| THE TEN DEADLIEST WORLD CATASTROPHES, 2013 |
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| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Victims (1) |
| 1 |
Nov. 8 |
Philippines, et al. |
Typhoon Haiyan, storm surge |
7,345 |
| 2 |
Jun. 14 |
India |
Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains |
5,748 |
| 3 |
Apr. 24 |
Bangladesh |
Eight-story garment factory collapses |
1,127 |
| 4 |
Aug. 6 |
U.K. |
Heat wave |
760 |
| 5 |
Apr. 1 |
India |
Heat wave |
531 |
| 6 |
Sep. 24 |
Pakistan |
Earthquake Mw 7.7, aftershocks |
399 |
| 7 |
Jan. 1 |
India, et al. |
Cold wave |
388 |
| 8 |
Oct. 3 |
Mediterranean Sea, Italy |
Boat carrying immigrants catches fire and capsizes |
366 |
| 9 |
Aug. 24 |
Peru |
Heavy snowfall, freezing temperatures |
275 |
| 10 |
Jan. 17 |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Floods caused by heavy seasonal rains |
246 |
(1) Dead and missing.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 1/2014. |
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