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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.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Tied with Hurricane Harvey as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. 1,173 1943 HMT Rohna [10] Military strike – bombing Mediterranean Sea: Luftwaffe glide bomb hit troopship causing the largest loss of U.S. soldiers (1,050) at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 1,167 1865 Sultana: Accident – shipwreck Marion, Arkansas
The death toll had climbed to five people, as the fast-moving wildfires continued to sweep across the LA area. The Palisades fire had burned more than 17,200 acres, while the Eaton fire has ...
The largest and most destructive wildfire recorded in the modern history of San Diego County. [47] [50] 2001 Hurricane: 41 $5.5 billion Tropical Storm Allison: Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania: 1999 Hurricane: 85 $6.5 billion Hurricane Floyd: East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada: 1999 Heat wave: 271 Midwest and Northeast: 1999 Tornado: 48
A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. These lists are lists of natural disasters: These lists are lists of natural disasters: List of avalanches
Today's top stories: ... the 30 largest wildfires in Texas history have occurred since 1988. The largest prior to this week’s fire was the 2006 East Amarillo Complex Fire, which consumed over ...
The fourth-largest wildfire in California’s history has grown to 400,956 acres, destroying 564 structures and damaging 50 as of Saturday morning. Park Fire grows to more than 400,000 acres, now ...