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A disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Loss of a ship, airplane or spacecraft is also considered a disasters, especially when lives are lost. The one unifying definition of a disaster is whatever the place, time period or scope, it is perceived as one by mankind. This project covers disasters occurring worldwide.

The 1918 flu pandemic from January 1918 – December 1920 infected 500 million people across the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic, between 50 - 100 million people died, which was three to five percent of the world's population making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. 1918 Influenza article

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Plague, flu, Parasites, Sars

The Black Death is thought to have originated in Central Asia, reaching Crimea by 1343. From there, it was carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were passengers on merchant ships. Spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe, the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60% of Europe's total population. In total, the plague reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million down to 350–375 million in the 14th century. pdf Article Black Death

Map showing Black Death progress across Europe

On 26 January 2001, at 08:46 AM IST the Gujarat earthquake occurred it lasted for over 2 minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India. The earthquake reached 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale.The earthquake killed between 13,805 and 20,023 people, injured 167,000 and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes.

• Georgia Sugar refinery Explosion
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• When the sugar dust plant exploded on February 7, 2008, (14) people were burned, fatally in a series of explosions at the Imperial Sugar plant near Savannah, Georgia. This explosion shook houses even on Wilmington Island, Georgia. The Red Cross was called in and Counselors. . Imperial Sugar, of Sugar Land, Texas owned the older building, and employed most of the small town's population.based in Sugar Land, Texas, had bought the refinery and its brand name in 1997.from a previous local owner. , it was the main employer in the town of 3,500 prior to the disaster.The refinery was 4 story, with the explosion occurring in the center of the building. near the basement..

The 1931 Central China floods were a series of floods that occurred in the Republic of China. The floods are considered among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded, and almost certainly the deadliest of the 20th century.Total death toll range from 145,000 to between 3.7 million and 4 million.

Hurricane Katrina was one of deadliest hurricanes to hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005, it was ranked as the sixth strongest overall to hit the United States.The storm strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, but weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on August 29 in southeast Louisiana. At least 1,245 people died, it was also one of the costliest with estimated property damages of US $81 billion.

The famine started from a variety of factors. These included a U.S. economic blockade and the loss of Soviet support which caused food production and imports to decline rapidly. Out of a total population of approximately 22 million, somewhere between 240,000 and 3,500,000 North Koreans died from starvation or hunger related illnesses.Food assistance was given by the United States, Japan, South Korea, China and other European Union countries, which continued until 2002.

The East Africa drought was the worst drought in 60 years, an estimate of 12.4 million people needed food. It resulted in a food crisis across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, threatened the livelihood of more than 9.5 million people, and caused the death of 50,000-260,000.

Krakatau Eruption

On August 26, 1883, Krakatoa erupted by August 27, two-thirds of Krakatoa collapsed in a number of explosions, destroying most of the island and its surrounding archipelago. The final eruption was heard 4,830 km (3,000 miles) away it caused at least 36,417 deaths 20 million tons of sulfur released into the atmosphere; produced a volcanic winter reducing worldwide temperatures by an average of 1.2°C for 5 years it was the loudest explosion in recorded history. ]

The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK, to New York City, US. More than 1,500 passengers and crew died, making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. On her maiden voyage, she carried 2,224 passengers and crew.

The Black Friday Bush fires occurred on the 13 January 1939, in Victoria, Australia, and are among the worst natural bush fires in the world. Almost 20,000 km² (4,942,000 acres, 2,000,000 ha) of land was burned, 71 people died, a number of towns were entirely destroyed. Over 1,300 homes and 69 sawmills were burned, and 3,700 buildings were destroyed. Three quarters of the State of Victoria was affected by the disaster.

Black Friday Bushfires

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2011 was the most prolific tornado outbreak in American history. There were 355 tornadoes, with 211 of those in a single 24 hour period on April 27, including 11 EF4 and 4 EF5 tornadoes. 348 deaths occurred in that outbreak, of which 324 were tornado related. The outbreak helped smash the record for most tornadoes in the month of April with 765 tornadoes, almost triple the prior record (267 in April 1974). The overall record for a single month was 542 in May 2003, which was also broken.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, the world's single deadliest tornado struck the Manikganj district of Bangladesh on April 26, 1989.The tornado carved a path a mile wide and 10 miles long, destroying the towns of Manikgank Sadar and Saturia. An estimated 1,300 people were killed and an additional 12,000 injured. All buildings in a 2.3-square-mile-wide area were destroyed, which left an estimated 80,000 people homeless. 1989 Tornado

• April 26, 1989
• (Areas affected: Manikganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
• Total fatalities: 1,300 fatalities (estimated) 12,000 injuries
• Formed: 12:30 UTC on April 26, 1989

Bangladesh Tornado

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• March 18, 1925, the Day the Great Winds Blew

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Resources

History.com - Black Death

Wikipedia - Tornado Records

Tornado Central - The Deadliest Tornado in the World

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