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2013: St. Jude storm: Torrential rain and winds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h) hit the south of England and Wales. 600,000 homes were left without power, and five people were killed. In Europe, another six people were killed by the same storm. 2013: British Isles heatwave: An extra 760 deaths were reported in the UK.
232,112 [8] (estimate for UK only) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland: 2020–2023 The COVID-19 pandemic caused a worldwide death toll of 6.9 million people. 200,000+ [9] 1557 influenza pandemic: 1557–1561: From 1557 to 1559 the population contracted by 2%. 150,000+ Seven ill years: 1695 ...
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2013 disasters in the United Kingdom (1 C, 13 P) 2014 disasters in the United Kingdom (9 P) ... This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 12:40 (UTC).
The Met Office reported the storms produced the wettest 1 December to 31 January since 1876; [2] a local authority report states the winter as a whole, from the beginning of December until the end of February, was the wettest recorded in the UK since records began in 1766. Parts of South East England received almost two and a half times the ...
The report was published in November 2020. [131] On 12 June 2020 Dan Jarvis, Mayor of Sheffield City Region Combined Authority, wrote to Boris Johnson and government ministers asking for action on improving flood defences in "close collaboration with devolved authorities." The government had made promises for action seven months earlier.
2020s disasters in the United Kingdom (7 C, 1 P) F. Floods in the United Kingdom by decade (3 C) T. ... This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 12:41 (UTC).
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.