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Ten deadliest natural disasters [edit] Rank Death toll (estimate) Event Location Date 1 10,000,000 [1] 1770 Bengal Famine Bengal, India 1770 2 150,000– 4,000,000* [2] 1931 China floods China July, November, 1931 3 900,000– 2,000,000 [3] 1887 Yellow River flood China September, October, 1887 4 830,000 [4] 1556 Shaanxi earthquake Shaanxi Province, China January 23, 1556 5 242,419– 779,000 1976 Tangshan earthquake China July 1976 6 500,000– 700,000 1938 Yellow River (Huang He) flood China 1938 7 500,000 [2] 1970 Bhola cyclone East Pakistan (now Banglade sh) November 13, 1970 8 316,000 [5] 2010 Haiti earthquake Haiti January 12, 2010 9 230,273– 310,000 2004 Indian ocean earthquake Sumatra December 2004 10 300,000 [6] 1839 India Cyclone India November 25, 1839

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Ten deadliest natural disasters[edit]RankDeath toll (estimate)EventLocationDate

110,000,000[1]1770 Bengal FamineBengal,India1770

2150,0004,000,000*[2]1931 China floodsChinaJuly, November, 1931

3900,0002,000,000[3]1887 Yellow River floodChinaSeptember, October, 1887

4830,000[4]1556 Shaanxi earthquakeShaanxi Province,ChinaJanuary 23, 1556

5242,419779,0001976 Tangshan earthquakeChinaJuly 1976

6500,000700,0001938 Yellow River (Huang He) floodChina1938

7500,000[2]1970 Bhola cycloneEast Pakistan(nowBangladesh)November 13, 1970

8316,000[5]2010 Haiti earthquakeHaitiJanuary 12, 2010

9230,273310,0002004 Indian ocean earthquakeSumatraDecember 2004

10300,000[6]1839 India CycloneIndiaNovember 25, 1839