger stressed that the aim of the 10-month-long investigation by five experts was to find the cause of the country's worst peacetime disaster and not to apportion blame.
		Kaprun, with its year-round skiing and extensive downhill skiing area, is a popular destination for skiers.
		Fagan told reporters in Salzburg there were indications that the authorities had not investigated all aspects of the accident.
	robots.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/09/06/austria.kaprun (449 words)

	Book hotels online in Kaprun, Austria
		Situated at the foot of the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, Kaprun is a wintersports centre with a population of 2,903 (2001).
		Gletscherbahn 2 was a funicular railway with two carriages but after the Kaprun disaster it did not return to service.
		The lowest section of the Kapruner Thoerl to the Hut of Salzburg has a length of 2028 meters and overcomes a height difference of 970 meters.
	www.hotelseasterneurope.com /city/kaprun/travel_0/1627638336.html (283 words)

	News / BIKE INFECTION
		The 'starting gun' for the big festival is being fired with a welcome party in Salzburger Platz in Kaprun on 7th July.
		However, the seven-time Belgian champion will meet with strong competition in the 'Bike Infection' in Kaprun: others, like the Austrian cross-country champion of 2004, Christoph Soukup, and the Dutch gold medallist Bart Bertjens, are also longing for victory.
		But the race course through the old town centre has its difficulties: 'After the climb you have to descend down a flight of stairs, then cross some tree trunks, make a double jump and cross a pool of water.
	www.mountainbike-kaprun.com /news/news_paulisssen_eng.htm (534 words)

	The Law Report - 20 April 2004 - Re Alex; Torts Shopping
		It's known as the Kaprun disaster after the town at the base of the mountain.
		Two-and-a-half years later, the families of the Kaprun victims are still searching for someone to blame for the loss of their loved ones, and someone to sue.
		When the huge Siemen's concern, one of the companies being sued, argued in a Federal court in New York that it was inconvenient to have its case heard in the United States, because its headquarters are in Europe, it lost the motion.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/lawreport/stories/2004/1090024.htm (3315 words)

	Austria's Kaprun railway disaster reveals lack of safety measures
		Austria's Transport Ministry has halted the operation of five other funicular railways in the aftermath of the disaster, so that they can be inspected for safety, but government spokesmen have been quick to try and play down the significance of the blaze.
		In the Kaprun case, witnesses agree that the train was filled to bursting point, which impeded a rapid escape.
		The Kaprun disaster was not “unavoidable,” as an editorial in Austria's Der Standard claimed, but is the product of faulty design, safety cut backs and the unrelenting competition for the content of the tourist's wallet.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/nov2000/aust-n16.shtml (1129 words)

	EUROPA - Environment - IDER 2001 - Civil Protection and Environmental Emergencies - European Commission
		IDER’s aim is to develop comprehensive readiness and response to disaster through Integrated Emergency Management by bringing together international organisations, national governments and private business both at the strategic and local level to exchange best practice and benefit from the lessons learnt in disaster response.
		Disasters are quickly reported on the news wherever and whenever they happen.
		Disasters have no respect for boundaries or borders and increasingly the public and private sectors and international organisations recognise the benefits of a fully integrated response.
	ec.europa.eu /environment/civil/prote/cpactiv/cpact04n.htm (1225 words)

	Zell Am See Mountain Resort: OnTheSnow Spotlight of Zell Am See Austria
		It is a shame that it took a tragedy to identify Kaprun to many American skiers.
		Kaprun is a small quiet village, in sharp contrast to its promotional partner Zell am See, only 10 minutes away by bus.
		The Europe Sport Region of Zell am See and Kaprun in Austria made headlines around the world in November, 2000, when the latter resort suffered the worst disaster in alpine skiing history, the terrible fire that killed 155 skiers in the underground railway.
	www.onthesnow.com /AT-AT/516/feature.html (982 words)

