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1. Hurricane Katrina
Date: August 2005 Location: Louisiana, Mississippi, as well as other areas of the Southern United States Fatalities: 1,300 Total losses: $125 billion USD
The 7 Worst Natural Disasters Of The Last Decade
Everyone is talking about the East Coast Earthquake and the approach of Hurricane Irene, but here’s something to keep in mind: an estimated 825,870 people have died as a result of natural disasters in the last decade. The data is from insure.com, which also provides more details about each disaster. (via blog.insure.com)
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