1246–1305
Drought in what is now the southwestern United States.
1281
A typhoon destroys a fleet of Korean ships carrying Mongol troops on their way to invade Japan. This is the kamikaze wind.
On November 26 and 27, hurricane-force winds in the English Channel destroy 14,000 homes and kill 8,000 people in southern England.
1762
In February, a blizzard in England lasts for 18 days and kills nearly 50 people.
1831
A hurricane strikes Barbados, killing 1,477 people.
1865
In June, a tornado moves through Viroqua, Wisconsin, destroying 80 buildings and killing more than 20 people.
1875
On November 15, the River Thames rises, possibly by more than 28 feet (8.5 m), causing extensive flooding in London.
1876
A cyclone coinciding with high, monsoon, river levels floods islands in the Ganges Delta and on the mainland, drowning about 100,000 people in half an hour.
1879
On December 28, the Tay Bridge disaster causes 70– 90 deaths in Scotland.
1887
In September and October, the Yellow River, China, floods about 10,000 square miles (26,000 km2). Between 900,000 and 2.5 million people die.
1888
On March 11–13 blizzards with winds up to 70 MPH (113 km/h) strike the eastern United States. More than 400 people die, including 200 in New York City.
1925
In March, a series of possibly seven tornadoes develop over Missouri and cross Illinois and Indiana, killing 689 people.
1931
The Yangtze River, China, rises 97 feet (29.6 m) following heavy rain. About 3.7 million people die, some in the floods but most from the famine that follows.
1954
On October 12, Hurricane Hazel kills 1,175 people (1,000 of them in Haiti).
1956
On June 27, Hurricane Audrey kills near 400 people.
1957
In August, Hurricane Diane kills more than 190 people.
1959
In September, Typhoon Vera kills nearly 4,500 people and leaves 1.5 million homeless.
1966
On November 3, the River Arno floods Florence, Italy, causing extensive damage to historic buildings and works of art, killing 35 people, and leaving 5,000 homeless.
1969
On August 17–18, Hurricane Camille kills about 275 people.
1970
In November, a cyclone kills about 500,000 people in Bangladesh.
1973
On January 10, a tornado kills 60 people and injures more than 300 in San Justo, Argentina.
1974
On September 20, Hurricane Fifi kills about 5,000 people in Honduras. Cyclone Tracy strikes Darwin, Australia, on December 25.
1976
On September 8–13, Typhoon Fran kills 104 people and makes 325,000 homeless in Japan.
1977
On November 19, a cyclone and storm surge washes away 21 villages and damages 44 more in Andhra Pradesh, India, killing an estimated 20,000 people and making more than 2 million homeless.
1978
On April 16, a tornado kills nearly 500 people and injured more than 1,000 in Orissa, India. On October 26, Typhoon Rita kills nearly 200 people and destroys 10,000 homes in the Philippines. On November 23, a cyclone kills at least 1,500 people and destroys more than 500,000 buildings in Sri Lanka and southern India.
1979On April 10, a tornado kills 59 people and injures 800 at Wichita Falls, Texas. On May 12–13, a cyclone kills more than 350 people in India. On August 11, heavy rain causes a dam to break, flooding the town of Morvi, India, and killing up to 5,000 people. In August, Hurricane David kills more than 1,000 people in the Caribbean and eastern United States.
1980
In August, Hurricane Allen kills more than 270 people. A heatwave kills 1,265 people in the United States; in Texas, temperatures exceed 100°F (38°C) almost every day.
1981
On July 12–14, monsoon rains cause the Yangtze River, China, to flood, killing about 1,300 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. On September 1, typhoon Agnes kills 120 people in South Korea. On November 24, typhoon Irma kills more than 270 people and leaves 250,000 homeless in the Philippines.
1982
On January 23–24, floods kill at least 600 people and leave 2,000 missing in Peru. On June 3, monsoon floods in Sumatra, Indonesia, kill at least 225 people and leave 3,000 homeless. In September, monsoon floods in Orissa, India, kill at least 1,000 people.
1983
In June, floods killed at least 935 people in Gujarat, India.
