| Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2022 (1) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Jul. 10-20 |
Western, Southern and Central Europe |
Heatwave |
15,450 |
| 2 |
Jun. 13-19 |
Western, Southern and Central Europe |
Heatwave |
3,750 |
| 3 |
May 17-Oct. 31 |
India |
India seasonal floods |
2,135 |
| 4 |
Jun. 14-Oct. 30 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan seasonal floods |
1,739 |
| 5 |
Jun. 22 |
Afghanistan, Pakistan |
Earthquake |
1,163 |
| 6 |
Jul. 1-Oct. 31 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria seasonal floods |
660 |
| 7 |
Nov. 21 |
Indonesia |
Cianjur Earthquake |
603 |
| 8 |
Apr. 8-15 |
South Africa |
KwaZulu-Natal floods |
455 |
| 9 |
Feb. 15-16 |
Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro floods |
232 |
| 10 |
Apr. 8-13 |
Phlippines |
Tropical Storm Megi |
214 |
| All other events |
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~4,900 |
| Total |
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~31,300 |
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of January 2023.
(2) Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.
~ =Approximately.
Source: Aon. |
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