Can you name the Name the Type of Natural Disaster of which each of the below was the worst in terms of number dead?

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  • Below are the worst (in terms of estimated/exact lives lost) of different types of natural disasters in history. Name the type of disaster corresponding to each event.
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Number of Dead, LocationType
100,000,000, Asia/Europe/Africa
500,000, present-day Bangladesh
830,000, China
15 to 43 million, China
2,500,000–3,700,000, China
56,000, Russia
1,746, Cameroon
2, France & Russia (separate events)
Number of Dead, LocationType
4,000, Iran
30,000, Venezuela
1,300, Bangladesh
230,210, Southeast Asia
92,000, Indonesia
50,000, Peru
1,200-2,500, US
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Worst Natural Disasters In History Quiz

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