1984
Between January 31 and February 2, Cyclone Domoina kills at least 124 people. On September 2–3, Typhoon Ike kills more than 1,300 people in the Philippines. In November, typhoon Agnes kills at least 300 people in the Philippines and leaves 100,000 homeless.
1985
On May 25, a cyclone and storm surge kill an estimated 2,540 people, but possibly as many as 11,000, on islands off Bangladesh. On May 31, tornadoes kill 88 people and cause extensive damage in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Ontario.
1986
On March 17, Cyclone Honorinnia kills 32 people and leaves 20,000 homeless in Madagascar. On September 4, a typhoon kills 400 people in Vietnam.
1987
In August, floods kill more than 1,000 people in Bangladesh. On November 26, typhoon Nina kills 500 people in the Philippines.
1988
In August and September, monsoon floods inundate 75 percent of Bangladesh, killing more than 2,000 people and leaving at least 30 million homeless. On September 12–17, Hurricane Gilbert kills at least 260 people in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico and generates nearly 40 tornadoes in Texas. On October 24–25, Typhoon Ruby kills about 500 people in the Philippines. On November 7, Typhoon Skip kills at least 129 people in the Philippines. On November 29, a cyclone kills up to 3,000 people in Bangladesh and eastern India.
1989
On April 26, a tornado in Bangladesh kills up to 1,000 people and injures 12,000. On September 17– 21, Hurricane Hugo kills more than 40 people in the Caribbean and eastern United States. On November 4–5, typhoon Gay kills 365 people in Thailand.
1990
On May 9, a cyclone kills at least 962 people in Andhra Pradesh, India. In August, typhoon Yancy kills 228 people in the Philippines and China. On August 28, a tornado kills 29 people and injures 300 at Plainfield, Illinois.
1991
On March 10, floods kill more than 500 people and leave 150,000 homeless in Mulanje, Malawi. On April 26, more than 70 tornadoes kill 26 people and injure more than 200 in Kansas. On April 30, a cyclone kills at least 131,000 people on coastal islands off Bangladesh. On May 7, a tornado kills 100 people at Tungi, Bangladesh. In June, flash floods kills up to 5,000 people in Jowzjan Province, Afghanistan.
1992
In July, floods kills more than 1,000 people in Fujian and Zheijiang Provinces, China. On August 23–26, Hurricane Andrew kills 38 people and causes extensive damage in the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana. On September 11–16, monsoon rains cause the Indus River to flood, killing at least 500 people in India and more than 2,000 in Pakistan.
1993
On January 8, a tornado kills 32 people and injures more than 1,000 in Bangladesh. On March 12–15, a blizzard kills at least 238 people in the eastern United States, four in Canada, and three in Cuba. Between October 31 and November 2, mudslides kill 400 people and destroy 1,000 homes in Honduras.
1994
On February 2–4, Cyclone Geralda kills 70 people and leaves 500,000 homeless in Madagascar. On August 20–21, Typhoon Ted kills about 1,000 people in Zheijiang Province, China. On November 13– 19, Tropical Storm Gordon kills 537 people in the Caribbean, Florida, and South Carolina.
1995
Beginning in July, floods affect 5 million people, nearly 25 percent of the population, in North Korea. On November 3, Typhoon Angela kills more than 700 people and leaves more than 200,000 homeless in the Philippines.
1996
On May 13, a tornado in Bangladesh destroys 80 villages in less than half an hour, killing more than 440 people and injuring more than 32,000. On September 10, Typhoon Sally kills more than 130 people and destroy nearly 400,000 homes in Guangdong, China.
1996–1997
In December and January, floods in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington cause at least 29 deaths and force 125,000 people to leave their homes.
