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21 May
1950: Tornado sweeps southern England
16 Aug
1952: Flood devastates Devon village
15 Apr
1953: Britain honours American hero
29 Feb
1960: Thousands dead in Moroccan earthquake
27 Nov
1961: RAF flies aid to flood-stricken Somalia
11 Jan
1962: Thousands killed in Peru landslide
26 Jul
1963: Thousands killed in Yugoslav earthquake
23 Dec
1972: Earthquake wreaks devastation in Nicaragua
25 Dec
1974: Cyclone Tracy leaves Darwin devastated
07 May
1976: More bodies found after Italy quake
28 Jul
1976: Chinese earthquake kills hundreds of thousands
01 Sep
1976: Water crisis deepens
04 Sep
1978: Floods devastate northern India
19 May
1980: Nine dead after Mount St Helens eruption
10 Oct
1980: Thousands feared dead in Algerian quake
03 Sep
1984: Typhoon batters Philippines
13 Nov
1985: Volcano kills thousands in Colombia
21 Aug
1986: Hundreds gassed in Cameroon lake disaster
21 Aug
1986: Giant glacier threatens eco disaster
16 Oct
1987: Hurricane winds batter southern England
02 Dec
1988: Bangladesh cyclone 'worst for 20 years'
10 Dec
1988: Death toll rises in Armenian earthquake
23 Jan
1989: Many killed in Tajik earthquake
17 Oct
1989: Earthquake hits San Francisco
25 Jan
1990: Children killed in devastating storm
17 Jan
1994: Massive earthquake hits Los Angeles
17 Jan
1995: Earthquake devastates Kobe
26 Sep
1997: Earthquakes rock central Italy
04 Feb
1998: 4,000 feared dead in Afghan earthquake
25 Jan
1999: Colombia quake leaves hundreds dead
17 Aug
1999: Turkey hit by huge earthquake
13 Jan
2001: Earthquake devastates Salvador
19 Sep
2003: Washington DC swept by hurricane
29 Aug
2005: Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans
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