# List of disasters in Germany by death toll

The list of disasters in Germany by death toll includes major disasters and accidents – excluding warfare and other intentional acts – that took place on German soil, involved the German military, or the predominant number of victims were Germans or German citizens.

## Over 100 confirmed deaths

| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date |
| North Sea flood of 1962 | Flood | Areas bordering the North Sea | 347 | 16–17 February 1962 |
| Luisenthal mine disaster | Mining accident | Völklingen | 299 | 7 February 1962 |
| Genthin rail disaster | Train wreck | Genthin | 278 | 22 December 1939 |
| Eschede train disaster | Train wreck | Eschede | 101 | 3 June 1998 |

## 40 to 99 confirmed deaths

| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date |
| Karlslust dance hall fire | Structure fire | Berlin | 81 | 8 February 1947 |
| Lübeck disaster | Medical malpractice | Lübeck | 72 | 1929–1933 |
| Aeroflot Flight 892 | Aviation accident | Berlin Schönefeld Airport | 72 | 12 December 1986 |
| Hugstetten rail disaster | Train wreck | March, Breisgau | 69 | 3 September 1882 |
| Ramstein air show disaster | Aviation accident | Ramstein Air Base | 67 | 28 August 1988 |
| Erfurt latrine disaster | Building collapse | Erfurt | 60 | 26 July 1184 |
| Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz | Shipwrecking | Baltic Sea | 55 | 14 January 1993 |
| 1960 Munich C-131 crash | Aviation accident | Near Munich-Riem Airport | 52 | 17 December 1960 |
| ČSA Flight 511 (March 1961) | Aviation accident | Igensdorf | 52 | 28 March 1961 |
| British Eagle Flight 802 | Aviation accident | Near Langenbruck [de] | 48 | 9 August 1968 |
| Lufthansa Flight 005 | Aviation accident | Bremen Airport | 46 | 28 January 1966 |
| KLM Flight 592 | Aviation accident | Near Frankfurt International Airport | 45 | 22 March 1952 |
| 1953 Sabena Convair CV-240 crash | Aviation accident | Near Frankfurt | 44 | 14 October 1953 |

## 20 to 39 confirmed deaths

| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date |
| 1940 Deutsche Lufthansa Ju 90 crash | Aviation accident | Near Schönteichen | 29 | 8 November 1940 |
| Munich air disaster | Aviation accident | Munich-Riem Airport | 23 | 6 February 1958 |
| Paninternational Flight 112 | Aviation accident | Bundesautobahn 7 near Hamburg | 22 | 6 September 1971 |
| Lathen train collision | Train wreck | Near Lathen | 23 | 22 September 2006 |
| Langenbruck bus crash | Traffic collision | Langenbruck [de] | 21 | 11 February 1985 |
| Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108 | Aviation accident | Near Essen | 21 | 8 February 1988 |
| Interflug Flight 102 | Aviation accident | Berlin Schönefeld Airport | 21 | 17 June 1989 |
| Love Parade disaster | Crowd crush | Duisburg | 21 | 24 July 2010 |

## 10 to 19 confirmed deaths

| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date |
| Düsseldorf Airport fire | Structure fire | Düsseldorf Airport | 17 | 11 April 1996 |
| 1948 Gatow air disaster | Aviation accident | Near RAF Gatow in Berlin | 15 | 5 April 1948 |
| Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink | Building collapse | Bad Reichenhall | 15 | 2 January 2006 |
| 1934 Swissair Tuttlingen accident | Aviation accident | Near Tuttlingen | 12 | 27 July 1934 |
| Bad Aibling rail accident | Train wreck | Bad Aibling | 12 | 9 February 2016 |
| Hordorf train collision | Train wreck | Near Oschersleben | 10 | 29 January 2011 |

## Fewer than 10 confirmed deaths

| Disaster | Type | Location | Deaths | Date |
| Brühl train derailment | Train wreck | Brühl | 9 | 6 February 2000 |
| 2021 Leverkusen explosion | Explosion | Chempark in Leverkusen | 7 | 27 July 2021 |
| Mühldorf van crash | Traffic collision | Mühldorf | 7 | 13 October 2023 |
| 1983 Rhein-Main Starfighter crash | Aviation accident | Rhein-Main Air Base | 6 | 22 May 1983 |
| Forst Zinna rail disaster | Train wreck | Forst Zinna [de] | 6 | 19 January 1988 |
| 2024 Germany floods | Flood | Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg | 6 | 30 May – 13 June 2024 |
| English calamity | Mountaineering disaster | The Schauinsland (near Freiburg im Breisgau) | 5 | 17 April 1936 |
| 1999 Wuppertal Schwebebahn accident | Train wreck | Wuppertal | 5 | 12 April 1999 |
| Burgrain train derailment | Train wreck | Burgrain [de] | 5 | 3 June 2022 |