1997
In January, a cold wave crosses Europe kills at least 228 people. On May 2, a sandstorm kills 12 people and injures 50 in Egypt. On May 27, tornadoes in central Texas destroy about 60 homes and kill 30 people. On July 2, thunderstorms and tornadoes in southern Michigan destroy 339 homes and business premises, kill 16 people, and injure more than 100. On August 18–19, Typhoon Winnie kills nearly 200 people in China, Taiwan, and the Philippines. On October 8–10, Hurricane Pauline kills 217 people and leaves 20,000 homeless in southern Mexico. On October 12, a tornado kills at least 25 people and injures thousands who had gathered for a religious ceremony at Tongi, Bangladesh. In November, Typhoon Linda kills at least 484 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.
1998
On February 23, tornadoes in Florida kill at least42 people, injure more than 260, and leave hundreds homeless. On March 20, tornadoes kill at least 14 people and injure 80 in Georgia and kill two and injure at least 22 in North Carolina. In March, a cyclone kills at least 200 people and makes 10,000 homeless in West Bengal and Orissa, India. On April 8–9, tornadoes kill 39 people in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. In May and early June, a heat wave kills at least 2,500 people in India. From June to August, the Yangtze River, China, floods, killing 3,656 people and affecting an estimated 230 million. On September 21–28, Hurricane Georges kills more than 330 people in the Caribbean and along the U.S. Gulf coast. In September and early October Tropical Storm Yanni kills 27 people in South Korea. In October, typhoon Zeb kills 111 people in the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan. In late October, Hurricane Mitch kills more than 8,600 people, leaving 12,000 unaccounted for, and makes more than 1.5 million homeless in Central America. In late October, Typhoon Babs kills at least 132 people and makes about 320,000 homeless in the Philippines. On November 19–23 typhoon Dawn causes floods in Vietnam that force 200,000 people from their homes and kill more than 100.
1999
In August, typhoon Olga causes extensive flooding in South Korea. In September, Hurricane Floyd kills 49 people in the Bahamas and the eastern coast of the United States.
2000
In February, the worst floods in 50 years devastate Mozambique, destroying about 200,000 homes. Shortly after midnight on February 14, tornadoes sweeping through southwestern Georgia kill 18 people and injure about 100. On February 22, Cyclone Eline strikes Mozambique, with winds of up to 162 MPH (260 km/h). Eline moves to Madagascar, which is also struck by Tropical Storm Gloria on March 4–5. The two storms leave at least 500,000 people homeless on the island and kills at least 137. In May, severe flooding combine with a tidal surge, killing at least 140 people and leaving about 20,000 homeless on West Timor, Indonesia. Between late July and early October, the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, experiences the worst flooding in 40 years, killing at least 315 people. In September and October, flooding kills more than 900 people in India and about 150 in Bangladesh, and leaves some 5 million homeless in the two countries. On November 1–2, typhoon Xangsane causes severe flooding on Taiwan.
2001
Floods early in the year kill at least 52 people in Mozambique and leave more than 80,000 homeless. In January, a blizzard in northern China kills 20 people and leaves thousands cut off, with no access to food supplies. In February, tornadoes kill five people in Mississippi and one in Arkansas. In April, the Mississippi bursts its banks, flooding parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. A 165-foot (50-m) dam of ice blocks cause the River Lena, in Siberia, to flood in May, washing away thousands of homes and killing at least five people. On May 28, 18 people are injured and many buildings damaged by a tornado in Ellicott, Colorado. Weekend storms on July 7–8 cause widespread flooding in West Virginia. In July, Typhoon Utor causes floods and a mudslide in which 23 people die in the Philippines and one person dies in Taiwan. Two days of rain in South Korea, also in July, cause 40 deaths. On July 29 and 30, Typhoon Toraji swept through Taiwan, causing at least 72 deaths and leaves more than 130 unaccounted for. Monsoon floods in late July trap nearly 50,000 people in inundated villages in Bangladesh.
