| Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2021 (1) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Aug. 14 |
Haiti |
Earthquake |
2,248 |
| 2 |
Jun. 1-Oct. 31 |
India |
Seasonal floods |
1,282 |
| 3 |
Jun. 26-Jun. 30 |
Western North America |
Heatwave |
1,029 |
| 4 |
Jun. 1-Sep. 30 |
China |
Seasonal floods |
545 |
| 5 |
Dec. 16-18 |
Phillipines, Vietnam |
Typhoon Rai |
410 |
| 6 |
Apr. 3-12 |
Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Australia |
Cyclone Seroja |
276 |
| 7 |
Feb. 12-20 |
United States |
Polar Vortex Event |
235 |
| 8 |
July. 12-18 |
Western and Central Europe |
Flooding |
227 |
| 9 |
Oct. 25-Nov. 30 |
India, Sri Lanka |
Flooding |
217 |
| 10 |
Feb. 7-8 |
India |
Flooding |
205 |
| All other events |
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~4,000 |
| Total |
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~10,500 |
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of January 2022.
~ =Approximately.
Source: Aon. |
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