TIMELINE OF SOME MAJOR DISASTERS

Rank. Event Location. Date. Death Toll (Estimate) China floods. China. July-Nov, ,000,000–4,000, Yellow River flood. Sept-Oct ,000–2,000, Shaanxi earthquake. Shaanxi Province, China. Jan 23, , Bhola cyclone. Bangladesh. Nov 13, , India Cyclone. India. Nov 25, , Antioch earthquake. Antioch, Byzantine Empire. May 20, , Tangshan earthquake. Tangshan, Hebei, China. July 28, , Haiyuan earthquake. Haiyuan, Ningxia-Gansu, China. Dec 26, , Banqiao Dam flood. Zhumadian, Henan Province, China. Aug 7, ,000– 230, Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami. Indian Ocean. Dec 26, ,866.