Heavy rain and extreme cold in Mauritania in January kill at least 25 people and an estimated 80,000 head of livestock. Winds of almost 120 MPH (200 km/h) batter Europe in late January, killing at least 18 people. Heavy rain causes floods and landslides in Java, Indonesia, in February. At least 150 people die. On February 19, the most destructive storm ever experienced in La Paz, Bolivia, triggers flash floods and mudslides that kill 69 people and leave hundreds homeless. From May 9 to 15, an intense heat wave in Andhra Pradesh, India, kills at least 1,030 people. In early June, a heat wave kills more than 60 people in Nigeria. In June, floods kill more than 200 people in northwestern China. Floods in June inundate approximately 70 villages in southern Russia, killing at least 53 people and rendering 75,000 homeless. Monsoon floods lasting from June until the middle of August in southern Asia kill at least 422 people in Nepal, nearly 400 in India, and at least 157 in Bangladesh. Approximately 15 million people are made homeless in Bihar and Assam States, India, and about 6 million in Bangladesh. On June 4–5, the Zeyzoun Dam near the town of Hama, Syria, collapses following prolonged heavy rain. Several villages were flooded and at least 28 people are killed. In July, a heat wave in Algeria produces temperatures up to 133°F (56°C) and kill at least 50 people. Severe cold weather in July kills at least 59 people in Peru, and about 80,000 head of livestock die. Heavy rain causes flooding and triggers landslides in southern China in August. At least 133 people die. In mid-August, prolonged rain causes extensive flooding in central Europe and southern Russia. At least 100 people die. At least 113 people are killedin South Korea on August 31 and September 1, when Typhoon Rusa brings winds of more than 125 MPH (200 km/h) and widespread flooding. In September, floods cause heavy rain, killing 23 persons around Sommières, France. On October 26–27, a storm crosses northern Europe, killing seven people in Britain, six in France, at least 10 in Germany, five in Belgium, four in the Netherlands, and one in Denmark. From November 9 to 11, a storm front sweeps through the southeastern and midwestern United States, generating almost 90 tornadoes and killing 36 people. An ice storm strikes North and South Carolina on December 4–5, disrupts power supplies to 1.8 million people, and is probably responsible for at least 22 deaths. On December 8–9, heavy rain triggers mudslides that bury many homes in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, and kill at least 34 people. During late December, extremely cold weather claims at least 100 lives in northern Bangladesh.
2003
On January 16, mudslides due to heavy rain kill at least 14 people in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Widespread flooding in northern Mozambique in February destroys about 6,000 homes and kills at least 47 people. In mid- February, a huge snowstorm dumps about two feet (60 cm) of snow along the eastern seaboard of the United States, killing 59 people. On February 17, storms bringing heavy rain and snow in southern Pakistan, Kashmir, and Afghanistan cause floods and destroy houses and a bridge, killing a total of 86 people. On March 31, a mudslide triggered by heavy rain engulfs the gold-mining town of Chima, Bolivia, killing at least 14 people. Flash floods and mudslides wash away homes and kill at least 29 people in Flores Island, Indonesia, on April 1. On April 20, a mudslide destroys the town of Kurbu-Tash, Kyrgyzstan. At least 38 people die, and the area is declared a grave because it proves impossible to recover the bodies. Thunderstorms kill at least 33 people in Assam State, India, on April 22. Heavy rain in May cause floods in the Horn of Africa in which more than 160 people die. A tornado outbreak, with more than 300 tornadoes, sweeps through several southern and midwestern states of the United States from May 4 to May 12. The tornadoes destroy entire towns and kill at least 42 people. On May 4, a tropical storm causes a landslide that engulfs a village in Bangladesh, killing at least 23 people. A heat wave and drought lasting from mid-May until June 10 causes a shortage of drinking water that results in the deaths of 1,522 people in India, 40 in Pakistan, and
