| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Victims |
| 1 |
Sep. 30 |
Indonesia, Indian Ocean |
Earthquake (Mw 7.6), aftershocks |
1,195 |
| 2 |
Aug. 7 |
Taiwan, Philippines, China et al. |
Typhoon Morakot/ No. 8, winds up to 148 km/h; floods |
930 |
| 3 |
Sep. 26 |
Philippines, Vietnam,
Cambodia et al. |
Typhoon Ketsana/ No. 16, winds up to 160 km/h; floods |
854 |
| 4 |
Oct. 3 |
Philippines, China, Taiwan et al. |
Typhoon Parma/ No. 17, winds up to 195 km/h, heavy rain |
539 |
| 5 |
Jul. 1 |
India |
Floods caused by monsoon rain |
520 |
| 6 |
Jan. 11 |
South China Sea, Indonesia |
Ferry Teratai Prima sinks |
311 |
| 7 |
Jan. 27 |
Australia |
Heat wave with temperatures of over 43 degrees Celsius |
304 |
| 8 |
Sep. 29 |
India |
Floods caused by heavy rain |
300 |
| 9 |
Apr. 6 |
Italy |
Earthquake (Mw 6.3), aftershocks |
296 |
| 10 |
May 1 |
Peru |
Low temperatures, hail and snow |
274 |
(1) Dead and missing.
Source: Swiss Re, sigma, No. 1/2010. |