Natural disaster throughout the

world

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The 1931 China floods, or the 1931 Yangtze–Huai River floods, were a series of floods that occurred from June
to August 1931 in the Republic of China, hitting major cities Wuhan, Nanjing and beyond
Fatality estimates vary wildly. A field survey by University of Nanking led by John Lossing Buck immediately
after the flood found "150,000 people had drowned.
The official report found 140,000 drowned and claims that "2 million people died during the flood, having
drowned or died from lack of food"
The 1887 Yellow River flood was a devastating flood on the Yellow River (Huang He) in China. This river is
prone to flooding due to the elevated nature of the river, running between dikes above the broad plains
surrounding it. The flood, which began in September 1887, killed at least 900,000 people. The highest
estimated death toll is however 2,000,000. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake, or Huaxian earthquake is the deadliest earthquake in recorded
history. According to imperial records, approximately 830,000 people lost their lives.

It occurred on the morning of 23 January 1556 in Shaanxi, during the Ming dynasty. Buildings were
damaged slightly in the cities of Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai.

An 840-kilometre-wide (520 mi) area was destroyed, and in some counties as much as 60% of the
population was killed. Most of the population in the area at the time lived in yaodongs, artificial
caves in loess cliffs; these collapsed in great numbers, causing many casualties.
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The 1976 Tangshan earthquake also known as Great Tangshan earthquake, was a natural disaster
resulting from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, People's
Republic of China on 28 July 1976, at 3:42 in the morning.

In minutes, eighty-five percent of the buildings in Tangshan collapsed or were unusable, all services
failed, and most of the highway and railway bridges collapsed or were seriously damaged. At least
242,000 people died (some have said three times that), making this the third (or possibly second)
deadliest earthquake in recorded history.

The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (present-
day Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on November 3, 1970. It remains the deadliest tropical
cyclone ever recorded and one of the deadliest natural disasters.

At least 500,000 people lost their lives in the storm, primarily as a result of the storm surge that
flooded much of the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. This cyclone was the sixth cyclonic storm
of the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, and also the season's strongest.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near
the town of Léogâne (Ouest) and approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's
capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.

An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. Death toll estimates range from
100,000[ to about 160,000 to Haitian government figures from 220,000[ to 316,000. The government of
Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were
severely damaged.

The 526 Antioch earthquake hit Syria (region) and Antioch in the Byzantine Empire in 526. It struck
during late May, probably between 20–29 May, at mid-morning, killing approximately 250,000
people. The earthquake was followed by a fire that destroyed most of the buildings left standing by the
earthquake. The maximum intensity in Antioch is estimated to be between VIII (Severe) and IX (Violent)
on the Mercalli intensity scale
The 1881 Haiphong typhoon was a typhoon that struck Haiphong, in Dai Nam, and the
northern part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines (now the Philippines) on October 8,
1881. Formed east of Southern Luzon on September 27, 1881.

In Vietnam alone, about 300,000 people were killed in and around Haiphong (casualties likely went up
even in the storm's passing due to disease and starvation), and estimated 10,000–20,000 deaths in the
modern territory of the Philippines, making it the deadliest Philippine typhoon ever recorded.

Typhoon Nina, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Bebeng, was the fourth-deadliest tropical
cyclone on record.

At least 229,000 people died after the Banqiao Dam collapsed (in Zhumadian, Henan Province, China)
and devastated areas downstream. The collapse of the dam due to heavy floods also caused a string
of smaller dams to collapse, adding to the damage caused by the typhoon.