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List of disasters by cost. Over $1 billion. Actual, and inflated to 2023 (unless otherwise stated) Event Cost ($ billion) Fatalities Type Year Nation(s) Actual Inflated Chernobyl disaster: $700 [3] $888.7 30–500: Contamination (Radioactive) 1986 Soviet Union (, , ) 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami + Fukushima nuclear disaster: $360 [6] [7 ...
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The cost of these events reached $552 million. [31] 12 April 2016 San Antonio, Texas, US A storm producing hail up to the size of grapefruits pummeled the city causing extensive damage to cars, homes, windows, and roofs. It is estimated that the storm cost 1.4 billion dollars in losses (the costliest in the state's history). [32] 8 May 2017
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Historic cost (year) 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Japan: 9.1 [1] $487.6 billion (2024) ... List of natural disasters by cost; List of disasters by cost; Notes
In South Africa more than 6,000 people have been displaced and 70 known to have been killed due to the floods. [4] [6] This number is expected to rise as police continue to search for an unknown number of missing persons. [7] Eight of the country's nine provinces have been declared disaster areas, allowing for national funds to be distributed.
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.