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Most earthquake victims

In July 1201, 1,1 million people, mostly Egyptians and Syrians, died in an earthquake in the Eastern Mediterranean.

An earthquake on February 2, 1556 in the Chinese provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan is believed to have caused the death of 830000 people.

Today, the earthquake that claimed the maximum number of lives occurred in the Chinese city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976. The first official report spoke of 655237 dead, then 750000, and later this figure was adjusted to 242000 people.

The most significant property damage caused by an earthquake

The September 1, 1923, earthquake on the Kanto Plateau, Japan, destroyed 575700 buildings in Tokyo and Yokohama. According to official figures, 142807 people died or went missing as a result of the earthquake and the fires it caused.

The largest number of deaths in a volcanic eruption

During the eruption of the Tambora volcano on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia (then a colony of the Netherlands), April 5-10, 1815, 92000 people died, some directly during the eruption, and others as a result of the subsequent famine.

Victims of a landslide

On May 31, 1970, about 18000 people died in a landslide on the slopes of Huascaran near the city of Yungay, Peru, which became the most devastating landslide in history. Huascaran is the highest peak in Peru (6768 m), covered with a snow cap in the Andes, and is popular among climbers and tourists. Its slopes have already twice become the scene of major misfortunes. In 1962, a sudden thaw caused part of the steep northern peak to break off, causing an avalanche that destroyed several villages and caused the death of 3500 people. In 1970, a landslide caused by an earthquake wiped out 10 villages and most of the city of Yungai. It was one of the worst natural disasters in the twentieth century in terms of the number of deaths.

Largest death toll from landslides

On December 16, 1929, a series of landslides caused by an earthquake that shook Gansu Province, China, killed 180000 people.

The greatest material damage caused by landslides

In southern California, USA, a series of mudflows triggered from January 18 to 26, 1969 by almost 9 days of heavy rainfall by a subtropical hurricane caused $138 million in damage.

Most deaths from lightning strike

On December 8, 1963, a Boeing 707 jet was struck by lightning near Elkton, Maryland, USA and crashed. 81 passengers died.

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