more than 60 in Bangladesh. On May 16, mudslides and flash floods wash away factories and bury the homes of coal miners in Wanshui, Hunan Province, China, killing at least 12 people. On May 17, more than 300 people die in Sri Lanka during floods and landslides caused by heavy rain. Tropical Storm Linfa kills at least 25 people in Luzon, Philippines, on May 27. At least 32 people lose their lives when they are either swept away or buried by floods and mudslides in Bangladesh on June 26. The monsoon rains deliver 4.5 inches (120 mm) in 24 hours. On July 7, monsoon rains swell the Jamuna River, which breaks its banks and sweeps away several villages. An intense heat wave and drought lasting from mid-July until mid-August in western Europe causes the deaths of approximately 14,800 people in France, 4,200 in Italy, 1,400 in the Netherlands, 1,300 in Portugal, 900 in Britain, and 100 in Spain. More than 100 people die in Himachal Pradesh State, India, on July 16 when a cloudburst causes flash floods that sweep away a camp housing migrant workers at a hydroelectric project. At least 88 people die in late July in Sind, Pakistan, and 100,000 lose their homes due to floods caused by monsoon rains. Floods in Kassala Province, Sudan, kill 20 people and make 250,000 homeless in early August. Floods in Haiti leave 20 people dead in early September. Typhoon Maemi kills at least 124 people in South Korea on September 12. About 40 people die in the eastern United States when Hurricane Isabel strikes on September 18. On November 2, flash floods destroy a tourist village in Sumatra, Indonesia, killing about 200 people. In mid-November, floods kill at least 50 people in Vietnam. A rare winter cyclone on December 16 destroys the homes and crops of about 8,000 people in Andhra Pradesh State, India, and kills at least 50. At least 200 people die on December 19 in Leyte Province, Philippines, when mudslides engulf entire villages and towns. Extreme cold weather late in December kills more than 200 people in northern India.
more than 60 in Bangladesh. On May 16, mudslides and flash floods wash away factories and bury the homes of coal miners in Wanshui, Hunan Province, China, killing at least 12 people. On May 17, more than 300 people die in Sri Lanka during floods and landslides caused by heavy rain. Tropical Storm Linfa kills at least 25 people in Luzon, Philippines, on May 27. At least 32 people lose their lives when they are either swept away or buried by floods and mudslides in Bangladesh on June 26. The monsoon rains deliver 4.5 inches (120 mm) in 24 hours. On July 7, monsoon rains swell the Jamuna River, which breaks its banks and sweeps away several villages. An intense heat wave and drought lasting from mid-July until mid-August in western Europe causes the deaths of approximately 14,800 people in France, 4,200 in Italy, 1,400 in the Netherlands, 1,300 in Portugal, 900 in Britain, and 100 in Spain. More than 100 people die in Himachal Pradesh State, India, on July 16 when a cloudburst causes flash floods that sweep away a camp housing migrant workers at a hydroelectric project. At least 88 people die in late July in Sind, Pakistan, and 100,000 lose their homes due to floods caused by monsoon rains. Floods in Kassala Province, Sudan, kill 20 people and make 250,000 homeless in early August. Floods in Haiti leave 20 people dead in early September. Typhoon Maemi kills at least 124 people in South Korea on September 12. About 40 people die in the eastern United States when Hurricane Isabel strikes on September 18. On November 2, flash floods destroy a tourist village in Sumatra, Indonesia, killing about 200 people. In mid-November, floods kill at least 50 people in Vietnam. A rare winter cyclone on December 16 destroys the homes and crops of about 8,000 people in Andhra Pradesh State, India, and kills at least 50. At least 200 people die on December 19 in Leyte Province, Philippines, when mudslides engulf entire villages and towns. Extreme cold weather late in December kills more than 200 people in northern India.
