Disaster training disasters
17/Mar/2010
French railway SNCF in train 'explosion' blunder
The French railway operator, SNCF, has mistakenly put a dramatic statement on its website saying more than 100 people had died in a train explosion.
The false announcement, of an explosion in Macon in the Burgundy region, was part of a training exercise.
Source and full story: BBC News
Nigerian plane crashes during rescue exercise
A Nigerian plane taking part in an exercise aimed at testing disaster response operations has crashed in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt.
Source and full story: BBC News
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