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Natural Disasters
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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