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Most deaths were the troops' children. At Chinese New Year, a child set off a firecracker and ignited the wreaths for the funeral of Mao Zedong, which for many months no one dared to dispose of for fear of being accused of disrespecting. 12 August 2015, Tianjin 2015 Tianjin explosions: 173
The most recent earthquake with a death toll of more than a thousand was the 2010 Yushu earthquake, which killed 2,968. The collision of India with the rest of Asia has led to seismic activity throughout Western China, particularly in Tibet and the Yunnan, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces.
1906–1907: Total deaths: 20 million - 25 million [2] Theory: 1906 China floods, poor harvest: Relief: Thousands of tons of food donated via private donations [1] Consequences: Contributed to the causes of the 1911 Revolution [1] The turmoil of the period caused the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the end of Imperial China as a whole [2]
Death toll (estimate) Event Location Date 1. 242,419 –655,000 [45] 1976 Tangshan earthquake: China July 28, 1976: 2. 110,000−316,000: 2010 Haiti earthquake: Haiti: January 12, 2010: 3. 250,000 –300,000 [10] 526 Antioch earthquake: Byzantine Empire (now Turkey) May 526: 4. 273,407 [13] 1920 Haiyuan earthquake: Ningxia, Republic of China ...
The death toll from China’s most powerful earthquake in years has risen to 149, with two people still missing after the tremor hit northwestern parts of the country last week. The 6.2-magnitude ...
One of China's most powerful earthquakes in recent years killed at least 149 people in a remote northwestern region, according to state media, with two people still missing after the magnitude 6.2 ...
Pages in category "1906 disasters in China" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... 0–9. 1906 Manasi earthquake; C. Chinese famine of 1906 ...
BEIJING (Reuters) -A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck one of China's poorest regions just before midnight on Monday, killing at least 126 people, injuring hundreds and bringing down mud houses in ...