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Supposedly worst landslide in Kerala state's history. [130] [131] 26 Mar 2004 Mount Bawakaraeng, South Sulawesi, Indonesia 200–300 MCM 32 Landslide caused by collapse of caldera wall [132] [133] [134] 10 Jan 2005 La Conchita, California, United States 2005 La Conchita landslide: 200,000 m 3: 10 Remobilization of colluvium from 1995 slide into ...
The 1970 Ancash earthquake (also known as the Great Peruvian earthquake) occurred on 31 May off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean at 15:23:29 local time.Combined with a resultant landslide, it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in the history of Peru.
Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). 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 ...
Among the worst of the tragedies was the burial of the local elementary school, located nearest to the mountain ridge, as the landslide occurred when school was in session and full of children. Provincial Governor Rosette Lerias said at the time the school had 246 students and seven teachers; only a child and an adult were rescued immediately ...
The Malpa landslide was one of the worst landslides in India.On 18 August 1998 at 3.00 a.m., massive landslide wiped away the entire village of Malpa in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, then in Uttar Pradesh in Kali Valley of Higher Kumaon division of the Himalayas.
On this day in economic and business history ... The Great Chicago Fire began in the night on Oct 8, 1871. At first it was thought to be small and contained, but the dangerous blaze soon raged out ...
1. A.D. 536 – Volcanic Winter. Dubbed "the worst year to be alive" by Harvard historian Michael McCormick, the year 536 saw an inexplicable, dense fog that shrouded much of Europe, the Middle ...
Just look back at the 10 worst nor’easters in recorded history. The Great Blizzard of 1888. Snow piles up in New York after The Great Blizzard of 1888. Bettmann - Getty Images.