| Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2019 (1) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Jun.-Oct. |
India |
India monsoon floods |
1,750 |
| 2 |
Mar. 4-17 |
Southern Africa |
Cyclone Idai |
1,303 |
| 3 |
Jun.-Jul. |
China |
China seasonal flooding |
300 |
| 4 |
Oct.-Dec. |
East Africa |
East Africa floods |
216 |
| 5 |
Jul. 9-31 |
Bangladesh |
Flooding |
210 |
| 6 |
Mar. 16-18 |
Indonesia |
Flooding |
194 |
| 7 |
Apr. 15-17 |
India, Pakistan, Afghanistan |
Severe weather (2) |
146 |
| 8 |
Jul.-Aug. |
Pakistan |
Flooding |
143 |
| 9 |
Oct. |
Central Africa |
Central Africa floods |
118 |
| 10 |
Jul.-Aug. |
Nepal |
Flooding |
118 |
| All other events |
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6,500 |
| Total |
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11,000 |
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of January 2020.
(2 ) Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.
Source: Aon. |
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