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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 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami + Fukushima nuclear disaster: $360 [6] [7 ...
"Pioneering Disaster Risk Index (DRI) Tool". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Provides key information on all countries in the world. "World's Worst Natural Disasters" Includes list of world's deadliest disasters in history.
A violent F4 tornado struck Omaha, Nebraska, killed three people and was one of the costliest tornado disasters in US history. Another F4 tornado destroyed the town of Magnet, Nebraska. (19 significant, 2 violent, 1 killer) [118] 1975 Canton, Illinois, tornado
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.
Sweden was likely the most seriously affected country outside of the disaster area. According to Swedish authorities, some 20,000–30,000 citizens were in the tsunami-affected areas at the time, mainly in Thai resorts. 543 persons were reported deceased, and over 1,500 in need of emergency medical help and/or transportation home. 528 bodies ...
This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2019.Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but can occur almost anywhere under the right conditions.
"Deadly Crossroads", a season-two (2005) [15] (called Air Emergency and Air Disasters in the U.S. and Air Crash Investigation in the UK and elsewhere around the world). The dramatisation was broadcast in the United States with the title "A Father's Revenge"; and with the title "Mid-Air Collision" in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Asia.
Public Law 113-2 (Pub. L. 113–2 (text), H.R. 152, 127 Stat. 4, enacted January 29, 2013), containing Division A: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 and Division B: Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 is a U.S. appropriations bill authorizing $60 billion for disaster relief agencies.