Sponsored Links
Friday, May 9, 2008 Print This | Email This     

Some of the world's deadliest disasters

(AP) - A look at some of the deadliest natural disasters around the world in the past 40 years:

- October 2005: Northern Pakistan earthquake (magnitude 7.6) kills about 78,000 people.


- August 2005: U.S. Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina kills at least 1,600 people in Louisiana and Mississippi.

- December 2004: Indian Ocean tsunami (triggered by magnitude 9.0 earthquake) kills 230,000 in a dozen countries.

- December 2003: Southeastern Iran earthquake (magnitude 6.5) kills 26,000.

- August 1999: Western Turkey earthquake (magnitude 7.4) kills 17,000.

- October 1998: Central America Hurricane Mitch kills 9,000.

- April 1991: Bangladesh cyclone kills 140,000.

- June 1990: Northwestern Iran earthquake (magnitude 7.7) kills 50,000.

- July 1976: Northeastern China earthquake (magnitude 8.2) kills 240,000.

- November 1970: Bangladesh cyclone kills 300,000. World's deadliest cyclone on record.

(This version CORRECTS Corrects figure for Katrina to at least 1,600 in two states.)

2008-05-09     20:18:35 GMT

Copyright 2008
The Associated Press All Rights Reserved
The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authorityof The Associated Press.