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  2. List of disasters in the United States by death toll - Wikipedia

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    An American United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber crashed into the center of the village of Freckleton. It crashed into a school, 3 houses, and a cafe. Sixty-one individuals, including 38 children and two teenagers, were killed. Ten American servicemen were among the fatalities. 61 1946 La Salle Hotel: Fire ...

  3. List of natural disasters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    American Samoa and nearby islands 189 total deaths, with 31 in American Samoa. 2008 Hurricane: 113 $38 billion (2008 USD) Hurricane Ike: Southeast Texas, Texas, Louisiana, Southern United States: At the time, Ike was the costliest natural disaster in Texas history, after leaving behind $38 billion in damages in Texas alone. 2008 Hurricane: 53

  4. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Newsom says LA blaze is ‘worst natural disaster in US ... - AOL

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    Newsom told Pod Save America on Saturday that local leaders in Los Angeles had not given him “straight answers” about the devastation caused by the deadly fires, which have left at least 16 ...

  6. NJ is no stranger to natural disasters. See the list of the ...

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    When considering the costs of property damage from extreme weather-related disasters between 1980 and the fall of 2023, New Jersey ranked firmly in the nation's top 10, according to the National ...

  7. Top 10 deadliest tornadoes in US history - AOL

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    The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...

  8. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of deadliest floods - Wikipedia

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    Death count Event Location Year 930,000–2,000,000 1887 Yellow River flood: China: 1887 8,967,000–4,000,000 1931 China floods: China: 1931 400,000–893,303