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Yellow River Flood
In waves of flooding following a three-year drought, an estimated 3,700,000 to 4,000,000 people died along the Yellow River in central China between May and August of 1931. The death toll includes victims of drowning, disease, or famine-related to the flooding. -
Bhola Cyclone
On November 12, 1970, the deadliest tropical cyclone ever struck East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh) and the state of West Bengal in India.The Bhola Cyclone was a category 3 storm. In the storm surge that flooded up the Ganges River Delta, some 500,000 to 1 million people would drown. -
Tangshan Earthquake
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the city of Tangshan, 180 kilometers east of Beijing, on July 28, 1976. According to the Chinese government's official count, about 242,000 people were killed, although the actual death toll may have been closer to 500,000 or even 700,000. This earthquake was one of the deadliest earthquake to be recorded -
Bangladesh Cyclone
On August 29, 1991, a devastating cyclone hit the South Asian nation of Bangladesh, killing more than 135,000 people and causing more than $1.5 billion in damage. Although there had been ample warning of the coming storm and shelter provisions had been built in the aftermath of a deadly 1970 storm, this disaster was one of the worst of the 20th century. -
Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami
Also known as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, on December 26, 2004 an earthquake measuring in with a magnitude 9.15 occurred in the Indian Ocean. The undersea megathrust earthquake only lasted 10 seconds it triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most countries bordering the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people in 14 countries, and completely destroying coastal communities with waves up to 100 feet high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. -
Kashmir Earthquake
On October 8, 2005 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred in the Kashmir region of South Asia. More than 74,698 deaths were recorded. Most of the casualties resulting from the earthquake were in Pakistan. International donors have estimated that about 100,000 died, with an additional 138,000 becoming seriously injured, and 3.5 million becoming displaced -
Cyclone Nargis
On May 2, 2008 Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar sending a storm surge 25 miles up the Irrawaddy delta, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 138,000 fatalities in the densely populated area. However, it has been speculated that Myanmar’s government official death toll may have been under-reported following allegations that government officials stopped updating the death toll after 138,000 to minimise political fallout. The worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar -
Sichuan Earthquake
The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake, measured at 8.0 on the Richter scale. The earthquake, which occurred on May 12 in Sichuan province, killed 69,197 people, injured 374,176 and left 18,222 missing. While the initial quake did the most severe damaged, strong aftershocks, some exceeding magnitude 6, continued to hit the area even months after the main quake, causing new casualties and damage. -
Haiti Earthquake
On Jan. 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Haiti, killing more than 160,000 and displacing close to 1.5 million people. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.
