Презентація " The Deadliest Natural Disasters

The Three Top deadliest natural disasters Earthquakes, Tsunami,Flood

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Fatalities ∼ 230 thousands. Magnitude - 9.1–9.3 Mw. Location - the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Damage - the United Nations estimated at the outset that the relief operation would be the costliest in human history

Earthquake in Haiti 12.01.2010

Earthquake in Haiti 12.01.2010 Magnitude - earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw. Location - cities of Carrefour, Pétion-Ville, Delmas, Tabarre, Cite Soleil, and Kenscoff, was severely affected.

Earthquake in Haiti 12.01.2010 Fatalities - death more than 230,000 people and injuring 300,000. Damage - Multi-storey concrete buildings collapsed as well as thousands of homes. Disaster incurred between $7.8 billion and $8.5 billion in damage.

1931 China flood

1931 China flood. Fatalities - The number of victims varies from 3.7 to 4.0 million fatalities. Course of events - Yellow River began to suddenly fill with meltwater, and there were also rainy months. And in just a few weeks, the water level reached critical levels. After a couple of days, the flow became so strong that even the dams could no longer resist the elements - they collapsed. Location - South China, hitting major cities such as Wuhan, Nanjing and beyond. Damage - The flood destroyed huge amounts of housing and farmland. Around 15% of the wheat and rice crops were destroyed. The flood covered an area of 83 square kilometres.