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Türkiye quake and other major natural disasters this century

Two massive earthquakes just hours apart on Monday devastating cities and towns across a huge swathe of southern Türkiye and northwest Syria are rapidly becoming one of the worst disasters this century, with the death toll already more than 16,000. Below are a list of some of the biggest natural disasters in the 21st century:

Reuters / World
Published 09.02.2023 16:11
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INDONESIA QUAKE/TSUNAMI

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Sept. 28, 2018, resulting in a 1.5 metre (4.9 ft)-high tsunami and killing more than 4,300 people.

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HAITI 2021 QUAKE

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021, killing more than 2,200 people and destroying or damaging about 13,000 homes.

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HURRICANE KATRINA

Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, swamping floodwalls, putting much of the city under 15 feet (4.57 m) of water and killing about 1,800 people. Most victims were in Louisiana, but neighbouring Mississippi also was hard hit.

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