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Natural Disasters
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San Francisco Earthquake
The earthquake killed 700 to 3000 people. It destroyed 28,000 buildings. It happened at 5:12 A.M. -
Chinese Flood
The flooding occured in the Yangtze Rivfer in China. About 3.7 million people died -
North Vietnam Rain
Heavy rains caused flooding in the area of North Vietnam in August of 1971. An estimated 100,000 died due to the rain -
Ethiopia Famine
The famine killed one million because of droughts. The droughts caused a shortage in food. The famine lasted about two years -
Nevado del Ruiz Volcano
25,000 were killed when the volcano erupted. The eruption caused mudslides. -
Bangladesh Cyclone
The cyclone killed about 138,000 people. The cost of the damage was 1.5 billion dollars. The highest winds got up to 160 mph. -
Hurricane Mitch
This hurricane hit the Americas. 11,000 people in Honduras and Nicaragua died. About 2.5 million people became homeless -
Sumatra Tsunami
A magnitude of 9.0 caused tsunamis to hit a bunch of countries by the Indian Ocean. About 225,000 to 275,000 people were killed. -
Hurricane Katrina
Katrina killed about 1,800 people and it cost billions of dollars to repair. It was the most destructive hurricane that ever happened in the U.S. -
Haiti Earthquake
More than 230,000 people died. The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0