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Jan 23, 1556
Shaanxi earthquake
Earthquake hits china killing 830,000 people. On the earthquake scale it was about an 8 magnitude. -
Tabriz earthquake
Earthquake hits iran killing about 77,000 people, damaging alot of the area.The maximum felt was VIII on the Mercalli intensity scale, -
Yangtze River Floods
When torrential rains hit southern China in August 1931, it caused the Yangtze River to flood killing nearly 3.7 million people. This was considered the worst natural disaster of the 20th century. -
Flint, Michigan Tornado
Killed 115 people and injured 844 people. The tornado was the deadliest twister ever recorded in the state. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It caused 1,833 fatalities, highest winds were 174 mph and was a category 5 hurricane. -
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita was the fourth intense hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever looked at in the Gulf of Mexico, with winds of 177 mph. -
Afghanistan Blizzard
Afghanistan Blizzard was the second worst blizzard in history. It had an estimated death toll of 1,337 due to temperatures that fell below -30°C with up to 180 centimeters of snow in the mountainous regions. Some were frozen to death, a number died when their vehicles were blocked by snowdrifts. -
Joplin, Missouri
This tornado killed 158 people and injured more than a thousand. The storms winds were at the maxium of 200 mph and was on the ground for more than 22 miles. -
Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone. Had 56 fatalities, winds up to 121 mph. Was also a category 3 hurricane. -
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy touched a lot of places, leaving some a year later still untouched, yet some are completley rebuilt. Hurricane Sandy was the worst hurricane that hit breezy point, queens. They suffered a terrible loss. Sandy is responsible for 117 deaths in the U.S. and 69 more in Canada and the Caribbean.
