TOP 4 NATURAL

DISASTERS
 1 .Floods in China

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■ . Floods in China, 1931 The greatest natural disaster in history occurred in July and
August 1931, when the Yangtze River overflowed and caused several floods. As a
result, it was estimated that 3.7 million people died from drowning or from disease
and starvation. This text was copied from Ziare.com The 10 biggest natural disasters
in history
2. China earthquake, 1556

■ On January 23, 1556, a strong earthquake occurred in Shaanxi province, in northern

China. The catastrophic earthquake was estimated to have a magnitude of 8 degrees
and produced 830,000 victims. This text was copied from Ziare.com The 10 biggest
natural disasters in history
3. Cyclone Bhola 1970

■ Cyclone Bhola, 1970 The most disastrous cyclone, cyclone Bhola, occurred in eastern
Pakistan (currently Bangladesh) and in the province of West Bengal, in India, on
November 12, 1970. About 500,000 people died. This text was copied from
Ziare.com The 10 biggest natural disasters in history
 4.The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was a magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake in the eastern Indian
Ocean on December 26, 2004 (at 00:58 UTC, or 07:58 local time). The earthquake, which had its
epicenter in the sea near the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, caused a series of
tsunami waves that affected the coastal regions of eight Asian countries and caused the death of more
than 120,000 people. This was the fifth strongest earthquake in modern history (since recorded by
seismographs)
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■ Proiect creat de Butnaru Andrei si Atudosiei Claudiu Gabriel

■ Profersor Piriala Silviu
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