| Top 10 Deadliest World Natural Catastrophes, 2023 (1) |
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| Rank |
Date |
Country |
Event |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Feb. 6-20 |
Turkey and Syria |
Turkey and Syria Earthquakes |
59,272 |
| 2 |
Aug. 13-27 |
Europe |
Heatwave |
8,339 |
| 3 |
Jul. 10-30 |
Southern and Southeastern Europe |
Cerberus Heatwave |
5,949 |
| 4 |
Sep. 4-12 |
Greece, Bulgaria, Libya, Turkey |
Storm Daniel |
4,730 |
| 5 |
Sep. 8 |
Morocco |
High Atlas Earthquake |
2,946 |
| 6 |
Apr. 1-Dec. 31 |
India |
India Seasonal Floods |
2,653 |
| 7 |
Oct. 7-15 |
Afghanistan |
Western Afghanistan Earthquakes |
1,480 |
| 8 |
Feb. 20-Mar. 15 |
Southern Africa |
Cyclone Freddy |
1,434 |
| 9 |
Sep. 3-8 |
Western Europe |
Heatwave |
1,306 |
| 10 |
May 2-5 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Eastern DRC Flooding |
470 |
| All other events |
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~6,400 |
| Total |
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~95,000 |
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least 10 deaths. As of January 2024.
~ =Approximately.
Source: Aon. |
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