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Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines . [ 1 ]
In November 1970, the Bhola cyclone struck what is now Bangladesh and killed at least 300,000 people. There have been 15 tropical cyclones in the 21st century so far with a death toll of at least 1,000, of which the deadliest was Cyclone Nargis , with at least 138,374 deaths when it struck Myanmar .
Western Australia: 2,000+ 1891–1910: Australia's worst typhoid epidemic. Worst-affected areas were the WA Goldfields where overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions were rife. Official death toll was close to 2,000 but actual toll much higher. [5] [6] Epidemic: Australia-wide: 1,013: 1946–1955: Polio epidemic. [7] Epidemic: New South ...
Deadly floodwaters triggered by record rainfall in Australia’s northeast rose for a third day Monday as authorities warned flood-stricken communities to brace themselves for further destruction.
One of these thunderstorms even turned deadly Sunday, leaving one dead and at least two others injured. A woman was killed by a falling tree while in the Sydney suburb of Narrabeen, according to 9 ...
The decision ends an A$132 million ($85.3 million)eradication plan that has destroyed more than 14,000 hives in southeastern Australia since the mite was discovered there in June 2022.
Australia's deadliest tropical cyclone on record, and possibly most intense, was Cyclone Mahina, which made landfall on Bathurst Bay in the northeastern state of Queensland. A ship, the Crest of the Wave , recorded a minimum pressure of 880 mbar (26 inHg), making it a Category 5 on the Australian region tropical cyclone scale and one of the ...
Super Yolanda is a type of firecracker released in December 2013. It is named after Typhoon Haiyan , known as Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]