2004
On March 7, Cyclone Gafilo kills about 200 people in Madagascar and leaves hundreds of thousands homeless. Flash floods kill at least 34 people in Piedras Negras, Mexico, on April 5. On April 14, tornadoes destroy thousands of homes in northern Bangladesh and kill at least 66 people. Floods in April kill at least 16 people in Kenya and 30 in Djibouti. On April 23, a mudslide
engulf a bus in Sumatra, Indonesia, killing at least 37 people. A heat wave in May kills at least 17 people in Bangladesh. On May 19, typhoon Nida destroys several villages and kills 19 people in Catanduanes Province, Philippines. Nida was classed as a supertyphoon (see tropical cyclone). On May 24, heavy rain cause floods and mudslides that kill almost 2,000 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Extreme monsoon rain and storms across southern Asia kills almost 2,000 people between June and August. Typhoon Mindulle kills 31 people in Luzon, Philippines, on June 29 and 15 in Taiwan on July 1. Floods and landslides kill nearly 400 people in southern and central China in early July. Taiwan suffers its worst floods for 25 years in early July; at least 21 people die. Typhoon Rananim kills at least 164 people in Zhejiang province, China, on August 12. On August 12, flash floods in Adamawa state, Nigeria, drown at least 23 people while they sleep. Hurricane Charley strikes Florida on August 13, killing at least 27 people. Typhoon Aere kills at least 24 people in Taiwan and five people in the Philippines on August 24. Hurricane Ivan crosses the Caribbean and the U.S. Gulf coast from September 7 to September 17, destroying crops in Grenada and killing at least 109 people, including 52 in the United States. At the end of the three-month rainy season in early September, floods kill more than 1,000 people in China. On September 18, tropical storm Jeanne strikes Haiti, causing floods in which more than 3,000 people die. Flash floods kill at least 44 people on September 21 in Uttar Pradesh State, India. On October 9, flash floods kill more than 100 people in Assam State, India, and at least 44 in Bangladesh. Typhoon Tokage kills at least 83 people in Japan on October 20. On November 29, Typhoon Winnie causes floods and landslides in the Philippines in which at least 412 people die. On December 2, while rescuers are still searching for survivors from Typhoon Winnie, Typhoon Nanmadol strikes the Philippines, leaving more than 1,000 people dead or missing. On December 26, a Richter magnitude 9.0 earthquake beneath the seabed off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, causes tsunamis that kill more than 250,000 people in Sumatra’s Aceh Province, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives, and Thailand.
engulf a bus in Sumatra, Indonesia, killing at least 37 people. A heat wave in May kills at least 17 people in Bangladesh. On May 19, typhoon Nida destroys several villages and kills 19 people in Catanduanes Province, Philippines. Nida was classed as a supertyphoon (see tropical cyclone). On May 24, heavy rain cause floods and mudslides that kill almost 2,000 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Extreme monsoon rain and storms across southern Asia kills almost 2,000 people between June and August. Typhoon Mindulle kills 31 people in Luzon, Philippines, on June 29 and 15 in Taiwan on July 1. Floods and landslides kill nearly 400 people in southern and central China in early July. Taiwan suffers its worst floods for 25 years in early July; at least 21 people die. Typhoon Rananim kills at least 164 people in Zhejiang province, China, on August 12. On August 12, flash floods in Adamawa state, Nigeria, drown at least 23 people while they sleep. Hurricane Charley strikes Florida on August 13, killing at least 27 people. Typhoon Aere kills at least 24 people in Taiwan and five people in the Philippines on August 24. Hurricane Ivan crosses the Caribbean and the U.S. Gulf coast from September 7 to September 17, destroying crops in Grenada and killing at least 109 people, including 52 in the United States. At the end of the three-month rainy season in early September, floods kill more than 1,000 people in China. On September 18, tropical storm Jeanne strikes Haiti, causing floods in which more than 3,000 people die. Flash floods kill at least 44 people on September 21 in Uttar Pradesh State, India. On October 9, flash floods kill more than 100 people in Assam State, India, and at least 44 in Bangladesh. Typhoon Tokage kills at least 83 people in Japan on October 20. On November 29, Typhoon Winnie causes floods and landslides in the Philippines in which at least 412 people die. On December 2, while rescuers are still searching for survivors from Typhoon Winnie, Typhoon Nanmadol strikes the Philippines, leaving more than 1,000 people dead or missing. On December 26, a Richter magnitude 9.0 earthquake beneath the seabed off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, causes tsunamis that kill more than 250,000 people in Sumatra’s Aceh Province, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives, and Thailand.
