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== Top Ten Worst Natural Disaster ==

<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>Flood</td><td>], ]</td><td>Summer ]</td><td>850,000-4,000,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>Flood</td><td>China</td><td>]</td><td>2,000,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>Flood</td><td>Huang He River, China</td><td>September-October ]</td><td>900,000-2,000,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>Hurricane</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>500,000-1,000,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>Earthquake</td><td>], China</td><td>], ]</td><td>830,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>6.</td><td>Flood</td><td>North China</td><td>]</td><td>500,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>7.</td><td>Tsunami</td><td>]</td><td>] ]</td><td>250,000-310,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>8.</td><td>Hurricane</td><td>], ]</td><td>]</td><td>300,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>9.</td><td>Flood</td><td>], China</td><td>]</td><td>300,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>10.</td><td>Earthquake</td><td>], China</td><td>], ]</td><td>242,000</td></tr>
</table>

== Five Worst ] ==
<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>30,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>Italian-Austrian ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>18,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>], Peru</td><td>], ]</td><td>4,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>1,500</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>Swiss/Austrian Alps</td><td>], ]</td><td>265</td></tr>
</table>

== Five Worst ] ==
<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>Senshi Province, China</td><td>January 23, 1556</td><td>830,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>Tangshan, China</td><td>July 28, 1976</td><td>242,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>], China</td><td>], ]</td><td>180,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>140,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>100,000</td></tr>
</table>

== Five Worst ] ==
<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>Huang He River, China</td><td>Summer 1931</td><td>850,000-4,000,000</td>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>China</td><td>1959</td><td>2,000,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>Huang He River, China</td><td>September-October 1887</td><td>900,000-2,000,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>North China</td><td>1939</td><td>500,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>Kaifeng Honan Proviance, China</td><td>1642</td><td>300,000</td></tr>
</tr>
</table>

== Five Worst ] ==
<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>Ganges Delta, East Packastain</td><td>November 13, 1970</td><td>500,000 to 1,000,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>Haiphong, Vietnam</td><td>1881</td><td>300,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>Ganges Delta, ]</td><td>October ] </td><td>215,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>100,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>], India</td><td>], ]</td><td>70,000</td></tr>
</table>
*Note: ], ] Bengal, India Hurricane/Typhoon not included on this list, because of inablity to find an accurate death toll. Reports range from 3,000 (meaning it wouldn't be included on this list) to 300,000 (making it the second worst on record.)

== Five Worst ] ==
<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>]</td><td>]</td><td>12,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>2,240</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>], ]</td><td>]- ], ]</td><td>550</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>500</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>], Peru</td><td>], ]</td><td>200-300</td></tr>
</table>

== Five Worst ] ==
<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>Midwest ]</td><td>], 1925</td><td>689</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>] and ], ]</td><td>]- ], ]</td><td>436</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>], U.S.A.</td><td>], ]</td><td>317</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>], ], U.S.A.</td><td>], ]</td><td>255</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>South-Central U.S.A.</td><td>]- ], ]</td><td>343</td></tr>
</table>

== Five Worst ] ==
<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>]</td><td>], ]</td><td>250,000-310,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>75,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>]</td><td>]</td><td>40,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>], Japan</td><td>]</td><td>30,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>], Japan</td><td>], ]</td><td>27,000</td></tr>
</table>

== Five Worst ] ==
<table border=1>
<tr><td><b>Rank</b></td><td><b>Location</b></td><td><b>Date</b></td><td><b>Death Toll</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>1.</td><td>]</td><td>]- ], ]</td><td>92,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>2.</td><td>], Indonesia</td><td>] - ]</td><td>36,417</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>29,025</td></tr>
<tr><td>4.</td><td>]</td><td>], ]</td><td>25,000</td></tr>
<tr><td>5.</td><td>], ]</td><td>], ]</td><td>20,000</td></tr>
</table>


== Analysis ==
-It seems that floods are the most deadly types of natural disasters, with all five of the deadliest floods appearing in the top ten deadliest disasters of all time.

-Of the 40 ranked disasters, 9 occured in China, and 22 occured in Asia. 8 occured in Europe, 5 in North America, 5 in South America, and none in Africa or Australia. All of the top ten disasters occured in Asia.

-Major disasters of various types seem to be concentrated in specific places. For example, all of the top five floods occured in China, all of the top five tornados occured in the U.S.A., and all of the worst hurricanes occured in Southeast Asia. This doesn't mean that these types of disasters don't occur elsewhere, just that the most deadly ones seem to occur in the same places over and over.

== Notes ==

-Items which could be considered in more than on catagory (such as an earthquake which causes a landslide or a tsunami) have only been counted once. For example, the 1920 earthquake/landslide in Kansu, China, killed 180,000 people, making it the worst landslide and the 3rd worst earthquake; however it is only on the list as an earthquake. The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami killed over 250,000 people, making it the worst tsunami and second worst earthquake; however it is counted as a tsunami because the primary cause of death was from the waves triggered by the earthquake.

-These disasters occurred during recorded history. Obviously, disasters occuring at times and places with quality record keeping are more likely to be listed than disasters that occurred at times and places with poor or no records.

-In cases where disasters had a death toll within a range, the highest number was used for ranking purposes.


== Sources ==

The page was used as a basis for this list; however, the information was verified using the , , , and assorted other internet resources.


==See Also==

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