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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:1945 deaths. It includes 1945 deaths that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "People killed during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"
One of the worst city fires in Japan. 1,992 (Official Confirmed) 1884 August typhoons Typhoon and tidal surge 26 Aug 1884: Mainly, Inland Sea area (Okayama Prefecture, Ehime Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture), According to Japanese Government official report, resulting death toll of 1,992, mainly 722 death in Okayama, 345 in Ehime and 131 in ...
A 1988 UK government estimate stated that there would be around 100 deaths by 2007 as a result of exposure to radioactive material. [3] [4] More recent academic research carried out in 2007 estimated that 100 to 240 deaths were caused by the radiation leak. [5] [6] [7] 1 (disputed) Fukushima nuclear disaster: 2011 March
The most devastating recorded natural disaster to affect Japan by death toll was the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, which killed ~105,000 and a further ~6,000 due to the Kantō Massacre in its immediate aftermath. Japan has also been the site of some of the 10 worst natural disasters of the 21st century.
A survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki nuclear blast has accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of a group representing survivors of the US atomic bombings, and called for a world free from ...
Estimated deaths ranged from 1800 to 25,000 people. Considered worst flash flood of history. 24 July 1982: 299 heavy rain maximum 187 millimetres (7.4 in) rainfall per an hour in Nagayo, Nagasaki, floods, landslides, and bridge, house, buildings collapses occur simultaneously in the suburbs of Nagasaki, Kyushu Island, Japan [4] 19 November 1983: 10
On Florida's Gulf Coast, there's an area prone to constant rip currents that pull people offshore — so safety is the number one priority. Daryl Paul runs Panama City's Beach Safety Division, and ...
In the days since, guns have killed at least 2244 more people. Chicago has seen more recent gun deaths than any other city in the U.S. In a speech there, President Obama said "too many of our children are being taken away from us" as a result of gun violence.