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1908 Sicily Earthquake
The Messina earthquake stuck Sicily and killed the 70,000-100,000 people. The Government shipped the survivors to America -
1911 Taal Volcano Eruption
The Taal Volcano located in the Philippines erupted and killed 1,335 people. -
1920 Gansu Earthquake
In China an 8.6 earthquake caused massive landslides in Gansu and Shanxi. 100,000-200,000 people died -
1936 Gainesville Tornado
A tornado struck Gainesville, GA. 203 people were killed and 1,800 were injured -
Worcester, MA Tornado
94 people died when the Tornado struck Worcester. Also, the tornado caused over 58$ million dollars in property damage. -
1964 Valdez, Alaska Earthquake
A 9.2 earthquake struck Valdez, Alaska, the largest in american history. Following the Earthquake came fires and tsunamis. -
Hurricane Fifi
Hurricane Fifi hit Honduras with 110 mph winds and killed 8,000 people. It was the first crossover hurricane since 1971 -
Hurricane Gilbert
Hurricane Gilbert, The storm of the century smashed into the golf coast with rain and winds up to 145 mph. It killed 200+ and caused over 1 billion dollars in damage. -
Lusan China earthquake
This earthquake resulted in 294 people dead and there were 1,845 aftershocks -
Joplin, mo EF5 Tornado
It carved a mile wide path of destruction and killed 89 people