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5 crew member fatalities, 10 ground fatalities 15 (Canadian fatalities only) 2004 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: Earthquake and tsunami Thailand, India, Sri Lanka: Seven Canadians died in Thailand, and one each in India and Sri Lanka 15 1934 1934 Dundas Station train collision Train wreck Hamilton, Ontario Two passenger trains collide 15
Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). 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 ...
The official report is 31 immediate deaths, 64 recorded cancer deaths by 2008, and potentially up to, but no more than, 4,000 total cancer deaths. [32] Far-higher death toll estimates have been made, but these are disputed.
The Buckeye State is tied for 12th place with Kentucky for the average number of lightning fatalities per year (10) from 2001 to 2013. ... which cause an average of 51 fatalities. However, only ...
However, despite the recent increase, the country still remains far from the number of annual lightning deaths seen in decades past. From 1991 to 2001, the U. Recent lightning deaths underscore ...
Undersea Megathrust Earthquake, Tsunami, Contamination (Radioactive) 2011 Japan: Great Hanshin earthquake: $200 [8] $399.9 5,502 – 6,434 Earthquake 1995 Japan: 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes: $157.8 [9] [10] $157.8 59,488 – 62,013 Earthquake 2023 West Asia ( Turkey, Syria) 2008 Sichuan earthquake: $130 [11] $184 87,587 Earthquake 2008 ...
An average of 25 Americans are killed every year by lightning strikes, with hundreds more injured, some permanently. Oftentimes, these deaths are preventable. The number of lightning-related ...
It is estimated that lightning injuries occur 240,000 times a year with 24,000 deaths. [1] Among pregnant women who are hit by lightning, the death of the fetus occurs in about half. [1] In the United States about 1 in 10,000 people are hit by lightning during their lifetime. [1] Males are affected four times more often than females. [1]