Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola Outbreak Exceeds 1,000 Deaths

The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached past 1,000.

2026 · Democratic Republic of the Congo · public health

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8 historical parallels

• Torreón Massacre 1911

  Over 300 Chinese residents were massacred by revolutionary forces of Francisco I.

• Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916 1916

  A series of shark attacks along the New Jersey coastline, resulting in 4 deaths and inspiring future literature.

• Spanish Flu Pandemic 1918

  The Spanish flu pandemic, which killed 50–100 million people worldwide, was first observed in Haskell County, Kansas.

• 1931 China Flood 1931

  A catastrophic flood of the Yangtze and Huai Rivers in 1931, resulting in an estimated 422,000 deaths due to drowning and subsequent starvation and disease.

• Labor Day Hurricane 1935

  A Category 5 hurricane strikes the Upper Florida Keys, killing 423 people.

• Sobibór extermination camp opens 1942

  The opening of the Sobibór extermination camp in occupied Poland.

• Inmates of Westerbork transit camp shipped to Nazi extermination camps 1942

  Start of the deportation of inmates from Westerbork transit camp in occupied Netherlands.

• SARS Incident 2003

  Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome global outbreak originating in southern China.