2005
On January 8–9, storms across northern Europe kill at least 11 people. Prolonged heavy rain and snow in Southern California kill approximately 20 people in early January, and on January 10 a hillside collapses at La Conchita, burying four blocks and killing at least 10 people. A storm on January 22, the last day of the Hajj, causes flash floods that kill approximately 29 people in Medina, Saudi Arabia. In late January, Georgetown, Guyana, suffers its worst flooding for a century. Thousands of people are forced to evacuate their homes, and 34 die, mainly from diseases. In early February, flooding kills at least 53 people in Venezuela and 33 in Colombia. Heavy rainfall causes the failure of the Shadi Khor Dam, in Balochistan Province, Pakistan, on February 10; at least 60 people die. Heavy rain and snow cause the deaths of 65 people in North- West Frontier Province, Pakistan, in early February. At least 278 die on February 20 when avalanches destroy several villages in Indian-administered Kashmir. Approximately 120 people are dead or missing in Java, Indonesia, when on February 21 heavy rains cause a municipal waste dump sited on the top of a hill to collapse, triggering a landslide that partly buries the village of Cimahi. A tornado kills 56 people and leaves thousands homeless on March 20 in the Gaibandha district of northern Bangladesh. At least 123 people die on April 23 in the Somali region of Ethiopia when the Shebeli River overflows its banks, flooding the surrounding area. Storms and flash floods kill approximately 30 people in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 28.
On May 18, a blizzard kills at least 26 soldiers on a training march in the Andes Mountains, Chile. At least 92 people drown at Shalan, in Heilongjiang Province, China, on June 10, when about eight inches (200 mm) of rain fall in 40 minutes, causing flash floods. A mudslide buries homes killing at least 23 people in Senahú, Guatemala, on June 16. Flooding in China kills 536 people between June 10 and June 24. Monsoon floods kill at least 94 people in Gujarat, India, in late June. Hurricane Dennis strikes Haiti on July 7, killing at least 60 people, and on July 8 it kills 16 people in Cuba. Heavy rain in early July destroys 26,000 homes in southern China and kills at least 29 people. On July 26, 37.1 inches (942 mm) of rain fall on Mumbai, India, in 24 hours, paralyzing the city and causing at least 736 deaths. Category 4 hurricane Katrina strikes the U.S. Gulf coast on August 29, causing devastation in New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana, and Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi. On August 30, the New Orleans levees are breached in three places, flooding about 80 percent of the city. A total of 972 lives are lost in Louisiana and 221 in Mississippi. Rain trigger a landslide on September 1 in Sumatera Province, Indonesia, killing at least 10 people and leaving 34 buried in rubble. Landslides and flooding caused by Typhoon Talim kill 53 people in Anhui Province, China, on September 1. Typhoon Nabi strikes southern Japan on September 6, forcing 250,000 people to evacuate their homes and killing at least 18. Typhoon Khanun strikes Zhejiang Province, China, on September 11, killing at least 14 people and destroying more than 7,000 homes. Between about September 20 and 28, when it is downgraded to a tropical storm, Typhoon Damrey kills 36 people in Vietnam, 16 in the Philippines, 16 in southern China, and at least three in Thailand. At least 80 students are killed on October 2 at a military school in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, by floodwaters released by Typhoon Longwang. Hurricane Stan strikes Central America on October 4, triggering landslides and floods that kill at least 71 people in El Salvador, 654 in Guatemala, and 60 in Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Hurricane Wilma strikes Mexico on October 21, devastating the resorts of Cancún, Cozumel, and Playa del Carmen and killing six people. Wilma makes landfall on the U.S. coast on October 24, killing approximately 22 people. On October 23, tropical storm Alpha becomes the 22nd named storm in the 2005 season, making this the most active hurricane season ever recorded in the Atlantic and Caribbean region. Alpha causes floods that kill at least 26 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. More than 100 people are reported dead in southern India on October 27 following five days of heavy rain. A tornado kills 24 people in Indiana on November 6. An avalanche kills 24 gemstone miners in Pakistan on December 28.
