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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 ...
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
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.
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.
Hurricane Helene is arguably the worst natural disaster in state history. Hurricanes Floyd in 1999 and Hazel in 1954 have their place, as does Asheville's Great Flood of 1916. Comparison is not ...
The deadliest tornado on record was the Daulatpur–Saturia tornado which occurred in the Dhaka division of Bangladesh on April 26, 1989. With a rating of at least F3 from the World Meteorological Organization and top winds estimated at greater than 200 mph (320 km/h), the tornado killed an estimated 1,300 people and injured at least 12,000 ...
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December 2010 North American blizzard; February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard; January 2010 North American winter storms; 2010 Northern Hemisphere heat waves; June 2010 Northern Plains tornado outbreak