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Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew hit on August 16, 1992. The hurricane affected the Bahamas, South Florida, Louisiana, and other areas of the Southern United States. The official death toll was 65 people. The hurricane was categorized as a category 5 hurricane. Andrew caused $26.5 billion in damages. Andrew was the fourth costliest tropical cyclone in U.S history. -
Mozambique Flood
The Mozambique flood occurred during February through March of 2000. The rainfall lasted for five weeks. The rainfall affected 1,400 square km of arable land. The flood killed 800 people and left 20,000 cattle dead. The flooding was said to be the worst the country had suffered in fifty years. -
Gujarat Earthquake
The Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, in Gujarat India,which was the same day as India's 51st Republic Day. The earthquakes' magnitude was between 7.6 and 7.7. The death toll was of 20,000 people. It also left 167,000 people injured with 400,000 homes destroyed with 600,000 homeless. -
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
The disaster more than 230,000 people killed and half a million injured by the waves that battered the low-lying coast. The earthquake happened on December 26, 2004. The earthquake had a magnitude of 9.1. The relatively shallow water where the earthquake struck meant the energy released was equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. In total 14 countries were affected by the disaster. Including India, South Africa, and Kenya. Up to five million people were affected by the tsunami. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States on August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina affected thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Katrina was categorized as a category 3 hurricane. Katrina caused more than $100 billion in damages. -
Pakistan Earthquake
The Pakistan earthquake hit on October 8, 2005. The magnitude of the earthquake was a 7.6 on the Richter scale. The official death toll was 75,000 people and 106,000 injured. Over $5.4 billion in aid arrived from all over the world. The 2005 earthquake was among one of the worst in the region. -
Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis occurred from April 27, 2008, to May 3, 2008. Cyclone Nargis caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar during early May 2008. It caused 84,500 fatalities and 53,000 people went missing. Cyclone Nargis-affected areas such as India, Bangladesh, Yangon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), and the Ayeyarwady Region. -
Haiti Earthquake
The Haiti Earthquake struck on January 12, 2010. The earthquake had 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake caused over 200,000 deaths, it left 2 million homeless and 3 million in need of emergency aid. -
Christchurch Earthquake
The Christchurch earthquake hit on February 22, 2011, in New Zealand. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3. The earthquake killed 185 people with 283 reported missing and 164 people treated for injuries. -
Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake shook northeastern Japan, causing a deadly tsunami. 15 million people were dead or injured. 2,814 people went missing. It also affected 18 prefectures, with over 250,000 buildings damaged or destroyed. The tsunami caused a cooling system failure at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which resulted in a level-7 nuclear meltdown and the release of radioactive materials.
