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Asia Struggles As Death Toll Hits 44,000
(AP) - Mourners in Sri Lanka used their bare hands to dig graves Tuesday while hungry islanders in Indonesia turned to looting in the aftermath of Asia's devastating tsunamis. Thousands more bodies were found in Indonesia, dramatically increasing the death toll across 11 nations to around 44,000. Emergency workers who reached Aceh province at the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island found that 10,000 people had been killed in a single town, Meulaboh, said Purnomo Sidik, national disaster director at the Social Affairs Ministry. More ...
Asia Struggles As Death Toll Hits 44,000
(AP) - Mourners in Sri Lanka used their bare hands to dig graves Tuesday while hungry islanders in Indonesia turned to looting in the aftermath of Asia's devastating tsunamis. Thousands more bodies were found in Indonesia, dramatically increasing the death toll across 11 nations to around 44,000. Emergency workers who reached Aceh province at the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island found that 10,000 people had been killed in a single town, Meulaboh, said Purnomo Sidik, national disaster director at the Social Affairs Ministry. More ...
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This is a copy/paste from "The Century's Worst Weather".
Drought and famine in China in 1907, toll estimated at 24 million. Millions dead in other drought-related famines in 1928-30, 1936 and 1941-42.
Drought in the Ukraine and Volga region of the Soviet Union in 1921-22, deaths estimated at 250,000 to 5 million.
Indian drought of 1965-67, estimates of dead at 1.5 million. In 1900, drought in India blamed for 250,000 to 3 million deaths.
Yangtze River flood, China, 1931, 3.7 million killed due to flooding and subsequent disease and starvation.
Sahel drought in Africa in 1972-75, with estimates of dead at 600,000.
Yearly monsoons swell China's Yangtzee River, causing severe flooding that destroys homes and lives.
Bangladesh cyclone in 1970, with 300,000 to 500,000 dead in wind and storm surge.
Bangladesh cyclone in 1991, with 138,000 killed.
Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004, with 100,000+ killed.
Flooding in Vietnam in 1971, with 100,000 killed.
The floods of Hurricane Mitch swamped four countries in Central America, killing about 11,000 people. Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1998, with an estimated 11,000 dead, the region's greatest hurricane loss since 1780.
Great Iran flood in 1954, with more than 10,000 dead.
Typhoon Thelma in 1991 in the Philippines, with 6,000 fatalities.
Typhoon Vera in Japan in 1958, with 5,000 dead.
Great Smog of London in 1952, 4,000 deaths linked to the smog, that many others to related causes.
Iran blizzard of 1972, with about 4,000 people dead.
Violent winter storms along the coasts of northern Europe, including the Netherlands and United Kingdom, in 1965, with 2,000 lives lost.
United States Worst Weather of the Century
Galveston Hurricane, 1900, a 20-foot storm surge swept over Galveston Island and killed an estimated 8,000 people, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
Powerful winds and storm surge from the Galveston Hurricane flattened buildings across the Texas island.
Dust Bowl of the 1930s, when drought swept the Great Plains and plunged thousands into poverty as farmers abandoned their land to seek better lives elsewhere.
Tornado outbreak in 1974, when 148 tornadoes swept through the country from the Great Lakes to Alabama and Mississippi and killed 315 people.
Hurricane Camille in 1969 claimed 256 lives.
Great Midwest Flood of 1993, the costliest flood in U.S. history, claimed 48 lives and caused $18 billion in damage.
El Nino episodes of 1982-83 and 1997-98 caused storms that battered the West Coast and set rainfall records in the Southeast.
Hurricane Andrew in 1992, which caused 23 deaths and $25 billion in damage in Florida and Louisiana.
A New England husband and wife look out over their leveled home and community after the 1938 hurricane. New England hurricane in 1938, with 600 fatalities and millions in damage from New York to Boston.
Winter superstorm of 1993, which battered the eastern seaboard and claimed 79 lives.
Tristate tornado of 1925, which killed 695 in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
Oklahoma-Kansas tornado outbreak in 1999, with more than 44 dead.
Great Okeechobee flood and hurricane in 1928, which killed 1,836.
Storm of the Century, 1950, brought snow and hurricane-force winds to 22 states and claimed 383 lives.
Florida Keys Hurricane, also known as the Labor Day Hurricane, killed more than 400 in 1935.
New England blizzard of 1978 paralyzed New England for a week.
Drought and famine in China in 1907, toll estimated at 24 million. Millions dead in other drought-related famines in 1928-30, 1936 and 1941-42.
Drought in the Ukraine and Volga region of the Soviet Union in 1921-22, deaths estimated at 250,000 to 5 million.
Indian drought of 1965-67, estimates of dead at 1.5 million. In 1900, drought in India blamed for 250,000 to 3 million deaths.
Yangtze River flood, China, 1931, 3.7 million killed due to flooding and subsequent disease and starvation.
Sahel drought in Africa in 1972-75, with estimates of dead at 600,000.
Yearly monsoons swell China's Yangtzee River, causing severe flooding that destroys homes and lives.
Bangladesh cyclone in 1970, with 300,000 to 500,000 dead in wind and storm surge.
Bangladesh cyclone in 1991, with 138,000 killed.
Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004, with 100,000+ killed.
Flooding in Vietnam in 1971, with 100,000 killed.
The floods of Hurricane Mitch swamped four countries in Central America, killing about 11,000 people. Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1998, with an estimated 11,000 dead, the region's greatest hurricane loss since 1780.
Great Iran flood in 1954, with more than 10,000 dead.
Typhoon Thelma in 1991 in the Philippines, with 6,000 fatalities.
Typhoon Vera in Japan in 1958, with 5,000 dead.
Great Smog of London in 1952, 4,000 deaths linked to the smog, that many others to related causes.
Iran blizzard of 1972, with about 4,000 people dead.
Violent winter storms along the coasts of northern Europe, including the Netherlands and United Kingdom, in 1965, with 2,000 lives lost.
United States Worst Weather of the Century
Galveston Hurricane, 1900, a 20-foot storm surge swept over Galveston Island and killed an estimated 8,000 people, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
Powerful winds and storm surge from the Galveston Hurricane flattened buildings across the Texas island.
Dust Bowl of the 1930s, when drought swept the Great Plains and plunged thousands into poverty as farmers abandoned their land to seek better lives elsewhere.
Tornado outbreak in 1974, when 148 tornadoes swept through the country from the Great Lakes to Alabama and Mississippi and killed 315 people.
Hurricane Camille in 1969 claimed 256 lives.
Great Midwest Flood of 1993, the costliest flood in U.S. history, claimed 48 lives and caused $18 billion in damage.
El Nino episodes of 1982-83 and 1997-98 caused storms that battered the West Coast and set rainfall records in the Southeast.
Hurricane Andrew in 1992, which caused 23 deaths and $25 billion in damage in Florida and Louisiana.
A New England husband and wife look out over their leveled home and community after the 1938 hurricane. New England hurricane in 1938, with 600 fatalities and millions in damage from New York to Boston.
Winter superstorm of 1993, which battered the eastern seaboard and claimed 79 lives.
Tristate tornado of 1925, which killed 695 in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
Oklahoma-Kansas tornado outbreak in 1999, with more than 44 dead.
Great Okeechobee flood and hurricane in 1928, which killed 1,836.
Storm of the Century, 1950, brought snow and hurricane-force winds to 22 states and claimed 383 lives.
Florida Keys Hurricane, also known as the Labor Day Hurricane, killed more than 400 in 1935.
New England blizzard of 1978 paralyzed New England for a week.
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