these events prove the awesome and
destructive power of nature welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
infamous natural disasters of the last
100 years I don’t think anybody realize
how bad it was until it was over
number 10 1992 Hurricane Andrew we start
our list with a natural disaster that
wasn’t particularly deadly but was very
expensive for the time 1992 s Hurricane
Andrew was a category 4 hurricane the
touchdown mainly in the Bahamas Florida
and Louisiana in late August with over
40 billion dollars worth of damages
resulting from this event Andrew was the
most expensive tropical cyclone to hit
the u.s. to that point until it was
overtaken in 2005 number 9 2005
Hurricane Katrina Katrina was a huge
story internationally both for its
devastation and for the government’s
handling of the aftermath on August 29th
2005 it began ripping apart homes and
ultimately left the region underwater
casualties weren’t as massive as other
entries on this list but property damage
topped 108 billion Katrina was the
United States most expensive hurricane
ever and it left New Orleans struggling
to get back on its feet
number 8 2008 Sichuan earthquake a
magnitude 8 earthquake hit China may 12
2008 only to be followed by a series of
strong aftershocks the resulting
homelessness and loss of life was
shocking but the financial burden was
overwhelming the Chinese government
announced it would be spending over 146
and a half billion dollars to rebuild
after the costliest disaster in the
country’s history number 7 2008 Cyclone
Nargis on may 2nd 2008 just a few days
prior to the devastating earthquake in
nearby China Burma was hit by its worst
ever natural disaster low-lying areas
like rice fields offered little
protection for residents damages of ten
billion dollars were reported and
it has been suggested that casualties
were purposefully underestimated to
reduce negative political consequences
number 6 2011 Japan earthquake and
tsunami measuring a 9 on the Richter
scale this March 11th 2011 disaster was
Japan’s strongest earthquake ever and
one of the most powerful to have struck
anywhere since 1900 because the quakes
epicenter was off Japan’s coast a
violent tsunami followed and destroyed
everything in its wake
perhaps the scariest parts of this
calamity were the ensuing meltdowns at
the Fukushima nuclear power plant damage
of the entire event has been estimated
at 235 billion dollars making it the
costliest natural disaster ever number 5
1976 cangshan earthquake this densely
populated Chinese city was shocked in
the early morning hours of July 28th
1976 by a huge earthquake followed by a
magnitude 7 aftershock just hours later
this was China’s second deadliest
earthquake after another that occurred
in 1556 the Chinese government rejected
help in the aftermath and was heavily
criticized for ignoring early warnings
by seismologist the official death toll
ranges greatly from 240 mm to six
hundred and fifty-five thousand number
for 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and
tsunami 14 countries were touched by
this December 26th 2004 disaster and the
most serious devastation was seen in
Indonesia Sri Lanka and Thailand monster
tsunami waves almost 100 feet high
ravaged coastal cities following the 9.3
magnitude earthquake this quake was so
strong it caused the entire planet to
vibrate tore people from their families
and caused devastation that lasted years
number 3 1970 bola cyclone this was the
deadliest cyclone in recorded history
and it hit East Pakistan on November 12
1970 at its peak sustained winds of 115
miles per hour thrashed the region
however most people died due to flooding
because of the violent storm surge that
followed entire islands and villa
were destroyed and the government was
accused of mishandling the aftermath
number two 2010 Haiti earthquake the
magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti s
most populated area On January 12 2010
hundreds of thousands of deaths were
caused by the country’s poor
infrastructure and despite immense
support from across the globe over 1
million people found themselves homeless
in its wake
number 1 1931 central China floods
coming in at number 1 is the deadliest
natural disaster in modern history when
the yellow Yangtze and Y rivers flooded
in 1931 millions of people died due to
drowning famine and disease the Yellow
River is actually considered the
deadliest river in the world since it is
flooded over 1,000 times in the past two
millennia while the death toll of the
1931 event was tragic it has been
suggested that up to 1/4 of the Chinese
population or roughly 51 million people
were affected in some way by this
catastrophe
