| Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2018 (1) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Sep. 28 |
Indonesia |
Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami |
2,256 |
| 2 |
Aug. 28 |
India |
India monsoon; excludes Kerala floods |
1,100 |
| 3 |
Aug. 5 |
Indonesia |
North Lombok earthquake |
560 |
| 4 |
Dec. 22 |
Indonesia |
Anak Krakatau/Sunda Strait tsunami |
437 |
| 5 |
Aug. 20 |
India |
Kerala floods |
324 |
| 6 |
Jul. 8 |
Japan |
Japan floods |
246 |
| 7 |
May 31 |
Kenya |
Flooding |
226 |
| 8 |
Jun. 7 |
Guatemala |
Fuego Volcano eruption |
190 |
| 9 |
Jun. 20 |
Pakistan |
Karachi heatwave |
180 |
| 10 |
Jul. 25 |
Japan, South Korea, China |
East Asia heatwave |
180 |
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of September 13, 2019.
Source: Aon. |
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