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Ten Deadliest Natural Disasters  
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A list of the ten deadliest natural disasters in history.

1.	Yellow River Flood (1931)- China: Estimated 1,000,000-4,000,000 dead.
2.	Yellow River Flood (1887)- China: Estimated 900,000-2,000,000 dead.
3.	Bhola cyclone (1970)- Bangledash: Estimated 500,000-1,000,000 dead.
4.	Shaanxi earthquake (1556)- China: Estimated 830,000 dead.
5.	India Cyclone (1839)- India: Estimated 300,000+ dead.
6.	Kaifeng Flood (1642) China: Estimated 300,000 dead.
7.	Tangshan Earthquake (1976)- China: Estimated 242,000 dead.
8.	Banqiao Dam Failure (1975)-China: Estimated 231,000 dead.
9.	Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami (2004)- Indian Ocean: Estimated 230,000 dead.
10.	Aleppo earthquake (1138)- Syria: Estimated 230,000 dead.

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Source: wikipedia

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