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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.
Floods caused by Tropical Storm Washi [13] Philippines: 2011 1,029 2004 China flood, mountain torrents, mud-rock flows, landslide China: 2004 1,000–8,000 2016 Indian floods by monsoon rain India: 2016 1,000 [citation needed] 1961 Bihar flood India: 1961 992 1957 Isahaya flood, massive rain and mudslide Japan: 1957 941 Inuyama Iruka pond dam ...
Likely one of the best-known natural disasters on this list, Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 storm that included recorded winds of 100 to 140 mph. Katrina pounded some 400 miles of land with ...
10 of 2020's Deadliest Natural DisastersAlthough the world's focus has been on the coronavirus pandemic, the presence of natural disasters has persisted, and in some cases, compounded with COVID ...
The 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami became the costliest natural disaster, resulting in approximately $360 billion in property damage at the time, followed by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which resulted in $163.6 billion and $150 billion in damage, respectively.
Human death toll Volcano VEI Location Year Eruption Source(s) 71,000 to 250,100+ Mount Tambora: 7 Indonesia: 1815 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, Year Without a Summer: 36,000+
Two tornado outbreaks across eastern and central states on 31 March- 7 April, and 10-12 May, causes damages of more than $1bn. In all, there were 1,197 tornadoes reported in the US last year, an ...