| Top 10 Deadliest World Catastrophes, 2015 |
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| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Victims (1) |
| 1 |
Apr. 25 |
Nepal, India, China, Bangladesh |
Earthquake (Mw 7.8), avalanche on Mount Everest, aftershocks |
8,960 |
| 2 |
May 21 |
India |
Heatwave |
2,248 |
| 3 |
Jun. 1 |
Pakistan |
Heatwave |
1,270 |
| 4 |
Jul. 29 |
Europe |
Heatwave |
1,200 |
| 5 |
Apr. 19 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Boat carrying migrants capsizes |
822 |
| 6 |
Sep. 23 |
Saudi Arabia |
Stampede and crush at the annual Hajj pilgrimage |
769 |
| 7 |
Jan. 12 |
Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Severe floods |
451 |
| 8 |
Jun. 1 |
China |
Cruise ship hit by strong winds and rains capsizes on Yangtze River |
442 |
| 9 |
Apr. 13 |
Italy, Mediterranean Sea |
Boat carrying migrants capsizes |
400 |
| 10 |
Oct. 26 |
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India |
Earthquake (Mw 7.5) |
399 |
(1) Dead and missing.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 1/2016. |
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