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Note: Only 2 cases in recorded history. Rank Death toll Event Location Date 1. 1,744 Lake Nyos disaster: Cameroon: ... World's worst natural disasters since 1900;
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.
List of natural disasters in Indonesia; List of disasters in New Zealand. List of natural disasters in New Zealand; List of disasters in Pakistan; List of disasters in the Philippines; List of disasters in Poland; List of disasters in South Korea; List of disasters in Thailand; List of disasters in the United States
The Mameyes disaster: Puerto Rico 1985 90+ Columbus, Ohio flood on March 25, 1913 United States: 1913 86 "Las Nieves" camping river flood, in Biescas. Spain: 1996 85+ January 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 2010 81+ Valencia flood: Valencia, Spain: 1957 81 Holmfirth floods—Bilberry Reservoir dam failure ...
There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history. In November 1970, the Bhola cyclone struck what is now Bangladesh and killed at least 300,000 people.
[21] [22] According to the World Health Organization, approximately 10 million new TB infections occur every year, and 1.5 million people die from it each year – making it the world's top infectious killer (before COVID-19 pandemic). [21] However, there is a lack of sources which describe major TB epidemics with definite time spans and death ...
"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. "Natural Disaster and Extreme Weather.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... Disasters by country and year (117 C) Disasters by year and country ...