Worst natural disaster

Drought

serious heat waves and droughts kills both people and livestock and destroy crops. the drought in australia during 1982 cost E3.5 billion, and one in spain 1995 cost E3billion.

Flood
Floods caused by chinas huang he, or yellow river, were first recorded in 2297bc. since then, the river has flooded at least 1,500 times. In spring 1887 Floods killed at least 1.5 million people and perhaps as many as 7 million, making it the worst flood of all time.

Tsunami
on 26 december 2004 a tsunami created by an undersea earthquake catastrophic floods in indonesia, sri lanka, myanmar, the maldives, malaysia, india and parts of africa more than 283,100 people died.

Hurricane
the worst hurricanes of the 21st century are hurricane jeanne (2004), which killed over 3,000 in haiti, and hurricane katrina (2005), which left 1,416 dead in louisiana, USA and neighbouring states.


Hailstone
On 20 april 1888 in moradabad, india,246 people (along with more than 1,600 sheep and goats) were killed by hailstones, some as big as cricket balls.