	CNN.com - First bodies recovered at ski train disaster - November 13, 2000
		KAPRUN, Austria -- Austrian workers have recovered the first bodies from the site where a ski-resort cable-train caught fire, killing at least 159 people.
		Police said the remains of 66 bodies had been moved to a side tunnel to await helicopter transport to Salzburg for identification.
		Because of the severity of the burns suffered by the victims in Saturday's disaster, positive identifications will be made through DNA samples.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/11/13/austria.fire/index.html (883 words)

	Guardian \| Harrowing search for victims of tunnel tragedy
		Joined in Kaprun on a visit to relatives of the victims by the vice chancellor, Susanne Riess-Passer, he said that the whole country had been stunned by the tragedy.
		Rumours in Kaprun circulated all day with suggestions that fireworks, cooking gas canisters, a cigarette or a can of diesel on board may have been to blame.
		Pressure is bound to mount on the cable car operating company, Gletscherbahn Kaprun, which admitted that there was no contingency plan for a fire in the tunnel.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4090186-103681,00.html (1150 words)

	CNN.com - Austria pays tribute to ski train victims - November 17, 2000
		KAPRUN, Austria -- A memorial service has taken place for the victims of last weekend's horrific ski-train fire in the Austrian resort of Kaprun.
		"Following the disaster on Kitzsteinhorn, our country and its authorities must make it their immediate task to do everything they can to prevent a similar situation from ever happening in the future," he said.
		Schuessel said the presence of the leaders from neighbouring countries affected by the disaster demonstrated their unity in grief.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/11/17/austria.memorial (569 words)

	RTE News - Austrian fire victims may not be identified for another four weeks
		An Austrian pathologist has said that the identities of the victims of Saturday's Alpine funicular railway disaster will not be known for at least three to four weeks.
		Edith Bauer said that the remains of the 159 people on the train were so badly charred that DNA testing was the only means of identification.
		The disaster happened near the village of Kaprun, 220 miles west of Vienna.
	www.rte.ie /news/2000/1113/train.html (257 words)

	CNN.com - Austria ski tunnel fire case opens - June 18, 2002
		The ski resort workers and inspectors are charged with being responsible for the November 2000 blaze which left dead German, Japanese, American and Austrian nationals who had been travelling in a funicular train on its route up the Kitzsteinhorn mountain, 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Salzburg.
		On trial in Salzburg, Austria, are employees of the funicular railway company, Gletscherbahnen Kaprun AG, three transport ministry officials in charge of inspecting the train and tunnel equipment, and various engineers and technical experts.
		Thirteen of the defendants are charged with negligence leading to the outbreak of the fire, and three are charged with negligent endangerment of public safety.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/06/18/austria.trial (384 words)

	Tragic disaster at Kaprun
		The world of snowsports is still reeling from the shock of the tragic accident in Kaprun on Saturday.
		At this stage there is no firm indication of how the fire may have started although Austria has announced a criminal investigation into the tragedy.
		This is a truly shocking and horrific disaster.' Engineer Klaus Eisenkolb, who has inspected the train in the past, said that it was fitted with safety systems to bring the vehicle to an immediate halt if one of the cables snapped.
	www.natives.co.uk /news/1100/12kaprun.htm (772 words)

	Snowboarding News on snowboard.mountainzone.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Due to the glacier train tragedy in Austria, the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Kaprun will be cancelled.
		We are attempting to find a possibility for a replacement competition, but will not expect a final solution before Wednesday, November 15th, 2000.
		Candles and roses have been placed around the town in remembrance of those killed in the tragedy, Austria's deadliest peacetime disaster.
	snowboard.mountainzone.com /2001/news/html/001114kaprun.html (185 words)

