Natural Disasters

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    Shaanxi Earthquake

    China;
    It hit very populated areas
    830000 dead

  • Mount Tambora Eruption

    Indonesia;
    Caused tsunamis;
    The cloud from the volcano blocked the sun, what caused the temperatures to go down all over the world.

  • Peshtigo Fire

    Across Wisconsin and Michigan;
    1200-2200 lives;
    Same day as the Great Chicago Fire;
    Caused by a fire storm;

  • Yellow River Floods

    Heavy snow hit China hard and when spring came it melted and water lever rose;
    lasted 6 months;
    people had to deal with disease, starvation, dehydration and more;
    about 4 million people dead.

  • Bohla Cyclon

    The deadliest cyclone;
    Bangladesh;
    Took about 45% of the population of a city.

  • Huascaran Avalanche

    An earthquake that caused an avalanche;
    7,9 magnitude;
    Peru;
    Only 350 people out of 25000 survived

  • Desert blizzard in Iran

    One of the deadliest blizzards ever!;
    -13F;
    More that 26 feet of snow all over the country;
    It took 6 days to rescue people trapped by snow;

  • Lake Nyos Gas Cloud

    A crater lake;
    3500 people dead:
    1700 people hurt

  • Daulatpur-Saturia Tornado

    World's deadliest tornado! ;
    Bangladesh;
    111-217 mph;
    More than 80000 people were left without homes, 12000 were injured, 1300 lost their lives.;

  • The Vargas tragedy

    Venesuela;
    Worst storm to ever happen;
    30000 people lost their lives;
    More that 10000 homes were fully destroyed

  • Heatwave in Europe

    The most dangerous and deadly heatwave in recent history;
    Caused by an anticyclon
    70000 people dead (heat stroke, dehydration, heat exhaustion)