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Mozambique Flood of 2000
The floods started on February9 with heavy rainfall across Southern Africa. 800 people were killed. 1,400 km² of arable land was affected and 20,000 cattle were lost. It was the worst flood in the Mozambique in 50 years. -
Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado
The tornado formed from a severe thunderstorm. It killed 12 people and injured over a 100. -
2001 Gujarat Earthquake
This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7. It killed 13,823 people and injured over 1,670,000. It destoryed over 1.2 million homes. -
Bam Earthquake
On Decemember 26, 2003, a earthquake hit Bam, Iran. It registered at 6.5 magnitude. It killed 43,000 people and left 75,000 people homeless. -
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan was the 10th most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. It was the size of Texas and was a Catergory 5 hurricane (the strongest). It spwaned over 117 tornadoes in the US. -
Sumatra Earthquake
It had a magnitude of 6.8. Over 1,300 people were killed. -
Hurricane Katrina
It was the costliest and one of the five deadliest hurricans in the US. 1,836 people died directly from the hurricane and flooding. -
Java Earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude 6.3 destroyed Indonesia's main island Java. Over 5,000 people were killed. -
Tenessee Floods
The flooding lasted for a week. It directly caused about 11 deaths. Many were forced to evacuate. -
Hurricane Irene
Irene was a Catergory 3 hurricane. Its winds reached 121 MPH. There were a total of 56 deaths.