	CNN.com - New clue in ski train tragedy - November 14, 2000
		KAPRUN, Austria -- A fault on the Alpine ski train in which up to 160 people died when it caught fire may have developed soon after it began its journey towards disaster, it has emerged.
		The substance, which will be chemically analysed, may have dripped from the train onto the track up the Kitzsteinhorn Mountain, investigators said, with the train possibly developing a fault soon after leaving the valley station.
		The exact cause of the deadly fire in Kaprun remains uncertain although the Salzburg prosecutor's office has launched preliminary investigations into the disaster ahead of possible criminal charges, legal officials said.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/11/14/austria.fire (857 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Spotlight on ski train safety
		Many British skiers in the resort feel it is wrong to run the trains until the cause of the Kaprun disaster is fully investigated.
		Many of the tunnels were built only slightly wider than the trains that run in them, so it is useless to put any exits on the sides of trains, as no one would be able to get out anyway.
		The full report into the Kaprun disaster is not expected to be published until January or February next year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/1076253.stm (634 words)

	www.spidion.info - Weather Forecast, Air, Aviation, Hazards, Huracanes
		One of the reservoirs of the Kaprun Kraftwerk (power project) The town is also known for its power plant, construction of which began during World War II and was finished after the war was over.
		It has remained closed since the Kaprun disaster on November 11th, 2000 in which 155 persons were killed.
		Disaster Recovery is the function of planning for the recovery and In general, disaster recovery plans are developed for a "worst case" scenario.
	www.spidion.info /content/chapter22.html (15584 words)

	Kaprun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The reservoir area has become a tourist attraction, giving spectacular views over the towns of Kaprun and Zell am See.
		Gletscherbahn 2 was a funicular railway with two carriages, which has not reopened since the Kaprun disaster.
		It has remained closed since the Kaprun disaster on November 11, 2000, in which 155 people were killed.
	music.musictnt.com /biography/sdmc_Kaprun (382 words)

	Management of a multinational mass fatality incident in Kaprun, Austria: A forensic medical perspective Military ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Disaster Mortuary Affairs Response Team (DMART) is a rapidly deployable, experienced, multidisciplinary team patterned after the regional U.S. civilian Disaster Mortuary Response Teams.
		The DMART's considerable forensic expertise and inherent spirit of cooperation were instrumental in the successful management of the disaster, resulting in the positive identification and release of all 155 remains within 2 weeks of the incident.
		The Disaster Mortuary Affairs Response Team (DMART) is an experienced, multidisciplinary team, patterned after the regional U.S. civilian Disaster Mortuary Teams established by the Federal Emergency Act.5 When directed, it rapidly deploys to advise and assist the appropriate authorities with critical incident response.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3912/is_200301/ai_n9197336 (800 words)

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		Boston Molasses Disaster; the rupture of a tank causes a wave of 2 million gallons of molasses to sweep through Boston at speeds of up to 60kph, killing 21 and injuring 150
		Kaprun disaster, Austria; 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel
		Exxon Valdez disaster">Exxon Valdez disaster; oral arguments are heard in the 9th Circuit Appellate Court as the Exxon Corporation again appeals the punative damages awarded against it for the 1989 oil spill
	www.swuklink.com /BAAAGDJA.php?srchstr=Disaster (2261 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Austria tunnel fire blamed on heater
		A new report into Austria's worst peacetime disaster says a defective heater in the driver's cab sparked the fire in the funicular train tunnel last November.
		The president of the Salzburg district court, Walter Grafinger, told journalists that a combination of factors led to the horrific accident.
		The Kaprun disaster brought the safety of funicular trains in Austrian resorts sharply into focus.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1528917.stm (345 words)

	Digital Journal - Experts Ask: How Can We Help People Cope With Tragedy?
		Place-names like Eschede (high-speed German rail crash) or Kaprun (mountain tunnel inferno) or Ramstein (air show disaster) are among them, standing for human tragedy and violently shaking peoples' belief in perfect technology.
		The case was similar at the Gletscherbahn Kaprun AG company, operator of the mountain train tunnel inferno at the ski resort in Kaprun, Austria, last November, killing 155 people.
		The headlines are grabbed for weeks and months at a time by such large-scale disasters, in contrast to the countless daily tragedies which occur in peoples' lives out on the highways, in their homes or out swimming in a lake.
	www.digitaljournal.com /article/32829 (921 words)

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