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Top 10 Devastating Disasters in Asia

By gimpgobson
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    526 Antioch Earthquake

    The 526 Antioch earthquake struck Syria of the Byzantine Empire. It occurred in late May 526 killing approximately 250,000 people. the magnitude of the earthquake was estimated to be 7 on the "SWM".

  • 1737 Calcutta Cyclone

    The 1737 Calcutta cyclone was the first super cyclone on record in North Indian Ocean and is regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in India. It hit the coast near Kolkata on the morning of 11 October 1737 and has been reported to have killed over 300,000 people inland and at sea. It was a Cat 5 tropical cyclone with wind speeds matching 270 km/h which is 165 mph.

  • 1903 Manzikert Earthquake

    The 1903 Manzikert earthquake struck Manzikert on 28 April. Registering a surface wave magnitude of 7.0 the earthquake originated from a highly active seismic zone. It killed 3,500 people and 20,000 animals, destroyed 12,000 homes, and is now listed among Turkey's deadliest earthquakes in recorded history. Turkey is still a victim of constant earthquakes to this day.

  • 1906 Hong Kong Typhoon

    The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon was a tropical cyclone much like Calcutta that hit Hong Kong on 18 September 1906. The natural disaster caused property damage exceeding a million pounds sterling (idk how much today), affected international trade, and killed 15,000 people. The Portugeese were heavily affected aswell.

  • 1909 Borujerd Earthquake

    The 1909 Borujerd earthquake happened in the Silakhor plain Persia now Iran on January 23. Around 8,000 fatalities were caused directly from the magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Presistant aftershocks hit six months after the main shock. The place was the same as the area of the 2006 Borujerd earthquake.

  • 1920 Haiyuan Earthquake

    the Haiyuan Earthquake was one of the largest and most deadly earthquakes in China in the last century, with~234,000 deaths. The earthquake occurred within the Loess Plateau of northern China

  • 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

    The Great Kantō earthquake struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island on Saturday, September 1, 1923. Most present said that the duration of the earthquake was between four and ten minutes. A massacre shorty followed as Koreans attempted to poison wells.

  • 1931 Great China Floods

    Following a long drought, the mountains had collected a large sum of both snow and ice and in the July of 1931, it had melted and flown down the Yangtze River, causing the settlements of the plateaus to move and the ground unable to absorb the water. An estimated 4,000,000 died during the consecutive flood periods.

  • 1934 Nepal Earthquake

    The 1934 Nepal Earthquake was seen as the most earthquake to ever plague the indo-asian area. It had a recored magnitude of 8 and killed 12,000 people and happened on the 15th of January. it was devastating and destroyed communities. It had effected areas of India aswell, but the Nepali people suffered the brunt of it.

  • 1970 Bhola Cyclone

    The Bhola Cyclone was a devastating disaster that ravaged East Pakistan or currently Bangladesh that flooded lower areas of indo-asia. Its power was that of to wreck entire villages within a span of 50 minutes and an estimated 500,00 people died. The overall public information on the cyclone was scarce and contributed to the large death toll.