destructive power of nature welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
infamous natural disasters of the last
100 years I don’t think anybody realize
how bad it was until it was over
number 10 1992 Hurricane Andrew we start
our list with a natural disaster that
wasn’t particularly deadly but was very
expensive for the time 1992 s Hurricane
Andrew was a category 4 hurricane the
touchdown mainly in the Bahamas Florida
and Louisiana in late August with over
40 billion dollars worth of damages
resulting from this event Andrew was the
most expensive tropical cyclone to hit
the u.s. to that point until it was
overtaken in 2005 number 9 2005
Hurricane Katrina Katrina was a huge
story internationally both for its
devastation and for the government’s
handling of the aftermath on August 29th
2005 it began ripping apart homes and
ultimately left the region underwater
casualties weren’t as massive as other
entries on this list but property damage
topped 108 billion Katrina was the
United States most expensive hurricane
ever and it left New Orleans struggling
to get back on its feet
number 8 2008 Sichuan earthquake a
magnitude 8 earthquake hit China may 12
2008 only to be followed by a series of
strong aftershocks the resulting
homelessness and loss of life was
shocking but the financial burden was
overwhelming the Chinese government
announced it would be spending over 146
and a half billion dollars to rebuild
after the costliest disaster in the
country’s history number 7 2008 Cyclone
Nargis on may 2nd 2008 just a few days
prior to the devastating earthquake in
nearby China Burma was hit by its worst
ever natural disaster low-lying areas
like rice fields offered little
protection for residents damages of ten
billion dollars were reported and
it has been suggested that casualties
were purposefully underestimated to
reduce negative political consequences
number 6 2011 Japan earthquake and
tsunami measuring a 9 on the Richter
scale this March 11th 2011 disaster was
Japan’s strongest earthquake ever and
one of the most powerful to have struck
anywhere since 1900 because the quakes
epicenter was off Japan’s coast a
violent tsunami followed and destroyed
everything in its wake
perhaps the scariest parts of this
calamity were the ensuing meltdowns at
the Fukushima nuclear power plant damage
of the entire event has been estimated
at 235 billion dollars making it the
costliest natural disaster ever number 5
1976 cangshan earthquake this densely
populated Chinese city was shocked in
the early morning hours of July 28th
1976 by a huge earthquake followed by a
magnitude 7 aftershock just hours later
this was China’s second deadliest
earthquake after another that occurred
in 1556 the Chinese government rejected
help in the aftermath and was heavily
criticized for ignoring early warnings
by seismologist the official death toll
ranges greatly from 240 mm to six
hundred and fifty-five thousand number
for 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and
tsunami 14 countries were touched by
this December 26th 2004 disaster and the
most serious devastation was seen in
Indonesia Sri Lanka and Thailand monster
tsunami waves almost 100 feet high
ravaged coastal cities following the 9.3
magnitude earthquake this quake was so
strong it caused the entire planet to
vibrate tore people from their families
and caused devastation that lasted years
number 3 1970 bola cyclone this was the
deadliest cyclone in recorded history
and it hit East Pakistan on November 12
1970 at its peak sustained winds of 115
miles per hour thrashed the region
however most people died due to flooding
because of the violent storm surge that
followed entire islands and villa
were destroyed and the government was
accused of mishandling the aftermath
number two 2010 Haiti earthquake the
magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti s
most populated area On January 12 2010
hundreds of thousands of deaths were
caused by the country’s poor
infrastructure and despite immense
support from across the globe over 1
million people found themselves homeless
in its wake
number 1 1931 central China floods
coming in at number 1 is the deadliest
natural disaster in modern history when
the yellow Yangtze and Y rivers flooded
in 1931 millions of people died due to
drowning famine and disease the Yellow
River is actually considered the
deadliest river in the world since it is
flooded over 1,000 times in the past two
millennia while the death toll of the
1931 event was tragic it has been
suggested that up to 1/4 of the Chinese
population or roughly 51 million people
were affected in some way by this
catastrophe
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