10 Disasters Caused by Absurdly Negligent Decisions

We may call some catastrophes “accidents,” but in other cases decisions are made — by those ordinarily trusted to make the right call — that are so poor they become truly remarkable in their negligence. In this account, we profile 10 shocking disasters and significant crises that were brought about largely through some extraordinarily bad choices. Some of these are well known, others more obscure. But one thing is for certain: some truly horrendous decisions played huge roles in these terrible disasters… →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: http://bit.ly/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: 10 Business Debacles of the 21st Century So Far… https://youtu.be/V1KtOSt60EM 10 Out of Place Artifacts People Took Way Too Seriously https://youtu.be/v9DOjZObgvQ Text version: http://bit.ly/2T1ibck Coming up: 10. Air France Air Show Crash (France) 9. Vajont Dam Disaster (Italy) 8. The Queen of the North Sinking (Canada) 7. Chernobyl (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) 6. Japan Airlines Flight 123 (Japan) 5. Rana Plaza Collapse (Bangladesh) 4. Sampoong Department Store Collapse (South Korea) 3. The Halifax Explosion (Canada) 2. Herald of Free Enterprise Sinking (Belgium) 1. Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse (United States) Source/Further reading: https://youtu.be/a5NXpar4Ouw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkGnnc8Ezlk https://youtu.be/dw3mZ3CZ2fY http://bit.ly/2Ip8vnE https://youtu.be/CD8ogrtV6Ig https://youtu.be/ISj8BECf40Q https://youtu.be/Mwi4OiJches https://youtu.be/OSuX9RvLq54 https://youtu.be/P28rSUJHYHA https://youtu.be/VnvGwFegbC8