{"id":98,"date":"2018-01-14T03:16:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T03:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anna.khalatyan.com\/?p=98"},"modified":"2018-03-11T03:30:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T03:30:01","slug":"top-ten-deadliest-disasters-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/anna.khalatyan.com\/?p=98","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Deadliest Disasters of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forces of nature at work on our planet are unpredictable, ever changeable, and can cause utter devastation&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\" alignleft\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Type<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Location<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Year<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Fatalities<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Volcanic Eruption<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iceland<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1783<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 million (est.)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Flood<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1931<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5-3.7 million<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Earthquake<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaanxi, China<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1556<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">820,000-830,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Cyclone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangladesh (Formerly East Pakistan)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1970<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">500,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Tsunami<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several affected by Indian Ocean tsunami<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2004<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">230,000-310,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Heatwave<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Europe<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2003<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Avalanche<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peru<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1970<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Storm<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venezuela<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15,100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. 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