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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- A 9.1 earthquake triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, and killed 230,000 people in 14 countries, and more missing.
- Worldwide community donated more than $14 billion in humanitarian aid, It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history.
- It was the third largest earthquake in history with the magnitude of 9.1-9.3
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Hurricane Katrina
- 1,833 people were killed when Katrina hit, which made it the deadliest hurricane since the Okeechobee hurricane in 1928.
- The damage caused was estimated to be about $108 billion.
- 80% of the city became flooded for weeks, water reached about 6-12 miles from the beach.
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2005 Kashmir earthquake, Pakistan
- The earthquake killed about 80,000 people, and cost over $54 billion in aid from all around the world.
- It was similar to the earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, because it was a moment magnitude of 7.6
- 138,000 people were injured during this earthquake, but 3.5 million were displaced.
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Haiti 2010 Earthquake
- 3 million people were affected by the earthquake.
- The earthquake was a 7.0 and hit Haitis capital and surrounding cities.
- About 314,000 people were killed and thousands of people still live in refugee camps.
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Typhoon Haiyan
- Made landfall in the Phillipines, brought strong winds and heavy rains, which caused flooding, landslides, and damage.
- The deadliest typhoon to hit the Phillipines, killing about 6,340 people in just the Phillipines and 1,061 missing.
- Had about $2.86 billion in damage costs, and about 11 million people have been affected, many left even homeless.
