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Antioch Earthquake
The hird worst earhtquake, it killed 300,000 people. -
Oct 11, 1138
Alepo Earthquake
The deadliest earthquale in world history hapenned in Syria and the death toll reached 230,000 people. -
Jan 1, 1348
The Black Death
This epidemic killed 25-60 % of Europe's population. Estimated at 75 million to 200 million people. -
Yangtze River Floods
the Yangtze river flooded and killed 3.7 million people after terrential rains. The worst disaster in the 20th century -
Bhola Cyclone
Reaching wind speeds of 185 k/h the Bhola cyclone in Bangladesh led to over 490 million us dollars in damage and causing nearly 500,000 deaths -
Nevado del Ruiz Volcano
this eruption killed 25,000 people and as called the " Armero Tragedy" -
Indian Ocean Earthquake
This earthquake was a 9.15 and caused a tsunami that killed 200,000 to 310,000 people. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina devasted the Gulf Coast and brought with it 81 billion dollars in damages. -
Pakistan Earthquake
A 7.6 earthquake hit pakistan and killed 75,000 people. 5.4 billion dollars in U.S. aid was sent to the country. -
Afghanistan Blizzard
The second worst blizzard in modern history struck Afghanistan and killed 1,337 people. Tempetures dropped below -30 degrees celcius. -
Cyclone Nargis
This cyclone hit Myanmar and killed 84,500 people within 2 days. -
Haiti Earthquake
A 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti and killed 200,000 while displacing 2 million people. -
New Zealand Earthquake
A 6.3 earthquake hit New Zealand and killed 185 people -
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
A 9.0 magnitude earthquale hit Japan which was followed by a devastating Tsunami. This was the largest earthquake to hit Japan ever. 15 millin were dead or injured. -
East Africa Drought
Worst rought in 60 years the horn of africa expirienced this drought occuring in mid july 2011 leaving an estimated 12.4 million people in need of food.