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Mar 11, 2011
The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
A massive tsunami triggered by an offshore earthquake struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, causing the Fukushima nuclear disaster and thousands of deaths.
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2013AD
The 2013 Uttarakhand Floods in India
Unprecedented monsoon rains triggered devastating floods and landslides in the Indian state of Uttarakhand in June 2013, killing thousands of pilgrims and residents.
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2011AD
The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
A massive tsunami triggered by an offshore earthquake struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, causing the Fukushima nuclear disaster and thousands of deaths.
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The 2010 Haiti Earthquake
A catastrophic earthquake struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 12, 2010, killing an estimated 220,000 people and devastating the nation's capital.
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The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake in China
A massive earthquake struck Sichuan province, China, on May 12, 2008, killing nearly 90,000 people and destroying countless schools and homes.
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The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
An undersea earthquake triggered a massive tsunami across the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004, killing over 230,000 people across a dozen countries.
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The 1999 Izmit Earthquake in Turkey
A powerful earthquake struck the industrial city of Izmit, Turkey, on August 17, 1999, killing over 17,000 people and exposing widespread construction failures.
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