On May 18, a blizzard kills at least 26 soldiers on a training march in the Andes Mountains, Chile. At least 92 people drown at Shalan, in Heilongjiang Province, China, on June 10, when about eight inches (200 mm) of rain fall in 40 minutes, causing flash floods. A mudslide buries homes killing at least 23 people in Senahú, Guatemala, on June 16. Flooding in China kills 536 people between June 10 and June 24. Monsoon floods kill at least 94 people in Gujarat, India, in late June. Hurricane Dennis strikes Haiti on July 7, killing at least 60 people, and on July 8 it kills 16 people in Cuba. Heavy rain in early July destroys 26,000 homes in southern China and kills at least 29 people. On July 26, 37.1 inches (942 mm) of rain fall on Mumbai, India, in 24 hours, paralyzing the city and causing at least 736 deaths. Category 4 hurricane Katrina strikes the U.S. Gulf coast on August 29, causing devastation in New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana, and Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi. On August 30, the New Orleans levees are breached in three places, flooding about 80 percent of the city. A total of 972 lives are lost in Louisiana and 221 in Mississippi. Rain trigger a landslide on September 1 in Sumatera Province, Indonesia, killing at least 10 people and leaving 34 buried in rubble. Landslides and flooding caused by Typhoon Talim kill 53 people in Anhui Province, China, on September 1. Typhoon Nabi strikes southern Japan on September 6, forcing 250,000 people to evacuate their homes and killing at least 18. Typhoon Khanun strikes Zhejiang Province, China, on September 11, killing at least 14 people and destroying more than 7,000 homes. Between about September 20 and 28, when it is downgraded to a tropical storm, Typhoon Damrey kills 36 people in Vietnam, 16 in the Philippines, 16 in southern China, and at least three in Thailand. At least 80 students are killed on October 2 at a military school in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, by floodwaters released by Typhoon Longwang. Hurricane Stan strikes Central America on October 4, triggering landslides and floods that kill at least 71 people in El Salvador, 654 in Guatemala, and 60 in Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Hurricane Wilma strikes Mexico on October 21, devastating the resorts of Cancún, Cozumel, and Playa del Carmen and killing six people. Wilma makes landfall on the U.S. coast on October 24, killing approximately 22 people. On October 23, tropical storm Alpha becomes the 22nd named storm in the 2005 season, making this the most active hurricane season ever recorded in the Atlantic and Caribbean region. Alpha causes floods that kill at least 26 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. More than 100 people are reported dead in southern India on October 27 following five days of heavy rain. A tornado kills 24 people in Indiana on November 6. An avalanche kills 24 gemstone miners in Pakistan on December 28.
2006
On January 2, heavy snow causes the roof of an iceskating rink at Bad Reichenhall, Germany, to collapse, killing 15 people. Heavy snowstorms dump two feet (60 cm) or more of snow across the northeastern United States on February 11–12, closing airports in Washington, D.C., and New York and bringing road traffic almost to a standstill; 26.9 inches (68 cm) of snow fall in New York City. On February 17, a mudslide caused by the collapse of a mountainside engulfs the town of Guinsaugon, Philippines, burying more than 1,000 people, few of whom survive. Between March 9 and March 13, at least 105 tornadoes affect five southern and midwestern U.S. states, killing at least 11 people. In early April, melting snow and heavy rain cause rivers to overflow, producing widespread flooding in central Europe. The Danube overflows its banks and breaches flood defenses. Several thousand people have to leave their homes in Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria. Flooding finally reaches the Danube delta, in Ukraine. On April 2, at least 28 people die in storms that cross Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi, and Tennessee, triggering at least 63 tornadoes. On April 13, a landslide caused by heavy rain kills 31 people near Buenaventura, Colombia. On May 11–13, Typhoon Chanchu crosses the Philippines; 41 people are killed and thousands are made homeless. Chanchu makes landfall in China on May 17, causing at least 29 deaths; 28 Vietnamese fisherman also die, and 150 are reported missing. On June 19, heavy rain triggers a landslide in Shiji village, Fujian Province, China, killing 11 people. On June 19–20 torrential rain causes flooding in eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia; at least 216 people die. On June 25, a flash flood kills 11 people in Hunan Province, China. Between July 16 and 25 a heat wave across the United States, affecting California most severely, brings temperatures in excess of 104°F (40°C); 140 persons die.
credited to Michael Allaby
you forgot the tragic earthquake and fires of San Fransisco, 1906
must be global warming