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What are some accidents that look fatal but didn't result in any deaths?

Some of them:
Lion Air Flight 904 (108 Survived)
Merpati Flight 836 (110 Survived)
Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 (163 Survived)
Mark Air Flight 3087 (4 Survived)
LAB Flight 301 (156 Survived)
FedEx Flight 1478 (3 Survived)
Korean Air Flight 175 (48 Survived)
Malaysia Airlines Flight 684 (247 Survived)
2006 TU-134AK crash (28 Survived)
Belavia Flight 1834 (21 Survived)
Aeromexico Flight 2431 (103 Survived)
Aviastar-TU Flight 1906 (8 Survived)

It seems some US soldiers vented their frustration and used the dust on the flap of a KC-135R to express their protest, there had already been recent uprisings over poor service conditions on aircraft carriers.

Ich habe schon lange danach gesucht und das erste mal jetzt eine Haubenfangschrecke in freier Natur in Albanien gesehen, eigentlich habe ich Katzennattern gesucht, aber habe mich darüber auch sehr gefreut. In Deutschland ist sie meines Wissens nach noch nicht heimisch, aber mit Glück sieht man sie vielleicht im Süden Österreichs. Die Europäische Gottesanbeterin hingegen habe ich in Deutschland erstmalig in Sachsen 2021 gesehen zuvor jedoch bereits schon regelmäßig in Italien.

Diese Käfer habe ich dieses Jahr gesehen, ich kenne mich leider nicht gut genug aus aber glaube:

1. Goldglänzender Laufkäfer
2. mit 7cm der Größte Käfer aber mir unbekannt
3. Grünblauer Prunkkäfer
4. Hirschkäfer

Dear terrarium community,
I could really use some advice.
A few years ago, during the COVID lockdowns, I built myself a paludarium. Unfortunately, I no longer have any pictures from back then. Sadly, I struggled with keeping the plants alive, and on top of that, the wet soil eventually started to smell. I had only separated the water and soil using filter mats, which caused everything to become very swampy. My room started smelling like a jungle because the ventilation system was constantly drawing room air into the enclosure and exhausting the old air back into the room.
Because of this, I eventually drained it and turned it into a completely dry terrarium. However, even then, the plants continued to die despite having ventilation, an automatic watering system, and other measures.
It has now been sitting in my room for over a year, basically as a dead desert.
I finally have two weeks to do something about it, and I’m thinking about rebuilding it as a paludarium. My idea is to have the majority of the enclosure filled with water, with a smaller land area that is completely separated from the water using waterproof plastic.
The walls are made from expanding construction foam. Does anyone know whether this is safe when it is in direct contact with water? And if not, what would be a good way to seal it? For example, could I use some kind of aquarium-safe cement or another coating?
The enclosure is 130 cm long, 100 cm high, and 60 cm deep.
I’m also wondering what kind of animals I could keep in an environment consisting mostly of water, with a small land area and relatively high walls. I was thinking about shrimp, fish, and possibly vampire crabs, or perhaps geckos.
However, I also have some gaps around the doors. Does anyone know how I could fix those, or whether they could become a problem for the animals?
I’d really appreciate any advice, especially from people who have experience building paludariums or similar setups.
Thank you very much!

Found it in the tusheti mountains (2000 meters), sorry for the bad quality

Moin, ich habe diese Feuersalamander bei zwei Wanderungen Fotografiert, die ersten 3 Waren in den Alpen auf 1200m, sie waren alle über 20cm groß und das vierte Bild zeigt den genauen Ort und das Wetter zum Zeitpunkt. Die anderen Beiden waren auf der Zollern Alb (600m) und das Jungtier war 5-6cm groß und das Adulte ca. 15cm das letzte Bild zeigt den Auffindungs Ort. Gibt es einen Grund warum die ersten drei deutlich größer waren?

A plane operated by Aerodiana (Cessna 208B) carrying tourists crashed in Nasca, Peru with two crew members and 11 passengers on board.

Eine Würfelnatter und zwei Schlingnattern, sowie eine Hornotter und eine Smaragdeidechse bei einer 5 Stündigen Wanderung in den Alpen, alle Tiere habe ich an dem Tag letzte Woche das erste mal gesehen.

An L-410 is missing over the DR Congo; there were at least two people on board.

I saw these three snakes yesterday morning and wanted to make sure whether I can touch them next time.

Newly published research by Reuters reveals that, of the three crew members and 108 passengers on board the 737-200 that came under fire in Nyala, 54 occupants—including all three crew members and 51 passengers—died, while 57 passengers were injured.

https://www.reuters.com/investigations/us-contractor-mystery-boeings-operating-sudan-paramilitary-supply-routes-2026-07-15/

In total, numerous aircraft crashed during the war in Sudan, including...

An Alfa Airlines An-26B that crashed in Omdurman in February 2025, killing—according to reports—between 17 and 50 people on board and 15 to 29 people on the ground.

A total of four IL-76 aircraft: one IL-76T involved in an incident with 5 fatalities in 2024, and three IL-76TDs in 2025 resulting in 7, 10, and 11 deaths, respectively.

An An-12BK that was shot down in April 2025, resulting in the deaths of all eight people on board.

A 727-200 that crashed in October 2025, killing all 19 people on board.

A strange, very large beetle I discovered on the beach of the uninhabited, protected island of Danjugan in the Pacific—one that the biologists working there had never seen before.

Not so long ago, rockets were tested here, but the facility is currently idle, slowly gathering dust, and being used for storage; I hope it finds a new purpose and doesn't just continue to gather dust over the years.

Since TAAG is known for its beautiful livery but is currently modernizing its fleet with new paint schemes and new aircraft, I wanted to ask what you think of the liveries; personally, I like the traditional one with the red and orange stripe.

After an L-39 crashed in Minembwe yesterday—with one crew member surviving—another aircraft crashed near Kindu today; it is unclear whether there were any fatalities.

An L-39 crashed in Minembwe, DR. Congo, and was lifted by a rare Mil Mi-26 helicopter, apparently one person was rescued, but we don’t know if there was a second person onboard.

A Piper PA-28 (N15564) carrying 2 (previous reports reported 5) People reportedly crashed near the runway at key west, Florida. Apparently there were no serious injuries.